School of Creativity and Art. Study via distance learning or onsite. Gain NZQA qualifications in transferable creativity through the vehicle of art.
Find your place. Create your world.
TLC is hitting the road! It’s career expo time across the Wellington region, and our Marketing Reps are along for the ride. Next stop, Sacred Heart College!
27/07/2026
Want a relaxing, enjoyable, and mindful way of making beautiful artwork?
Well you're in luck as we're here to introduce to you our wonderful Zentangle workshop hosted by Ashwini Chaskar (aka ). An easy to learn artform which is based on the practice of repeating patterns to make zen-like artwork while in a zen-like state yourself.
Swipe through to get a further understanding on what Zentangle is all about, and whether it's the right medium for you!
Ashwini's nextworkshop is set to run VERY soon on the 8th of August, learn more here: https://casualartclasses.co.nz/products/tangles
A sneak peek at some student work for Makers Week
What an honour and a thrill to be named Winner of The Post NEC Creative Gold Award for 2026. Staff and students alike are so excited to be sharing this achievement, and can’t thank everyone enough for all their support throughout the years. Here’s to many more years of creativity, passion, and connection ❤️💙💚
Huge welcome back to all our lovely students, seasoned and new!! Term 3 is underway, we’re so excited to have you all here ❤️💙💚
21/07/2026
𝐉𝐨𝐢𝐧 us 𝐨𝐧 𝐅𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝟐𝟏 𝐀𝐮𝐠𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐬𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐦𝐚𝐠𝐢𝐜 𝐓𝐋𝐂 𝐡𝐚𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐨𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐫!
We're opening our doors on Friday 21 August for the Wellington-wide Tertiary Open Day, inviting secondary school students, school leavers, career changers, teachers, Career Advisors, whānau and anyone who is interested in creative education to explore our vibrant campus and discover what makes TLC unique.
Whether you’re looking to study part-time, full-time, study on-site at our campus, or study from home through our distance programme – our team will be on hand throughout the day to answer your questions and help you find the study pathway that’s right for you.
𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗰𝘁:
𝘋𝘶𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘷𝘪𝘴𝘪𝘵 𝘺𝘰𝘶’𝘭𝘭 𝘣𝘦 𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘵𝘰 :
🎨 Tour our vibrant campus (Fun fact: It was an 8 year project to mural our buildings!)
🎨 Explore our specialist studios, including painting, ceramics, jewellery, printmaking, digital arts, mixed media, and more!
🎨 Meet our tutors and students
🎨 Visit our LAB Gallery and Art Shop
🎨 Learn about our NZQA-approved creative qualifications
🎨 Find out more about study options, enrolment, scholarships and student support
🎨 Experience the welcoming community that just won Creative Gold at the The Post Gold Awards!
𝗘𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗗𝗲𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗹𝘀:
𝘞𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘵𝘰𝘯 𝘞𝘪𝘥𝘦 𝘛𝘦𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘢𝘳𝘺 𝘖𝘱𝘦𝘯 𝘋𝘢𝘺 𝘢𝘵 𝘛𝘓𝘊
𝗗𝗮𝘁𝗲: Friday, 21 August
𝗧𝗶𝗺𝗲: 9:00 – 3:00pm
𝗟𝗼𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: TLC, 182 Eastern Hutt Road, Taita, Lower Hutt
𝗥𝗲𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻:
Register here and you'll go in the draw to win a FREE Weekend Workshop!
https://form.jotform.com/261938653860064
20/07/2026
Mānawatia a Matariki e hoa mā!
Our campus gallery is set up with a beautiful flag arrangement of student and staff work, celebrating Matariki and the Māori New Year! Come check out this beautiful tribute to our culture
Our LAB gallery is open 9am-4pm Monday to Friday
Not everyone gets it straight away, and that's okay!
Urban art still cops criticism sometimes, people assuming it's about being negative or causing trouble. But that's not always the case, in fact it's the opposite.
It's about beautifying a space, adding colour, and changing the way a place feels.
But look, you've got the skills to turn a blank wall into something worth stopping for, and our Level 3 Urban Art programme is where you build them properly
Learn more and enroll before July 20th on our website at tlc.ac.nz
Spray cans, stencils, screen printing... and a qualification to match 🎨
Our brand new NZ Certificate in Art and Design (Level 3) Urban Art is the first of its kind, and it's an intense 20 week deep dive into everything urban art. Think spray paint techniques, stencil work, screen printing, posters, stickers, heck even your own merch and clothing lines.
Our Urban Art Kaiako Liam is here breaking down what ākonga can expect: real briefs, real projects, and the space to find your own way of making them happen.
If you've ever wanted to take your art from the sketchbook to the streets (properly, skillfully, with the techniques to back it up), this is where you start 👆
Learn more and enroll THIS July on our website at tlc.ac.nz
03/07/2026
We are SO excited to share that TLC was named the winner of the NEC Creative Gold Category at The Post 2026 Gold Awards last night!! 🥇
The Creative Gold Category is a celebration of film, media and everything to do with creativity throughout Wellington. And wow, we knew it was tough competition when we saw some of the other nominees.
Just to give you an idea of the previous winners, think along the lines of Weta Workshop, Flight of the Conchords and The Royal New Zealand Ballet 🤯
This award reflects the passion and dedication that makes TLC such a special place to be at, both for students and staff.
We LOVE what we do, and we want everyone to discover just how life-changing a splash of creativity can be 🎨💜