Promised Gift for opening
Refurbished areas of Auckland Art Gallery returned to staff this week and it was announced the Gallery will exhibit the Julian and Josie Robertson Promised Gift at its September opening.
Mode Démêlé (Fashion Unravelled)
Third year Fashion Design graduates from the Design and Arts College of New Zealand will be exhibiting a diverse range of garments consisting of a 10-outfit industry ready collection.
$4 million for Len Lye Centre
The Government has announced a $4 million grant towards the Len Lye Centre project, to be built adjacent to New Plymouth’s Govett-Brewster Art Gallery.
NZ On Screen: Visual Arts
To celebrate The Big Idea's visual art focus this month, NZ On Screen has selected ten clips from across our history of visual arts on screen.
Radiant Matter
Dane Mitchell engages us with poetic suggestions and develops the fullness of olfactory experiences; the physical, visceral, remembered, and unknown qualities of smell.
Lounge Room Tribalism
Graham Fletcher’s fascinating suite of paintings, Lounge Room Tribalism, examines the role of indigenous art in contemporary collecting.
The Court’s First Production in ChCh Since Feb Quake
The Court Theatre’s first production since the February earthquake is the perfect antidote to trying times.
Cultural Storytellers: Gus Simonovic
Gus Simonovic talks about taking poetry as 'performance art' to the people, taking his projects to the next level with ART Venture and taking away ideas from a research trip in Europe.
Afterthoughts: A changing mood?
There is a definite change of mood in the news coverage of Christchurch following June 13’s series of aftershocks. The general theme seems to be “how much can Cantabrians endure”.
Urban Dream Brokerage call for submissions
Do you have creative ideas for vacant commercial space? Letting Space is calling for submissions from artists for their second Urban Dream Brokerage.
Collecting Contemporary
A new exhibition at Te Papa puts a dim spotlight on Te Papa’s contemporary art collecting, writes Mark Amery.
RNZB - From Here to There
Royal New Zealand Ballet are packing their bags as they prepare to perform for audiences in the UK and France next month.