

Artist Janet de Wagt (centre) works with Bathgate Park School pupils (from left) Alhaliah Puru (13), Merle Talalima-Wineti (12), Amahli Marie (12), Torino Jackson (10) and Justin Talalima-Wineti (10). Photos: Peter McIntosh : A space to create
Artist Janet de Wagt (centre) works with Bathgate Park School pupils (from left) Alhaliah Puru (13), Merle Talalima-Wineti (12), Amahli Marie (12), Torino Jackson (10) and Justin Talalima-Wineti (10). Photos: Peter McIntosh : A space to create


Pupil Alhaliah Puru (13) helps out by painting the boys’ skateboard park. : A space to create
Pupil Alhaliah Puru (13) helps out by painting the boys’ skateboard park. : A space to create


Artwork by pupils hangs in the school’s corridors. : A space to create
Artwork by pupils hangs in the school’s corridors. : A space to create


A new city made by pupils in the art room at Bathgate Park School. : A space to create
A new city made by pupils in the art room at Bathgate Park School. : A space to create
A space to create
This week Bathgate Park School will be the first New Zealand school to join an international network of pupil-run art studio spaces.
