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SUMMARY:Papaioea Piano Trio
DESCRIPTION:In this\, the first concert in the Friends Winter Music Series 2025\, the Papaioea Piano Trio\, with Guy Donaldson (piano)\, Elizabeth Patchett (violin) and Robert Ibell (cello)\, present a beautiful programme of music including Beethoven’s ‘Ghost trio’. All three musicians are well known nationally\, and Robert and Elizabeth have performed with the NZSO. Enjoy an afternoon of sublime music! \nThis concert is FREE FOR FRIENDS and children; non-members are welcome – $5 at the door.
URL:https://friendsofpataka.org.nz/event/papaioea-piano-trio/
LOCATION:Helen Smith Room\, Pātaka Art + Museum\, 17 Parumoana Street\, Porirua City\, Wellington\, 5022\, New Zealand
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SUMMARY:Kevin & Fran
DESCRIPTION:In this\, the second concert in the Friends Winter Music Series 2025\, Fran Barton and multiple award-winning pianist Kevin Clark present a melange of music from their 54 years of performing and recording together. From jazz to pop to razzmatazz\, humour and everything in between. \nThis concert is FREE FOR FRIENDS and children; non-members are welcome – $5 at the door.
URL:https://friendsofpataka.org.nz/event/kev-fran/
LOCATION:Helen Smith Room\, Pātaka Art + Museum\, 17 Parumoana Street\, Porirua City\, Wellington\, 5022\, New Zealand
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DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20250803T140000
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SUMMARY:Hobnail
DESCRIPTION:Hobnail photoshoot at Plimmerton Boat Club in Plimmerton\, New Zealand on Sunday\, 26 May 2019. Photo: Dave Lintott / lintottphoto.co.nz\nHobnail have criss-crossed NZ for 30 years now\, making toes tap\, feet dance and hearts soar with their “illustrious blend of Celtic\, folk\, country and rock”. In this\, the second concert in the Friends Winter Music Series\, dazzling instrumentation\, award winning songwriting\, and “vocals so tightly knit they could be family” add up to a truly memorable performance. \nThis concert is FREE FOR FRIENDS and children; non-members are welcome – $5 at the door.
URL:https://friendsofpataka.org.nz/event/hobnail/
LOCATION:Helen Smith Room\, Pātaka Art + Museum\, 17 Parumoana Street\, Porirua City\, Wellington\, 5022\, New Zealand
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DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20250810T140000
DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20250810T150000
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SUMMARY:Mana College Music students
DESCRIPTION:In this\, the last concert in the Friends Winter Music Series 2025\, talented young Year 11 musicians from Mana College: a vocal duo singing a variety of duets and solos; and a drum and guitar duo performing various light rock and pop songs. \nThis concert is FREE FOR FRIENDS and children; non-members are welcome – $5 at the door.
URL:https://friendsofpataka.org.nz/event/mana-college-y11-ncea-music-students/
LOCATION:Helen Smith Room\, Pātaka Art + Museum\, 17 Parumoana Street\, Porirua City\, Wellington\, 5022\, New Zealand
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DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20250914T110000
DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20250914T130000
DTSTAMP:20260526T081243
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SUMMARY:Gallery talk  on Jasmine Togo-Brisby's ‘ungeographic’ exhibition
DESCRIPTION:SPEAKER: Pātaka’s Lead Curator Ioana Gordon-Smith.\nThis talk is a special event for Friends of  Pātaka and Friends of Te Papa\, The Dowse and Toi Mahara Galleries\, with whom Jasmine has a longstanding connection. \nJasmine Togo-Brisby‘s art practice is pivotal in raising awareness of Australian South Sea Islanders\, the Australian-born descendants of people brought to Australia as “indentured labourers” from over eighty Moana nations between 1847 and 1904. \nIoana Gordon-Smith is a wonderful speaker and\, having worked with Jasmine for almost a decade and curated this show\, she will share behind-the-scenes insights to Jasmine’s art. This collection has a powerful and emotional message. \nPlease join us for refreshments afterwards. \nNumbers are limited. Please RSVP before Sunday 14 September by emailing patakafriends@gmail.com with the subject UNGEOGRAPHIC TALK\, your name and the Friends organisation of which you are a member. An early response is appreciated. \n 
URL:https://friendsofpataka.org.nz/event/gallery-talk-on-jasmine-togo-brisbys-ungeographic-exhibition/
LOCATION:Main Galleries\, Pātaka Art + Museum\, Parumoana Street\, Porirua
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SUMMARY:Floor Talk: Frances Hodgkins and British modernism
DESCRIPTION:Frances Hodgkins\, Painting class on the beach\n\n\nToi Mahara have kindly organised a special floor talk for Friends of Pataka in association with their current Frances Hodgkins exhibition.\n\n\nDiscover the rich artistic legacy of Frances Hodgkins with curator Vicki Robson. Explore how this pioneering New Zealand artist helped shape British modernism in the 1920s and early 1930s\, and learn more about her connections to the changing art world of the time.\n\nVictoria Robson is Curator and Collections Manager at Toi MAHARA. She has a long-standing relationship with Toi MAHARA\, especially with regard to Frances Hodgkins and the Field Collection.\n\n\nThis event is for members only and an invitation has been sent out.
