5 Ways To Get Your Creative Kick This Winter

Stick it to winter blues. When all you want to do is curl up with a cuppa and Netflix, let us help you discover hidden talents and new found interests in the big city. A pinch of creativity and a dash of imagination can be just the recipe to lift your spirits and shake off the chills. With Auckland as your canvas, here’s five ways to get inspired this winter.

Bring The Senses To Life With Elemental AKL
Art, eats, and beats. Elemental AKL is back with a full program of outdoor light displays, performances of theatre, jazz, opera,  dance, art exhibitions and a whole lot more. Take your pick and see where the night takes you. Take your inner wild child out for a night.
See the full program here.

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Visit An Art Exhibition
Inside Dali is a new multi-sensory exhibition profiling one of the 20^th Century’s greatest surrealist painter, Salvador Dali, is popping up at Spark Arena. Art, technology, real objects, and illusions collide. Learn about Dali’s flamboyant personality and fascination for classical and renaissance art. Your experiential art tour awaits.

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Do Yoga In An Art Gallery 
Bend, snap and gaze. An experience for the mind, body, and spirit, immersed in the world of art and culture. Explore the inner workings of the self with yoga sessions in the Auckland Art Gallery.

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Paint Your Own Masterpiece – Assisted By Wine
QTies with Picasso potential, this one’s for you. Let those creative juices flow as you DIY your own masterpiece under the guidance of the experts – and wine. Popping up at a number of different venues around Auckland, this is your chance to get a paintbrush in your hand and test your skills. Is there anything better than art and wine? You’ll soon find out.

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Silent Disco Through The City
Shimmy your way through the streets under Auckland’s city lights while listening to a carefully curated soundtrack which explores the themes of space, uncovering secrets and unlocking curiosity. If you’ve never done a silent disco, you haven’t lived. Dancing shoes at the ready.

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Brighten up winter and paint your world in colour. Relax back in your creative haven where art electrifies walls and spaces at QT Auckland.