Welcome to Vincents
Vincents Art Workshop is a fantastic award-winning art studio in downtown Wellington. Vincents celebrates diversity and welcomes all people – whether you have done a lot of art or none at all. And it’s free!
We offer …
- A warm welcome
- Art materials, equipment, expertise and inspiration
- A place to learn new skills and explore your creative side
- A safe environment to work in
- Friendly, helpful tutors who are skilled artists
- Opportunities for artists to exhibit their work
- A chance to work on community art projects
- A day just for women (Thursdays).
We are located at Willis St Village, 5 / 148 Willis St.
Covid 19 Update
After careful consideration, the Vincents staff team and Committee have agreed that as of Monday 10th January 2022, Vincents will be requiring the use of Vaccine Passes to access the studio under the Covid-19 Protection Framework. This includes all staff, artists, volunteers, visitors and contractors.
This new system will mean that we can operate Vincents as close to ‘normal’ as possible for those who are fully vaccinated and provide a safe working environment for everyone attending the studio.
This will mean a return to our regular opening hours, gallery openings, eating meetings, weekly new artist orientations and clay inductions. Masks will still be mandatory at Orange and Red, except when you are eating or drinking, as the kitchen will be open again.
At Level Green, Vaccine Passes may not be required and masks will still be encouraged in the studio but may not be mandatory. At Level Red there may be some restrictions on numbers in the studio.
More details about our procedures will follow. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact the staff team on 04 499 1030 or email vincentsartworkshop@xtra.co.nz
Vincents Annual General Meeting:
Wednesday 26th January, 5:30pm at Vincents. All welcome!
New Artist Orientations
Fridays 10:30am
You will need to attend a New Artist Orientation before you can use the studio, attend a Tuesday Workshop or use the Clay Room.
The orientation will take about 15 minutes and will introduce new artists to the kaupapa of Vincents, including values, behavioural guidelines and expectations.
This will also include a general tour of the studio and a time to complete registration forms and art plans.
We will be taking bookings for up to 10 people each week.
Orientations can be arranged outside of these times for people referred from other organisations, those attending with support workers and those wanting to attend on Women’s Day.
If you want to use the Clay Room you will also need to book in to attend a Clay Room Induction (see below).
Clay Room
You will need to book in to attend a Clay Room Induction before you use the Clay Room.
Due to the huge increase in popularity of the Vincents Clay Room, we are now offering weekly induction sessions for those wanting to use our clay room for the first time. You may book in for a session once you have already attended one of our weekly New Artist Orientations.
These sessions will involve a Health and Safety induction, an overview of how to create ceramic artworks in the room and a demonstration of basic handbuilding techniques including pinch pots and joining methods.
There will be a limit of 8 people per session so you will need to book by calling us on 04 4991030 or talk to staff when you are at Vincents.
The sessions will begin at this time:
Wednesdays 3:00pm
This will be the only time that you can have an induction to the clay room. You will also need to do this if you want to attend one of our Tuesday Workshops involving clay. The clay room will be closed to other artists from 3:00pm on Wednesdays so we have enough space in the room.
Please be on time for the session or you may miss out. If you are attending the Wednesday session, please arrive by 2:45pm.
Vincents' Artist Group on Facebook
We have created a Facebook group for any Vincents artists to join.
Through the creation of a positive and supportive environment many people have found their involvement in Vincents to be therapeutic. Vincents offers a unique model that uses the creative process to help resolve the internal conflicts a person may be experiencing, enabling the development of self-esteem and individual potential.
During this time of Alert Levels, we offer this page as an extension of Vincents. It can be a way to continue to explore art and creativity and to stay in touch with each other.
Please click on the link below and request to join the group:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/218379032576510/
Click here for Online Tutorials
Donations of Art Materials and Equipment
Vincents Art Workshop relies on donations of art materials and equipment so our artists can continue to explore a wide range of art mediums. Donations of the following are always appreciated:
Artists’ acrylic paints
Artists’ oil paints
Paint brushes
Printing and Screen Printing inks
Good quality paper e.g. watercolour paper
Wool
Tools
Sewing Machines in good working order
Wood (especially sheets of plywood)
We can turn almost anything into works of art!
Please contact us on 04 499 1030 or by email vincentsartworkshop@xtra.co.nz if you are able to help.