Wellington Children's Art Exhibition

27/09/2026

10/09/2026

🎨Kia ora Artists! 🎨🦜Just under 3 weeks to go to submit your painting.🤩👩‍🎨🦆
Here are some ideas🐥:
Imagine 10 years from now...
- a friendly Kiwi visits your backyard for breakfast!
- you are standing in the sun singing a beautiful waiata with a Tūī!
- you are playing a quiet game of hide-and-seek with a big blue Takahē!
- you are sitting under a tree having a picnic with your Kererū friends!!

04/08/2026

Exciting announcement 📣
The 10th Wellington Children's Art Exhibition is happening at Kilbirnie Library from 19 October to 20 November! 🎨
Call for entries now open!

26/04/2026

Photos from the Sakai Sister City Children’s Art Exchange Exhibition, held in February 2026.

We hope you are all safe and well following the recent storm, and our thoughts are with you and your whānau.

03/02/2026

🎨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

01/08/2025

🎊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!🤩🎉💐

01/08/2025

👩‍🎨 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!❤️

07/07/2025

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"

11/06/2025

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! 😍

22/04/2025

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! 🎨🌸