Art New Zealand

Lose yourself in landscapes. . . Forrester Gallery Fine Art Curator Imogen Stockwell encourages people to come and see the four new exhibitions in Oamaru. PHOTO: NIC DUFF With summer just around the corner,!-->!-->…

Researchers at New Zealand's Liggins Institute at the University of Auckland are harnessing rapid genome sequencing technology in hopes of improving the well-being of critically ill newborns. The Liggins Institute Associate…

Jessica Hinerangi Thompson-Carr (aka Māori Mermaid) finds a taonga in the pages of Dr. Hinemoa Elders sequel to the bestseller Aroha. Wawata - Moon Dreaming by Dr. Hinemoa Elder is one of the most exciting books I've read this year. A…

Pax Assadi: Beautiful boy Opera House, October 28, 8 p.m., from $34.90 Award-winning comedian Pax Assadi is visiting Wellington during his first national tour for Handsome Boy, straight after his sitcom Raised by Refugees. Pax will…

Book designer Vida Kelly. Photo / Rosalie WillisVida Kelly has worked with famous authors and illustrators from around the world, some in London but many also from the comfort of their own home in Raumati South, where she talks to reporter…

A few school children in New South Wales have taken up the lost art of bird calling. Run by an environmental education group, the Bournda Bird Olympics aims to help school children connect with wildlife. And the youngsters are…

New Zealand Rugby used the Rugby World Cup as an opportunity to announce their new financial venture. Photo / photo sportOPINION:As rugby fans herald a bright new future for professional women athletes at the World Cup, New Zealand rugby…

It is with great sadness that the family of Sally Ann Lund announces her death on October 12, 2022 in Erie PA. She was born in Buffalo, NY in the spring of 1930 to Augustus and Carrie Ammerman Schillo, the youngest of six children. Her…

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After more than two decades, the city of Invercargill has new leadership.Nobby Clark was elected mayor following the progressive results of this year's local elections with 6,537 of the votes. He is followed by Marcus Lush with 3785!--break-->…

After a weekend in Wellington watching the "horizontal rain" that had fallen for 10 straight days, Vanessa and John Pye rekindled their longtime dream of moving somewhere in the sun. The couple, both working in higher education, moved…

Immersive art everywhereThe Hall des Lumières, the largest permanent digital arts center in North America, opened in Manhattan in September. Designed to appeal to the social media set with large-scale projections, music and even the use of…

After their first Australasian dates in June 2020 were canceled due to the pandemic, the Californian trio will finally bring their fusion of alternative R&B, jazz and neo-soul to Australia. LA-based neo-soul trio…

MONDAY: Indigenous short film screenings Vancouver Public Library will feature the work of Haida artists Bill Reid and Robert Davidson, new animations by emerging creatives, and documentary work by Indigenous filmmakers and…

MARTIAL ARTS MASTER Joe Joyce reckons his kung fu training will help him belt Joseph Parker on Saturday. The Putney Juggernaut, 37, missed his own degree and squandered his last student loan installment to fly 8,000 miles and study at a…

Thursday, September 22, 2022 at 5:49 p.mPress release: Fieldays NZ For the first time ever, Fieldays visitors will have the opportunity to learn about forestry from more than 40 industry…

Wellington will host the annual World of WearableArt Show for a further five years, it has been confirmed after an agreement was reached between the show and regional economic development agency WellingtonNZ. On Tuesday, the agency…

For much of the 20thth For the twentieth century—that is, for most of the history of professional sport—arts and sport were widely considered almost mutually exclusive. In fact, it was a common belief, especially in the West, that it…

Thursday, September 15, 2022 at 3:40 p.mPress release: TerraNova Te Ao Earth Week is a celebration of the vernal equinox and a call for environmental protection. In Aotearoa, New Zealand we…

The leading Indian off-spinner was an excellent practitioner of defensive bowling skills in T20 cricket. When Ravichandran Ashwin takes on Sri Lanka's dangerous mid-range power hitter Bhanuka Rajapaksa in a clash at the Asia Cup 2022 in…

ThingsUp to 90 cruise ships, the largest of which is almost 350m long, will dock in Napier over the next few months. (file photo)Napier is looking forward to the return of the international cruise industry with up to 90 passenger ships…

If you were tasked with designing the perfect vacation destination, what would it entail? Lots of sunshine, more than 150 wineries, world-famous hiking trails and 4000 km² of coastline that ducks and dives around wonderfully secluded…

After rocking the stages in England, The Writer heads to New Zealand. Sam Brooks speaks to his director and explains why they are excited for audiences to experience this remarkable work. TAuthor is a modest title for a show trying to do…

The central staircase on the ground floor. Photo / IncludedAfter five months of work, Wellington's main library has been gutted and is finally ready for construction.The existing internal structure of Te Matapihi ki te Ao Nui is now vacant…

The nation's top netball players have descended on the Traralgon Indoor Sports Stadium for the inaugural Australian Netball Championships.The competition aims to discover emerging talent from 10 state and territory teams playing in the…

