The Upstairs Art Gallery

Making a Quilt by Hand

Every Monday, 10 February to 7 April, 12pm to 2.30pm

Spend Monday afternoons with artist Caroline Bensinger in the seminar room at Lopdell House. Learn to make a quilt or cushion cover by hand using cotton and wool scraps. Bring scissors, cotton thread, pins, wool and cotton pieces, and scraps of fabric.

These classes are free and are an excellent way to upskill and meet like-minded creators. Bookings are essential - tea and biscuits provided.

Pusi Urale

14 February to 2 March

Join us for a colourful tribute to life, joy and art with Fiafiaga – Celebration, a solo exhibition by Pusi Urale featuring her latest body of work.

Pusi Urale is a New Zealand-based artist of Samoan heritage, celebrated for her vibrant and distinctive style that draws deeply from her Pacific Island roots. Born in Samoa, Urale moved to New Zealand with her family in the 1970s, becoming part of the Pacific diaspora that has significantly enriched Aotearoa's cultural landscape.