A festival celebrating the art of illustration, with world-leading picturebook makers, painting our windows for Wellington.
The Picture Me festival for children and adults brings the rich tradition of European children’s book illustration to Aotearoa New Zealand in a lively festival of art and ideas.
Events in Wellington include free hands-on workshops, discussion panels and networking and the Picture Me exhibition at Te Auaha, featuring guest European illustrators Aurore Petit from France, Antje Damm from Germany and Piotr Socha from Poland.
The three visiting artists will be showing their work in the exhibition alongside New Zealand illustrators and, from the 12th September, will be collaborating on a painting on the windows of Te Auaha Gallery - 65 Dixon Street.
Key public events in Wellington:
ART SHOW & WINDOW PAINTING from 12th September
Illustration exhibition at Te Auaha Gallery and watch illustrators paint a window for Wellington.
ART DAY at the National Library of New Zealand Saturday 14th September
Readings and activities for the whole family, a drawing competition and illustration workshops for children 6 – 12 years.
Register for workshops on Eventfinda: https://www.eventfinda.co.nz/2024/art-day-picture-me-at-the-national-library/wellington
Picture Me at Unity Books: 12.30–1.15 pm 12 Sept & 17 Sept
Illustration as Translation, Old Government Buildings Te Herenga Waka: 6pm, 18 Sept
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Festival sponsors
Supported by the Franco-German Cultural Fund, the Polish Book Institute and Creative NZ, Picture Me is a collaboration between Gecko Press, the Goethe-Institut, the French Embassy, the Embassy of the Republic of Poland, the Alliance Française and the National Library of New Zealand.