IKEA, everyone's favorite meatball furniture and homewares store, is throwing a mammoth feast, and you're all invited. IKEA is a mecca of chic design, ingenious storage and unbeatable prices that can transform even the smallest bedroom in…

The future of Christchurch's beloved quake-damaged Dux de Lux pub remains up in the air after restoration talks collapsed. A group of local businessmen had put forward a plan to restore the former Dux de Lux, also known as the Student Union…

The collaborative project examines conversations between artists, scientists and the public about how to protect AntarcticaThe symbiosis between art and science comes to life with a new exhibition at the University of Wollongong (UOW) that…

Taane Mete, who will be dancing alongside the Atamira Dance Company at Te Wheke. Photo / IncludedIf you're looking for a show to "open your mind and heart," then "this is the one for you."Those are the words of choreographer and dancer…

Brian Anderton (ONZM) has left an indelible mark on New Zealand's thoroughbred industry through his actions with White Robe Lodge on the outskirts of Mosgiel. He was inducted into the New Zealand Racing Hall of Fame…

MARTIN DE RUYTER/MATERIALSAs part of her solo exhibition SLAP! at the Quiet Dog Gallery in Nelson.A worn sign in a Nelson parking lot has been redesigned inspired by street art. The artist Ann Braunsteiner presents her solo exhibition,…

Walk past Mervin Singham's art studio and you're likely to hear Nina Simone, possibly some Tchaikovsky, or even Indian classical music. Stick your head in and you'll find the officer is engrossed in the painting.…

cw brings you the latest arts and entertainment news from the Canberra area. This week's highlight: a local film embarks on an international film festival and an alternative performing arts space hosts an open house. The film festival…

Ngāi Tamarāwaho Kauratua Peri Kohu pictured in 2018. Photo / George NovakNgāi Tamarāwaho Kauratua Peri Kohu's "significant legacy" in Tauranga Moana was recognized following his death on Tuesday. Tributes flow from across the city…

Words by Coco Veldkamp Rwanda-Kiwi rapper Raiza Biza brings his thought-provoking lyrics and smooth beats to Melbourne for a show at Ferdydurke this Sunday. A key part of New Zealand's underground hip-hop scene, Biza has…

Bali was selected by the International Festival Industry Coordinator for Buenos Aires for the Ministry of Arts and Culture of the Government of Buenos Aires to act as a host for the First Indonesian Preliminary Tango Dance…

QT Wellington - Harbor View Press Release – QT WellingtonQT Hotels & Resorts are celebrating two new awards from Hospitality New Zealand's prestigious Hospitality Awards for Excellence 2022tonight in Auckland. QT Wellington has…

Disused Anglican Church, Pawarenga, Whangape Harbour, Northland, May 10, 1982. Photo / Laurence AberhartOne of the most critically acclaimed works in the history of New Zealand photography comes to Northland.The Northland Churches Photo…

There may not be a Kiwi-trained runner in Group 1's $355,000 Blacks A Fake, but the New Zealand connection to harness racing runs deep. Spirit of St Louis A staggering eight of the 13 acceptors are either bred in…

Dumas-based Just for Pearls owner Nancy McGraw is delighted to be back with Art on the Border after the Classic Charitable Foundation went on hiatus due to the pandemic.McGraw said artists only need to know a little bit about the show and…

The historic hits just keep coming for Ireland. The first win in New Zealand last week was followed by another first in Wellington: a second straight win over the All Blacks to take the Test series against the most formidable rugby nations…

Fulya Erdemci, a successful Turkish curator and representative of the country's contemporary art scene, has died of cancer. Reports of her death were confirmed on social media by the Istanbul Biennial, of which she was director from 1994…

Home prices may be falling, but homeownership still feels like a pipe dream for many as the national median price is still over $800,000. There are places where you can buy a property for less than half that - you just have to be…

The renowned artist and graphic artist Joseph Zirker passed away on June 25, two months before his 98th birthday. Earlier this year there was an exhibition of his work at Café Zoë near his studio in the Willows section of Menlo Park.…

Rainy weather is likely to hit the region on Monday. Photo / George Novak Rainy weather will not prevent a plethora of events and activities taking place in Tauranga this school holiday.Options range from a Matariki puppet show to a robot…

CLANCY OVERELL | editor | CONTACT As the march towards the 2023 Rugby World Cup begins in France, more eyes than ever are following the mid-year tests. With Bledisloe, the Spring Tour and RWC exhibition…

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After World War II, New Zealand brought a period of prosperity. Also known as the baby boomer years, high fertility rates led to a surge in population as families reunited and new families were formed. And after the austerity of the war…

Digital networks and social media may be the ideal vehicle in today's modern technology world to show the beauty of the world to daydream explorers around the world, but travel is so much more than just the perfect social media picture…

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Press Release – Te Karanga a Hape Te Karanga a Hape is calling you to Tamaki Makaau's famous Karangahape Road to celebrate the Maori New Year with a progressive street party on Thursday 23 June (the evening before the first…

