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Student Showcase

Throughout the year, Ara students showcase their work and achievements through performances, exhibitions and displays that are open to the public. Take the opportunity to see for yourself the incredible talent at Ara by attending the events and activities featured here.

Hairdressing and Barbering Annual Student Showcase

This showcase celebrates the new talent entering our ever-growing creative industry.  

Monday, 4 November 2024
4:30pm - 6:30pm, CPSA Building

Pitch

A showcase of work by final year students from our school of art and design. Pitch covers fashion, motion design, lens-based media, applied visual arts and visual communication design so prepare to be wowed by their creativity, individuality and thoughtful expression.

23 October - 21 November

Engineering Showcase

The Ara Engineering Showcase celebrates the achievements of the graduating class of the Bachelor of Engineering Technology.The exhibition of final-year student projects showcases their hard work, technical knowledge, and problem-solving skills.

7-8 November 2024
9am - 5pm, Kahukura Building

NASDA 30th End of Year Gala

You'll experience an entertaining and eclectic showcase of musical theatre highlights, performed with all the polish, pizzazz and professionalism NASDA is known for. Tickets for Luminate are available from Humanitix so don’t miss out on this once-in-a-generation celebration!

17 - 18 November 2024

iDraught

iDraught is an exhibition of work by the Architectural Technology students.

iDraught showcases conceptual drawings, technical diagrams and architectural models.

20 November 2024
Kahukura Building

VISUALISE

This is an exhibition of interior design projects completed by the students of the Diploma in Interior Design. It will be hosted at Kahukura, Madras Street campus, Christchurch The Visualise exhibition celebrates the talent and dedication of this years’ Diploma in Interior Design students in a format relevant to their chosen career path.

The design work presented not only demonstrates what they have learnt this year, but also the emergence of their own unique styles as they move towards a career in interior design.

22 November 2024
9am - 5pm, Kahukura Building

EXIT exhibition

EXIT is the final exhibition of projects by the graduating class of the Bachelor of Architectural Studies students.

Exit represents the culmination of three years of hard work and dedication for our final year students in the Bachelor of Architectural Studies. The work not only demonstrates the technical and design capabilities of these students, it also shows how they have merged these capabilities to create their own personal and unique approach to designing spaces.

29 Nov - 16 Dec 2024
9am - 5pm, Kahukura Building

Emerge

Emerge celebrates the success of our degree and graduate diploma students in ICT. Come along and check out the exhibition showcasing their capstone projects.

5-13 December 2024

Music Arts Capstone Concert Series

Don’t miss this opportunity to see our talented third-year Bachelor of Music Arts students as they and their bands give their capstone performances before graduating.

These shows are FREE and everyone is welcome. For more details see the Music Arts Facebook page.

Dates to be announced.