QTI Member Articles
Monthly articles submitted by member organisations
July 30,
2017 1002 1002 
Jennie Sherwin – a contemporary jeweller and graduate from The Learning Connexion – was one of just two New Zealanders whose worked was picked for the prestigious Artistar Jewels 2017 exhibition, which was held in the Palazzo Giureconsulti during Milan Fashion Week earlier this year.
May 29,
2017 1074 1074
A tutor and a graduate from The Learning Connexion (TLC) are amongst the finalists in this year’s National Contemporary Art Award (NCAA).
May 2,
2017 1242 1242
Digital effects artist, and former TLC art student (and staff member), Sarah de Schot, has reached the pinnacle of what would be any special effect artist’s dream – winning an Oscar. She was part of a team at visual effects company Double Negative, which won an Oscar and a Bafta award for their work on the Christopher Nolan sci-fi movie, Interstellar, in 2014.
March 31,
2017 1290 1290
Earlier this month Wellington’s sculpture scene was given a boost, thanks to the biennial Upstream Art Trail – a unique crowd-funded, four-day public art exhibition.
January 28,
2017 1412 1412
Three students from The Learning Connexion have worked together, juggling study commitments and dodgy weather, to document and produce a five minute video for the Hutt City Council that celebrates Avalon Park’s $3.7m upgrade.
July 28,
2016 1409 1409
It was entirely appropriate that TLC graduate student, Emily Woods, aspiring police officer, animal lover and artist, was the one to paint Gazza's portrait. The four-year-old police dog was killed in a Porirua shooting on 22 April 2016. Gazza was shot dead at the scene during an armed incident with an offender that drew armed police and a helicopter to the neighbourhood. It is believed that he blocked a gunshot meant for his handler Constable Josh Robertson.
June 1,
2016 1562 1562
Yam Choon Hian signed up to study art and creativity at The Learning Connexion as part of eight weeks professional development leave, from February to April, during New Zealand’s summer season.
January 28,
2016 1468 1468
When TLC graduate Jamie Mackman arrived at the awards night for the 2015 Cliftons Regional Art Prize, she wasn’t having a good day. She probably wouldn’t have attended had it not been for the fact that she was a Wellington regional finalist. But the night turned out to be much, much better than she expected.
October 31,
2015 1699 1699
The Learning Connexion (TLC) has a long history of supporting independent film projects, and its latest short film project - Judgment Tavern - involved TLC staff, students and graduates.
September 27,
2015 1721 1721
Learning Connexion graduate and Wellington-based developer Rox Flame has just won the top prize in the KiwiGameStarter awards for his interactive video game DynaBrick.