Fiona Thomas came to The Learning Connexion to study art and creativity later in life, when she was going through a difficult period. Little did she know it was the start of a brand new chapter, a coming home of sorts, and the beginning of a healing process that would carry through physically into her work.

Fiona Thomas came to The Learning Connexion to study art and creativity later in life, when she was going through a difficult period. Little did she know it was the start of a brand new chapter, a coming home of sorts, and the beginning of a healing process that would carry through physically into her work.

Artist profile: Helen Lenihan
Honours student and double finalist in the Wellington Regional Art Awards and Clifton Art Prize Awards.

Artist profile: Helen Lenihan
Honours student and double finalist in the Wellington Regional Art Awards and Clifton Art Prize Awards.

The Learning Connexion likes to get involved with the surrounding local community of Lower Hutt and, this year, are proud to have helped out volunteer community group ‘Boys to Great Men’.

The Learning Connexion likes to get involved with the surrounding local community of Lower Hutt and, this year, are proud to have helped out volunteer community group ‘Boys to Great Men’.

Pip McKay, part-time diploma student at The Learning Connexion, talks to us about her re-usable cloth bag designed for the Upper Hutt City Council.

Pip McKay, part-time diploma student at The Learning Connexion, talks to us about her re-usable cloth bag designed for the Upper Hutt City Council.

The Restricted Programme Art and Creativity students have been serving up art so good you can just about taste it. Visitors to Visa’s Wellington on a Plate, Rimutaka Prison Gate to Plate, get to eat a Top Chef inspired full course dinner, whilst they sit amongst food plate-art created by prisoners.

The Restricted Programme Art and Creativity students have been serving up art so good you can just about taste it. Visitors to Visa’s Wellington on a Plate, Rimutaka Prison Gate to Plate, get to eat a Top Chef inspired full course dinner, whilst they sit amongst food plate-art created by prisoners.

You kinda get a funny feeling once you discover that a place you used to call home is about to be demolished and converted – to be changed into something else entirely.

You kinda get a funny feeling once you discover that a place you used to call home is about to be demolished and converted – to be changed into something else entirely.

Sebastien Jaunas – Finalist in the 25th Annual Wallace Art Awards 2016

Sebastien Jaunas – Finalist in the 25th Annual Wallace Art Awards 2016

Forget Daenerys Targaryen from GOT. Meet Jane Toy – Whanganui’s ‘Den of Dragons’ winner, artist and now event entrepreneur.

Forget Daenerys Targaryen from GOT. Meet Jane Toy – Whanganui’s ‘Den of Dragons’ winner, artist and now event entrepreneur.

Last week graduate Cath Rogers joined us for an artist talk about her recent exhibition ‘Electro Nouveau’ which is currently on at the Potocki Patterson gallery in Wellington. Cath also spoke about her time at The Learning Connexion and what she has been up too since graduating in 2011.

Last week graduate Cath Rogers joined us for an artist talk about her recent exhibition ‘Electro Nouveau’ which is currently on at the Potocki Patterson gallery in Wellington. Cath also spoke about her time at The Learning Connexion and what she has been up too since graduating in 2011.