The Experimental Art Club

Montage of colourful abstracts in watercolourCollaboration 1 Gallery shot of colourful abstract watercolour paintingCollaboration 2 Clack and white print with roller and cut out paperPrint 1
Paper chain of coloured squaresExperiment 1 Paper chain and circle of coloured squaresExperiment 2
 Gallery mock up of colourful abstract watercolour painting and paperchain sculpture in frontCollaboration 3
Colourful collage of watercolour squaresExperiment 3 Gallery mock up of painting with two abstract figures and colourful abstract collageExperiment 4 Gallery mock up of colourful abstract sculpturesExperiment 5

Ka Kitea

Montage of screenshots of anime figuresAnime class

Anxiety Programme - a journey around the world through the mind


This introductory class focused on self-compassion, kindness, humanity and mindfulness.

Māpura tutor and art therapist, Maggie van den Heuvel, reported that participants joined the class from all around the country: “It was inspiring to see such a keen and diverse group of young people eager to make the journey inside their own mind.”

The class started by making a collage that reflected their hearts - all the things in life that makes them happy.

Students in all MOA programmes receive free art materials, and Maggie included  collage materials she’d selected from her own supply for her students. She said the class was a great success with some wonderful insights during and after the session. All MOA programmes are free to join and no matter where participants live in Aotearoa New Zealand, they can be Māpura Online Artists. 

MOA has been funded by the Ministry of Social Development for people living with diversity, adversity and disability.



(Image: Artwork inspired by the class themes by Maggie and the students.)

 


Māngere Māpura

Māngere Māpura Arts is an online art studio based on experimentation and invention. We will be using fine art materials and everyday items to develop and refine ideas, and to share them. 

The programme is for artists, non-artists and friends and whanau: forming an online creative community.

A Stroke of Creativity

 Students explore drawing, painting, collage, poetry reading, story-telling and more as a means to exploring creativity and expressing thoughts and emotions.  heres some screenshots of the work achieved:


Colour relationships
Getting messy
Helen

James 2
Pink
Ayleen

Brent
Georgina

Māpura Visual Arts Online

This course embraces creative adventure. Self expression with drawing, painting and sculpture, and we are open to weave in other visual art forms such as costume, performance and photography.

Tutor Margaret Feeney brings a special energy to the course.

 These screenshots are from the Visual Arts classes on Thursday afternoons.


Conte sketch of abstract dancer in brown and blueImage by Allyson Hamblett Colourful watercolour abstract paintingImage by Allyson Hamblett
orange and blue basket/birds next made from twine and wireMagpie by Gayleen Maurice Collage of butterflies, fairies and the planet earthCollage 1 
Black and White collage of faces and taniko patterns with nautilus shellCollage 2 abstract red, pink, pirple and white rectangle and blue square face with yellow surroundComposition 1
Sketch of green circles and brown rectangles with circular patterns and linesComposition 2 Sketch with yellow, blue and gray bubbles on brown backgroundComposition 2

Deaf Programme

Screenshots from Monari's Deaf Programme Classes 2021

(Images: Zoom screenshots of Monari’s Live Classes and (third photo) tutor Monari Falepeau)

Tutor Monari Falepeau and students explore a variety of mediums from sketching, abstract, figurative,
landscape and still life. What a brilliant way to spend a Sunday evening!

Deaf Programme

Erina’s Video Tutorials & Circle Times

Erina's  Video Tutorials and Circle Times focuses on the Landscape theme, starting with sketches to build up a composition, experimenting with watercolours and finalising with a canvas painting in acrylic.

These screenshots are from Enari's Videos