Art for Life Trust

Art for Life Trust Art for Life Trust is a Registered Charity providing art tuition for people of all ages with a broad range of special needs.

Art for Life provides art tuition to people living with special needs.
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Our Opawa studio provides a safe, friendly, and relaxed atmosphere where people can enjoy exploring painting and drawing in a range of media with our Principal Art Tutor Tracy and our volunteer team. The most exciting day of the year for our students is our annual public exhibition where our artists can share and sell their work.

4 Special Moments in the day here at Art for Life!1. We started the day with the BIGGEST smile from Wendy! 2. Cameron co...
14/09/2026

4 Special Moments in the day here at Art for Life!
1. We started the day with the BIGGEST smile from Wendy!
2. Cameron completed his "Incredibles" poster closley followed by a superb superhero sketch.
3. Peter spent the morning painting a still life from his own photograph. He is donating this as part of 4 A4 paintings to Waltham Cottage to fundraise for the homeless.
4. Mandy surprised me with yellow roses ( my favourite colour rose!) as a belated birthday gift!

Some vibrant work completed today. Donelle and William experimented with dropping strong pigment ink on to wet paper to ...
11/09/2026

Some vibrant work completed today. Donelle and William experimented with dropping strong pigment ink on to wet paper to create garden scenes.
Work In order of photos:
Williams Flower Garden scene.
Ben’s Summer Berries and Flowers
Nicks 3D painting/sculpture made with board, polystyrene, paint and pens.
Donelles field of flowers.
Ricky’s Collage and Pen abstract artwork.
Well done, everyone 🤩

Hopping on to Facebook is Mandys cute sparkly frog!
10/09/2026

Hopping on to Facebook is Mandys cute sparkly frog!

This week we have been practicing new skills by layering paint and using sandpaper to remove it! One of our caregivers H...
10/09/2026

This week we have been practicing new skills by layering paint and using sandpaper to remove it! One of our caregivers Heidi, joined in and made a lovely job as did our wonderful student Tina!

Alex, Wendy and Heather being creative at Art for Life
03/09/2026

Alex, Wendy and Heather being creative at Art for Life

Joanne Mcgimpsey finished her colourful pencil drawing of plant life today. Joanne takes many days to complete one work....
02/09/2026

Joanne Mcgimpsey finished her colourful pencil drawing of plant life today. Joanne takes many days to complete one work. You will be able to see the care and detail she has put in to this work

Alex loves film and takes inspiration from the characters he sees. His style is bold, bright, fun and expressive. Alex i...
01/09/2026

Alex loves film and takes inspiration from the characters he sees. His style is bold, bright, fun and expressive. Alex is chatty and good at connecting with other students, a joy to have in the room

31/08/2026
Springing into Spring here at Art for Life! Wendy and Cameron
30/08/2026

Springing into Spring here at Art for Life! Wendy and Cameron

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Te Ara Sophia, 275 Fifield Terrace
Christchurch
8023

Opening Hours

Monday 9:30am - 3:20pm
Wednesday 9:30am - 3:20pm
Friday 9:30am - 3:20pm

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