Events

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Lynette Jolicoeur - Her Legacy and Her Art

Saturday 16 November 2024 - Thursday 5 December 2024

Lake House Arts is proud to present Lynette Jolicoeur – Her Legacy and Art, a retrospective honoring the creativity and life of Lynette Jolicoeur (1927–2022). Open from Saturday 16th November to Thursday 5th December, this exhibition showcases over 60 of Lynette's surreal portraits, evocative figures, and lively street scenes of Auckland’s North Shore.

Join us for the opening celebration at 4 pm on Sunday, 17th November, where we will launch the new book Lynette Jolicoeur – Her Legacy and Her Art and announce the Lynette Jolicoeur Scholarship to support a school-aged artist.


Pūmanawa Intuitio: Artistic Passport Aotearoa

Saturday 16 November 2024 - Friday 6 December 2024

Lake Hosue Arts is pleased to present...

 Pūmanawa Intuitio: Artistic Passport Aotearoa

by The Flowers Art Collective

Saturday 16th November - Friday 6th December

Opening Celebration: 4pm Sunday 17th November, 4 - 6pm

About the exhibition:

Intuitio- The intuitive, to scrutinize, the act of seeing. Pumanawa- Intuitive cleverness, the drawing in of a long breath, the heartbeat. Artistic Passport Aotearoa- Labels a group of artists of diverse ethnicity in Aotearoa NZ, including Maori, NZ European, Pasifika, Manx, South African, French, Asian and Caribbean. Pumanawa/ Intuitio: Artistic Passport Aotearoa is a showcase of authenticity to one's own cultural identity, while reflecting on the common denominator of an Aotearoa NZ lifestyle. Artists respond intuitively, considering their heritage, placement and/or displacement, the negotiation of challenges, and things to be celebrated. You are invited to join us for an evening in the Ogle Gallery at The Lakehouse Arts Centre to officially open the exhibition with refreshments and opportunities to hear from the artists, on Sunday 17th November- Evening starts at 4.00pm. The exhibition will be open to view until Friday 6th December 2024


Football on the Roof ( 屋顶足球) Free Film Screening

Sunday 24 November 2024 - Sunday 24 November 2024 - 16:00

We’re excited to partner with the China Cultural Centre Auckland to bring the community a free screening of Rooftop Soccer! Join us on Sunday, 24th November at 2 pm in the Becroft Gallery for this inspiring, family-friendly story of resilience and courage.
 
English Title:  Football on the Roof ( 屋顶足球)
Running Time： 98 Minutes
Date of Release: 2024 
Film Synopsis: 
 
In a village deep in the mountains of Yunnan Province, China, a pair of young sisters and a fruit seller who were addicted to alcohol found their mother thousands of miles away. They set up a roof football team to overcome many difficulties for their dreams. On the journey of pursuing their dreams, they hold the light in their hands, bravely fight the exit of fate, and finally grow up against the wind. This is a young inspirational story of a group of girls fighting for their own destiny and winning dignity with love.
 
 "Rooftop Soccer" won the "Special Recommendation Award of the Jury" at the 34th China Golden Rooster Film Festival Venture Capital Conference in 2021, the "Honorary Film Announced" at the 2023 China Golden Rooster Festival, and was selected by the China Film Foundation Wu Tianming Youth Film Special Fund as a "Global Promotion Plan for Chinese Youth Film" in 2023. It was also screened at the Cannes International Film Festival in France. This movie is scheduled to be released globally in 2024.