Engage with the College of Creative Arts , Whakapā mai ki Toi Rauwhārangi

Engage with our multi- and cross-disciplinary creative researchers, practitioners, and students to explore new opportunities, solve business or community challenges, and create impact.

Research

Our researchers are innovative thinkers and makers. We work with industry, government and communities on projects that demand disruptive ideas for solving real-world problems.

For details about our research strengths and themes, research centres, impact stories and projects see our research page. You can also search for a research expert on our staff page.

Our research

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Facilities

We have a wide range of first-class facilities available to our students. Here's a snapshot of what we offer.

Some facilities are also available for hire to the public. Contact C.Anderson2@massey.ac.nz for more information.

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Film production facilities

Our facilities are among the best in Australasia and include:

  • colour grading suites
  • editing tools
  • lighting gear
  • green screen
  • motion capture suite, including 24 camera Vicon motion capture array.

Students can borrow high-end equipment for projects.

Location: Wellington campus

Art facilities

Use the world-class facilities at our College of Creative Arts – Toi Rauwhārangi to develop your skills and master new techniques. We have a metal workshop and a darkroom, as well as studios for fine arts, printing, photography and more.

Recording studios

Designed by Munro Acoustics and Athfield Architects, our world-class studios include:

  • live-rooms controlled by two sought-after desks — 72ch Neve and 48ch SSL Duality analogue console
  • control rooms with monitoring by Dynaudio Acoustics soffit mounted speakers in 5.1.

Location: Wellington campus

VFX studio

Massey University’s Wellington campus houses cutting edge digital production and post-production tools. Students can use high-end digital cameras with the 300m2 green screen and lighting gear to create the perfect shot in post-production. Our range of camera equipment will help get your shot moving, or keep it perfectly still, or post-production artists can record motion-capture takes using our 24 camera Vicon motion capture array.

Computer labs and video editing suite

Students have ready access to computer labs where they can use the latest software to scan film, edit video, audio and photography, and create 3D models. The College also has a state-of-the-art audio and video postproduction suite with all the gear needed for students to create very high quality media.

Darkrooms and Printmaking studio

Students have access to black and white darkrooms for film processing and black and white printing. There are also darkrooms available for alternative processes such as cyanotype and salt printmaking. The printmaking studio includes a laser cutter, vinyl cutter, metal and wooden type, cylinder and platen presses, as well as screen printing equipment.

VR/AR room

The VR/AR room is a specialised room located at Massey University's Wellington campus. Students can explore and prototype virtual spaces and experiences, or create virtual artworks or designs using virtual reality and augmented reality equipment.

Fab Lab

Fab Lab Wellington is Australasia’s first digital fabrication laboratory affiliated to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). Fab Lab's capabilities include:

  • A computer-controlled laser cutter
  • numerically-controlled milling machine
  • a sign cutter
  • a precision milling machine to make 3-dimensional moulds
  • surface-mount circuit boards
  • and small 3D printers.

Enterprises

In the College of Creative Arts we have two studio-based enterprises with sustained experience and success partnering with business, government, and communities.

Open Lab

Open Lab is our award-winning design studio. It brings together experienced design professionals, academics, graduates and students into multi-disciplinary teams that solve problems and create unexpected design solutions.

Find out more about Open Lab

Toi Āria

Toi Āria is research centre delivering positive social change through effective community engagement projects.

Find out more about Toi Āria

Partners

Aotearoa Music Awards

Creative New Zealand

Designers Institute of New Zealand

Governor General logo

Governor-General of New Zealand

LUX light festival Wellington

Te Papa Tongarewa Museum of New Zealand

Wellington City Council — Me Heke ki Pōneke

Interested in partnering with us? We'd love to hear from you.

Visit us

Visit us to get a taste of what it's like to study at the College of Creative Arts. Join one of the regular tours of our facilities or come along to our graduate exhibition, Exposure, held every year in early November.

Tours

ou can tour our campus in Wellington or Toioho ki Āpiti Māori Visual Arts in Manawatū.

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Experience Day

Our Experience Days give Year 12 and Year 13 students the chance to come to the Wellington campus for a one-day workshop.

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Open Day

At our Open Day you can listen to students and staff talk about our qualifications and take a look behind the scenes.

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Exposure

Exposure is a yearly exhibition that showcases and celebrates our artists, designers, media makers and musicians.

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Contact us

College of Creative Arts – Wellington campus

Location

Physical address
Block 1
Te Whare Pukākā
Mount Cook
Wellington 6021

Use our Wellington campus maps or find us on Google Maps.