Thistle Hall Community Venue

23/04/2025

NOW SHOWING: Marble & Mud -Eleftheria Apostolidis

Opening Hours
Wednesday - Saturday: 11am - 6pm
Sunday: 10am - 2pm

"Marble & Mud is a creative manifestation of my identify examined under the lens of my Greek whakapapa. Years of exploring my relationship with my heritage and upbringing have brought rise to the same core themes with an undeniable flow, be it in icons, colours, symbols or sound.

This exhibition is a collage of visual art, showing mixed media, textiles, writing, projection and performance art."

19/04/2025

Pōneke Portals

Each portal-based work becomes an opening—amplifying encounters in the present moment while acknowledging the past and possible futures of Pōneke and its surrounding lands. 

 Saturday & Sunday: 11am to 7pm

Featuring works by Lu Li, Daniel Coombes, Leandro Lopez, and Shannon Xiao in collaboration with Irihāpeti Hokianga Te Aho, Te Motu Kairangi, Native Land Digital, Posthuman Nexus, & Temporary Show.

Image: Leandro Lopez, 'Body-Sense Spot.'

17/04/2025

How beautiful is this artwork 💙 It's from Eleftheria Apostolidis' exhibition Marble and Mud, which the artist calls "a creative manifestation of my identity examined under the lens of my Greek whakapapa” on at Thistle Hall Community Venue from the 22nd to the 27th of April. Check out Alessia's interview with Ria here: www.regionalnews.kiwi/articles/marble-and-mud 💎

14/04/2025

THIS WEEK: Pōneke Portals is a group show featuring a series of installations inspired by portals. Rather than transporting visitors to another place or time, these portals resist the pull of elsewhere, returning attention to the here and now.

Opening: Wednesday 16 April, 5pm

Opening Hours: Tuesday to Sunday: 11am - 7pm

ARTISTS

Featuring works by Lu Li, Daniel Coombes, Leandro Lopez, and Shannon Xiao in collaboration with Irihāpeti Hokianga Te Aho, Te Motu Kairangi, Native Land Digital, Posthuman Nexus, & Temporary Show.

 Image: Lu Li

11/04/2025

There won't be a hot tub, but there will be an Arty Farty Closing Party 🎉

Celebrate the Creative Itch Collective's Sparkle Debacle week of creativity

Arty Farty Closing Celebration Party
Sunday 13 April, 2 - 4pm

Come for a drink, nibble and WHOOP at Wellington’s ‘Walls of Wonder/ful’ developed over the week!

🎨

07/04/2025

THIS WEEK: The Creative Itch's brings a full line-up of arty adventures & Sparkle Debacle Events! Celebrating Wellington communities and exploring the creative beings we ALL are.

8 - 13 April

Check out the evolving exhibition, meet the artists, see the creative process in action, and have a creative crack in the ‘Creative Brewings’ space.

Evening events Wednesday, Thursday and Friday...details coming soon!

04/04/2025

VIP EARLY ACCESS - hate waiting in line and want first dibs on all the goodies? From 10:30AM-11AM you can be the first to hit the market! $5 entry cash or bank transfer

NOSTALGIA MARKET Saturday 5 April, 11am - 3pm

Vintage, Y2K, menswear, preloved & handmade clothing 

Art prints, frames, zines

Collectables, knick-knacks, cameras

02/04/2025

NOW SHOWING: Read all about 'Our City' exhibition withJohn Kroll and Lola Makower from Wellington Lens Club .

Jon Kroll, an American film director and producer who won an Emmy for his work on The Amazing Race, and Lola Makower, chat to The Post about vintage lenses, photography and capturing a unique side of the capital on camera.

31/03/2025

Wellington Lens Club 'Our City'

2 - 6 April

If you find yourself on Cuba Street on a Friday night and spot a pack of photographers poking their lenses into shop windows, it means one of two things: either Taylor Swift has added Wellington to her latest tour and the paparazzi have turned up; or the Wellington Lens Club is on their fortnightly photo walk in the CBD.

For this exhibition, entitled Our City, all the photos in the show were captured within a few blocks of the venue, and the project is meant to be a love letter to the city that the members call home.

27/03/2025

Snapshots from Woe Plush Be Upon Ye! - Twelve local and international artists celebrate internet pop culture with their individual takes on one viral anime plush toy.

FINAL WEEKEND: Saturday: 10am - 6pm
Sunday: 10am - 4pm

Images:
1. Justin Cheung, :) , Acrylic painting on canvas
2. Justin Cheung, He's in the backrooms, Acrylic paint on canvas board
3. Oops caption pending..
4. Dayoon Song, The b o i, Bleach painting and embroidery

23/03/2025

Woe Plush Be Upon Ye! is a surreal collision of the internet meme landscape and the gallery space; a fun display of mixed media artworks by twelve local and international artists that aims to celebrate internet pop culture through one viral anime plush toy.


ARTISTS

AR-EM BAÑAS, JOAQUIN BELISARIO, JUSTIN CHEUNG, SARA FERNÁNDEZ, BECKY HADLOW, EVA HU, CICI LI, SKYE LIU TIANZI, MAYA LOUW, EMILY SELFE, DAYOON SONG, OSCAR VAN HEST

20/03/2025

Images from Daniel Phillips' solo show ART MAKES ME HAPPY!

17/03/2025

ART MAKES ME HAPPY! Daniel Phillips solo exhibition.

Daniel Phillips is a 51-year-old artist based in Lower Hutt, Wellington.

Daniel is a person with ASD (autism spectrum disorder) living his best life as a hugely prolific independent artist. When asked why he loves to make art so much his reaction is “art makes me happy!"

As well as a particular love of travel and transport Daniel loves portraits and will be creating some on opening night.

Image: Daniel Phillips, Two Happiest Faces

14/03/2025

Playfull Crafts by Playful Crafts Collective

11 - 16 March

Come discover an array of creations encompassing paintings, textiles and ceramics. Our goal is simple: to create moments of joy, and opportunities for smiles, with each piece telling a story of passion and playfulness.

Charlotte Hird, Judith Ewens-Belin, Lilly Rhind

Michele Irving, Stephanie Cossens, Stephanie Hall

13/03/2025

The Mystic Market is a new fair that has been set up by Kathy McBride and The Spirit Connections NZ team.

Saturday 15 March: 10am - 4pm

Rather than running your standard metaphysical market, we want to diversify our stalls to also showcase pop culture, art & other alternative wares.

Stalls include;

Psychic Mediums, Tarot Readings, Crystals & Crystal Healing, Jewellery, Flash Tattoos, Steam Punk, Pop Culture stalls, Art, Taxidermy & more!

13/03/2025

Our AGM is Wednesday 19 March, 6pm. Kindly hosted by our neighbours over at the road at Te Whare Manaaki o Toda

The annual general meeting is open to the public, and we invite all members of our community to attend - hall hirers, exhibitors and neighbours.