Fire and Earth: Ceramics from the Top of the South
6 September 2025 - 18 January 2026

This exhibition showcases local potters transforming raw clay into art, from traditional domestic ware to experimental installations and innovative forms. Students will explore unique ceramic artworks, then create their own clay masterpiece, which will be bisque-fired and then painted back at school.

Note: There is a materials fee for this visit of $2.00 per participant to cover clay and the firing process.

Learning Areas: Visual Arts, Technology
Duration: 75 – 90 minutes depending on level.
Class Level: All

Planted
12 November 2025 - 29 March 2026

This intriguing exhibition will help students think about the important role of plants in our lives. During this visit, students will learn about plants that provide food, clothes, medicine, and materials to build and make art, and can grow almost anywhere and travel around the world with people. This wide selection of artworks drawn mainly from The Suter’s Collection shows plants as a key feature. They will have fun engaging with a broad range of interesting artworks before creating their own plant-based artwork as a response.

Learning Areas: Visual Arts, Science
Duration: 75 – 90 minutes depending on level.
Class Level: All

Karl Maughan: A Clear Day
4 October - 30 November 2025

Karl Maughan is known for his colourful garden paintings. His busy vibrant works are bursting with life. Students will use one of Aotearoa’s most recognisable painters as inspiration to explore the world of colour in paint.

Learning Areas: Visual Arts, Science
Duration: 75 – 90 minutes depending on level.
Class Level: All