Your community arts hub nestled in Grey Lynn.
About Us
Here, you’ll find endless opportunities to connect, exchange ideas, and cultivate skills through a diverse array of courses, exhibitions, events, and creative experiences. Whether you’re just starting out or a seasoned pro, a creator, a local, or a visitor, Studio One – Toi Tū has something for you.
Venue Hire
The precinct has a variety of adaptable indoor and outdoor spaces for hire. Whether you are looking for a space for your next business meeting, corporate team-building function, market day, pop-up exhibition, public seminar, presentation, performance, or launch party, Studio One – Toi Tū can meet your needs. We can help bring your event to life, get in touch now to book a space.
What’s On
Check out what Studio One – Toi Tū has in store in our new Term 2 programme, available now. We’ve lined up an exciting array of new courses and workshops, along with the return of some beloved favourites, ensuring there’s something for all interests. Plus, we have plenty on offer for your creative kids with school holiday and after-school classes.
Adult Courses
Creative Writing | Tagata Atamai
A creative writing course that is designed for adults who would like to enhance their writing skills alongside other Pasifika and Māori creatives.
Micro Macrame Jewellery | Yoko Onishi
Join and discover the unique craft of Micro Macrame (knotting techniques) to create your own jewellery.
Throw it Down | Val Ong
This fun six-week ceramics course will teach you the basics of contemporary wheel throwing and other pottery techniques.
Kids / School Holiday Programme
Looking for some school holiday creative fun? Join a ceramics programme led by resident tutor Val Ong. Get ready for two themed school holiday workshops in April: Bunny Surprise and Mad Hatter Tea Party! And if these workshops spark your kids’ interest in clay, they can continue the fun by joining the after-school Future Potters Club. Your young artists are guaranteed to have a blast creating wild and wonderful shapes in clay!
Exhibitions
Join us this April for the opening of our new exhibitions, including the magical work of local artist Hanna Shim.
Pillow Garden | Hanna Shim
Hanna Shim’s Pillow Garden is an immersive installation featuring oversized plant-inspired soft sculptures, transforming the gallery into a sensory haven. Crafted from unconventional soft materials, these sculptures challenge the traditional gallery space. This exhibit invites viewers to explore the intersection of art and sensory perception, fostering a unique and profound engagement with space, form, and identity.
Location: Gallery 4 & Sidewalk Gallery
Exhibition Dates: 11 April – 9 May
Opening Event: 10 April, 5pm
Studio One – Toi Tū, 1 Ponsonby Road, 09 376 3221