URL:https://friendsofpataka.org.nz/event/floor-talk-frances-hodgkins-and-british-modernism/
LOCATION:Toi Mahara Gallery\, Waikanae
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DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20260414T110000
DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20260414T120000
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SUMMARY:Special talk for Friends of Pātaka at Te Puna Foundation Gallery\, National Library
DESCRIPTION:A special curator talk on the ‘Future Proof: Paintings in Perpetuity’ exhibition in the Te Puna Foundation Gallery\, National Library has been organised especially for Fiends of Pātaka. The Future Proof exhibition asks: what does it take to preserve an artwork in perpetuity?  In this talk\, Jennifer Cauchi\, Team Leader Conservation\, will discuss her work co-curating the exhibition and sharing insights into why these significant oil paintings were selected for conservation\, what the preservation treatments were and some of the stories behind the paintings.\nThis fascinating talk combines history\, art history\, artworks\, and preservation to maintain the historical record for research – and will appeal to both history lovers and appreciators of historical artworks.\nThe Library has a collection of over 130\,000 artworks – this exhibition gathers a small handful\, most on display for the first time\, which have been recently conserved to ensure they can be shared\, studied\, and enjoyed for years to come. \nLocation:  Te Ahumairangi (ground floor)\, National Library\, corner Molesworth and Aitken St\, Thorndon\, Wellington. Meet at reception.
URL:https://friendsofpataka.org.nz/event/special-talk-for-friends-of-pataka-at-te-puna-foundation-gallery-national-library/
LOCATION:Te Ahumairangi\, National Library\, corner Molesworth and Aitken St\, Thorndon\, Wellington
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SUMMARY:Friends of Pātaka AGM 2026
DESCRIPTION:Come to this year’s AGM and hear from Pātaka Art+Museum’s Director Ana Sciascia.\n\n \n\nAna is an excellent and compelling speaker who will no doubt share fascinating insights on Pātaka’s vision and commitment to the arts in Porirua and beyond\, and hopefully enlighten us on some of what goes on behind the scenes at our amazing Museum + Gallery.\n\n \n\nThe relevant documents for the meeting are below.\n\n \n\nThe AGM will be followed by light refreshments. We look forward to seeing you there!\n\n \n\nhttps://friendsofpataka.org.nz/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/FOP-AGM-2026-Agenda.pdf\nhttps://friendsofpataka.org.nz/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/fop-annual-report-2026.pdf\nhttps://friendsofpataka.org.nz/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/fop-performance-report-2025.pdf\nhttps://friendsofpataka.org.nz/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/FOP-AGM-2025-Minutes.pdf
URL:https://friendsofpataka.org.nz/event/friends-of-pataka-agm-2026/
LOCATION:Helen Smith Room\, Pātaka Art + Museum\, 17 Parumoana Street\, Porirua City\, Wellington\, 5022\, New Zealand
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DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20260527T110000
DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20260527T120000
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SUMMARY:Talk on taonga from the collection: a Greg O'Brien painting
DESCRIPTION:In March 2026\, Pātaka launched a new initiative: a revolving exhibition wall devoted to displaying a taonga or artwork from the collection.  From 21 May\, Ode to an Abandoned Whaling Station. a painting by the very well-known Greg O’Brien will be on display. \nOn Wednesday 27 May\, Friends are invited to gather around the painting for a talk to introduce this space.  The talk will be in two parts: an introduction to the painting and the artist by Lead Curator Ioana Gordon-Smith. Then Registrar Lotte Kellaway\, who manages the collection\, will give us behind the scenes insights into her role\, what’s in the collection\, the collecting policy and the intended cataloguing/digitisation project. \nGather just behind the Ngāti Toa Mutumutu ki Mukukai exhibition. Chairs will be available. \nFor any queries please contact patakafriends@gmail.com. \nAbout the artist and this painting \nGregory O’Brien is a poet\, painter\, curator and writer who often brings a literary sensibility to painting\, combining vivid colour\, strong line and storytelling. His works often explore memory\, history and Te Moananui-a-Kiwa\, where land\, sea and culture intersect. \n Between 2011 and 2014\, O’Brien followed the migratory routes of whales and seabirds across vast areas of the Moana\, creating what he described as “acts of devotion” to remarkable places and their natural histories. This journey informed his 2015 poetry collection Whale Years\, which traces whale-roads\, islands\, environmental crises and layered Pacific histories. \n That research influenced this painting. Its title was later repurposed for O’Brien’s 2016 solo exhibition at Bowen Galleries\, suggesting its importance within his practice. An ode is traditionally a poem of praise or reflection; here it turns toward a deserted industrial site marked by both human ambition and environmental loss. The painting reflects on what remains after industry fades: traces in the landscape\, memory\, and the changing health of the ocean world. \n 
URL:https://friendsofpataka.org.nz/event/exhibition-talk-by-greg-obrien/
LOCATION:Main Galleries\, Pātaka Art + Museum\, Parumoana Street\, Porirua
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