Wellington Children's Art Exhibition

🎨Sakai Sister City Children’s Art Exchange Exhibition will be held on the dates listed below! If you know anyone near Sakai City, please share this with them🤩🥳

Dates: Tuesday, 17 February – Friday, 27 February
Time: 9:00 a.m. – 9:00 p.m.
※ On the final day, the exhibition will close at 3:00 p.m.
Venue:
North Lobby, 1st Floor, High-Rise Building
Sakai City Hall

🎊Opening Ceremony at Ruth Gotlieb (Kilbirnie) Library!📗😍🎉
What a joy to see so many smiles! Thank you to all the young artists and their whānau who joined us.❤️
🎨We’re grateful to Japanese Ambassador Makoto Ōsawa and Cr. Sarah Free for celebrating it with us — and to HONEYWA for making a fun appearance!💕
⭐️It was also lovely to welcome Japanese exchange students from our sister city, Sakai.🥳
A huge thanks to Deon and the Kilbirnie Library staff for hosting this year’s exhibition!🤩🎉💐

👩‍🎨 Art Exhibition Preparation Day! 🎨🤩🌻
We had so much fun putting up all the amazing artworks on the wall!😍 Huge thanks to Deon for all your help!
Come and check out the exhibition at Kilbirnie Library!❤️

Painting ideas!!
“MY DREAM WORLD. What I'd like the world to be?"

• Draw a picture of the world you want to live in when you grow up. What does it look like? Who’s in it? What makes it happy, healthy and interesting?”
• Imagine the future! What kind of place would you like to live in? Maybe there are lots of trees and flowers in the city, birds and animals are safe, and people help and care for each other. Maybe you take a magical bus to school or live in a house made of sunshine bubbles! Use your imagination and draw the world you want to see when you're big.

- Example Ideas For Tamariki To Draw -
• Our dream home and town in the future
• Families riding bikes and smiling
• Native birds in your backyard
• Robots helping people plant trees
• Magical schools powered by sunshine
• Whānau sharing kai in a beautiful park
• People caring for animals, trees, and the environment
• Tree of ideas and kindness"

Exciting announcement 📣
The 9th Wellington Children's Art Exhibition is happening at Kilbirnie Library from 28 July to 23 August! 🎨
Call for entries now open! 😍

Our tamariki's amazing artwork was part of the Sister Cities Children’s Art Exhibition in Sakai. What an incredible opportunity to share creativity across cultures!

Check out the photos – we’re so proud of their work! 🎨🌸

🌟 Sakai Sister Cities Art Exchange in Japan 🎨✨

Excited to share the schedule for this exhibition featuring Wellington artists alongside Sakai’s sister cities! 🖍️🌈

📅 Dates: 18 – 28 February 2025
⏰ Time: 9 AM – 5 PM (Closing at 3:00 PM on the final day)
📍 Location: Sakai City Hall, High-Rise Building, 1st Floor, South Lobby (3-1 Minami-Kawaramachi, Sakai-ku, Sakai City)

Such a fantastic afternoon! 😍 Last Sunday, we welcomed the College students who recently returned from the Sakai Student Exchange Programme to the gallery. We shared delicious Japanese snacks and had a great chat about their incredible experiences in Sakai. It was wonderful to hear their stories!! 🍘🍡🥢 # Wellington Sakai Association

We’ve wrapped up the Wellington Children’s Art Exhibition! 🎉 🎨 Over 300 artworks, 5 amazing workshops, and so many beautiful moments shared. Thank you to everyone who visited and supported the Exhibition! And thank you to all the tamariki, whānau, and volunteers who made it such a success! 🌟

What a wonderful afternoon we had with both Mayors of the Sister cities, Mayor Tory Whanau and Mayor Hideki Nagafuji , also Ambassador Makoto Ōsawa from Embassy of Japan. 71 children received their certificates and gifts! The exhibition runs until the end of Sunday 20th! Don't miss it! See over 300 amazing artworks from both cities!! 🤩🥳🥰 - Photography by Billie Brook ☺️

Thank you for joining the Japanese Calligraphy Workshop! We wrote the Kanji characters for 'Friend,' 'Love,' and 'Sakai.' It was such a meditative experience! A big thank you to Mikiko-Sensei for teaching us—it was amazing! 🤩
Be sure to follow our page, and we’ll do it again next year!