Paper Craft Workshop: Bookmaking Surprises


Sat 4 July 2026 - Sun 19 July 2026

Time

11.00AM – 4.00PM

Open Monday - Sunday, 11am-4pm

Pricing

  • General Admission $7.50
    (+ bf per ticket)
  • Venue: UC Teece Museum

    In this creative workshop we will take inspiration from the artefacts in the UC Teece Museum and design our own books full of surprising design features. Learn how to create fold-outs, lift flaps, and cut-outs to your own accordion hard-cover book. Participants will use these techniques to tell their own tales through words and images.

    Meg Nicoll is an art educator who specialises in paper craft, collage and bookmaking. Prior to moving to Ōtautahi in 2023, Meg was art educator at The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art. Currently, she teaches art at Risingholme and works as a freelance educator. Meg loves introducing people to art-making and is committed to building welcoming and collaborative learning environments where participants feel comfortable experimenting with materials.

    This workshop is suitable for budding artists aged 7 years to 14 years. Caregivers welcome. Tickets just $7.50. Places are limited to just 17 artists, so registration is essential.

    Location map

    Chemistry,
    Hereford Street

    Market Square Hereford St Carpark Boys' High Entrance Engineering Laneway The Observatory Hotel Courtyard South Quad North Quad Registry Student Union The Gym Engineering Cloisters Studio Common Room Library Biology, Observatory and Physics Chemistry School of Art West Lecture Classics Rutherford's Den Clock Tower Boy's High Workshop Great Hall
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