Thistle Hall Community Venue

25/08/2026

When I Sleep, an exhibition by Grace O'Brien.

"When I sleep is an interactive installation with accompanying paintings. My first solo exhibition

20/08/2026

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝘂𝗿𝗿𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗖𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗳𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱 𝗰𝗹𝗼𝘀𝗲𝘀 𝗻𝗲𝘅𝘁 𝗧𝗵𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗱𝗮𝘆

This funding is administered by Council and is from Creative New Zealand (CNZ),

Around 70% of CNZ’s income (and this funding) comes from proceeds of the New Zealand Lottery. 

Criteria

Projects seeking funding from this scheme should meet one or more of the following criteria:

Participation – the project creates opportunities for local communities to engage with, and participate in, local arts activities.

Diversity – the project supports the diverse artistic and cultural traditions of local communities.

Young people – the project enables and encourages young people (under 18 years) to engage with and participate in the arts.

To be eligible for funding, projects must take place within the Wellington city rate-paying area (includes Tawa, but not Lower and Upper Hutt or Porirua). Projects already receiving Creative New Zealand funding are not eligible. Contact a Community Funding Advisor if you intend to apply to the Creative Communities Scheme and any CreativeNZ fund.

Check www.wellington.govt.nz for application info.

14/08/2026

Last couple of days to see Paul Maunsell's exhibition Contemporary Abstract Art.

Open Friday - Sunday 10am-6pm

Paul explores evocative landscapes in his art, which often come alive through the techniques of oil painting.

13/08/2026

Come along for the world premiere of Cadence Chung's new song cycle, performed by pianist Ezra Gray and soprano Sarah Mileham. You'll also hear featured poetry from Sofia Drew, and you have the chance to read your own work + hear from a whole bunch of amazing guest poets!

Guest poets:
Meron McCardle Meredith
June Ha An Nguyên
Matthew Whiteman matthew 🩻
Isobelle Masters Isobelle Masters
Giselle den Breems Giselle den Breems
Sam Reichman Sam Reichman
Makayla Douglass sleepy merging lover heads mak
Siofra Martin Síofra Ní Mháirtín
Holly Rowsell Holly Rowsell
Karim Efremov

𝘈 𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘤𝘰𝘴𝘺 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴 𝘧𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘣𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘥-𝘯𝘦𝘸 𝘱𝘰𝘦𝘵𝘳𝘺 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘭𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘮𝘶𝘴𝘪𝘤. 𝘗𝘰𝘦𝘵𝘳𝘺, 𝘮𝘶𝘴𝘪𝘤, 𝘧𝘳𝘦𝘦 𝘸𝘪𝘯𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘯𝘢𝘤𝘬𝘴, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘪𝘮𝘮𝘢𝘤𝘶𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘷𝘪𝘣𝘦𝘴.

𝘚𝘶𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘣𝘺 𝘞𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘵𝘰𝘯 𝘊𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘊𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘤𝘪𝘭 𝘊𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘊𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘚𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘮𝘦

12/08/2026

Last couple of days to see the current Lightbox piece, 'Salt-worn ever reaching', an intricate geometric work by Josh Naus josh

This piece is a digital print on Hahnemuhle Photo Rag, and is the first piece in his two-part WORLDS.

WORLDS explores the worlds that emerge whenever two people form a meaningful connection. Built from shared experiences, borrowed phrases and collective memories, these worlds become places we return to throughout our lives.

Stay tuned for Josh's second piece!

12/08/2026

Saturday August 29th, The Clothes Swap are hosting a swap at Thistle Hall - reduce waste by swapping clothes!

Your wardrobe has pieces just waiting for someone else to fall in love with them.
Let's make that happen

The Clothes Swap is back on Saturday 29th August, Thistle Hall.

Check out the brand and quality guidelines and grab your ticket!

12/08/2026

In The Gallery: Contemporary Abstract Art, an exhibition by Paul Maunsell.

Opening Hours
Tuesday - Sunday: 10am - 6pm

Paul’s art is a reflection of the inspiration he feels when he paints and the creative use of the colours which often are a combination of guess work and intuition.

05/08/2026

𝗔 𝗣𝗼𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿 - 𝗝𝘂𝗹𝗶𝗲 𝗛𝗮𝗿𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘁𝗼𝗻

Jules explores a range of ceramic techniques creating unique teapots, mugs and vessels to beautiful seed pod garden sculptures. She’s especially passionate about alternative firings.


..𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗔 𝗣𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿 - 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗖𝗮𝗺𝗽𝗯𝗲𝗹𝗹

Heather’s paintings include botanical tapestries, emboldened still life and landscape, creating a loose textural mélange somewhere between realism and abstraction.



𝗔 𝗣𝗼𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗔𝗻𝗱 𝗔 𝗣𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿, 𝗔𝗰𝗿𝗼𝘀𝘀 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗚𝗮𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗻 𝗙𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲
𝗝𝘂𝗹𝗶𝗲 𝗛𝗮𝗿𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘁𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗖𝗮𝗺𝗽𝗯𝗲𝗹𝗹

4 - 9 August
Tuesday - Saturday: 11am - 7pm
Sunday: 11am - 3pm