The Snowy Valleys Sculpture Trail offers a new reason for a breathtaking driving vacation along the Snowy Valleys Way.This new and significant series of sculpture collections, created in response to the 2019-2020 Black Summer Fires, has…

Modernist architect Vladimir Cacala, who arrived in New Zealand from Czechoslovakia in 1952, designed some of the country's most coveted mid-century homes. They have stood the test of time as wonderful examples of international modernism…

The Audain Art Museum in Whistler is worth seeing. As well as the building itself, which is notable enough, is the art inside. Announcements,!-->!-->!-->…

I made my way to several days nonkrong at Gudskul, arrived in the mid-morning quiet to sit under the breadnut trees with anyone who felt like chatting. When the collectives bought the property, it had an indoor soccer field, so ruangrupa…

Get ready to kick up your heels and warm up this winter with a scintillating program of the best and boldest performers at the 22nd Adelaide Cabaret Festival, which kicks off tonight at the Adelaide Festival Centre. International star and…

Wednesday, June 8, 2022 at 9:43 amPress Release: Marlborough District Council Blenheim's new sports center and three public toilet upgrades have been shortlisted for the 2022 Nelson and…

A former barista has revealed how she creates stunning artistic images in the frothed milk on her latte coffee.New Zealand artist Huyen Phan, 26, discovered her talent working in a café in Auckland.Now Phan wants to open a school to teach…

BALTIMORE & LAUSANNE, Switzerland & AUCKLAND, New Zealand--(BUSINESS WIRE). intensive intervention to restore mobility in patients who have suffered a stroke. The Phase 2 Enhancing Spontaneous Recovery After Stroke Study…

As the heavy crown of England weighed down on her on Coronation Day in 1953, Elizabeth Windsor was transfigured into a dynastic icon. As with her Elizabethan namesake, she has since cloaked a sphinx-like inscrutability. We know no more of…

The enduring power of portraiture over time will be seen when two major exhibitions open at the Art Gallery of South Australia in July. Large format video portraits by pioneering artist Robert Wilson are presented in the Australian…

Featuring most of the members of Robert and Jenna Dunn's trotting team in Auckland as Sundees Son (Majestic son) attempting to win a third straight Rowe Cup, Korbyn Newman is in the hot seat at Addington on Friday…

Eli Burakian talks about his journey from Dartmouth student to college photographer and what it's like to capture Dartmouth through his lens.…

BBC Radio 3 today announced the next cohort of participants in its New Generation Artists programme. Pianist Fergus McCreadie is the eighth jazz musician to join the program (full list of others below). Fergus McCreadie. Photo…

A major investment by one of Australia and New Zealand's largest food manufacturers creates a boost in employment in Ballarat.Core items:Over $130 million will be invested in a new flour mill in BallaratThe facility will create over 400…

Don't stop dreaming (NZ) (luck of the weather) kept his unbeaten record intact as he led a field of trotting dominated by NZB Standardbred graduates and finished on Friday 13th Don't stop dreaming (NZB Standardbred…

New Zealand today welcomed its first ownership of the voco brand with the highly anticipated launch of voco city center of Aucklanda brand new, state-of-the-art hotel in the heart of the City of Sails. A joint partnership between…

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Stargazers from across Aotearoa have sent images to 1News, capturing the sights of falling meteors and glowing planets that lit up Sunday's skies.The Eta Aquariid meteor shower framed by the glow of four planets. (Source: Josh Aoraki)From…

Posted May 07, 2022 at 12:37 p.m 'Taken from the brick'. Brick by brick, Gisborne's own Jonathan Samson has been built for tomorrow!-->…

Day-j Mahana Gemmel and Taina McClutchie bring Tahitian dance to Flaxmere.A Tahitian dance class, run out of the Flaxmere Community Center, brings together people from all backgrounds looking for something new to try.Raised in Tahiti,…

picture: KiwiWeekSunday May 1st saw the start of New Zealand's first KiwiWeek celebration, dubbed Kēmu Whakatau O Aotearoa. Aims to spread awareness of Kiwi games and designers, organizers created a stacked schedule of events for the week,!-->!-->…

"It's important that your house takes care of you, not that you take care of your house," says the New York-based Irish designer, known simply as Clodagh. The Sligo-born interior designer,…

Nelson's latest giant mural has turned an unlikely place into a place of beauty - the hidden gem. Artist Sean Duffell (Ngāti Porou) and his collaborators Thijs de Koning and Chris Zesk spent five days over Easter installing the work at…

Peterborough artist Jeni Cairns will have a role in the Jubilee competition - here is the synopsis of the performances that will be staged on Sunday 5th June as the grand finale of the Queen's Platinum Jubilee weekend: – ACT I: FOR…

The Te Pae Center in Christchurch reopens to celebrate all New Zealanders Thanks to architects Woods Bagot and Warren & Mahoney, and arts, culture and heritage advocate Puamiria Parata-Goodall,…

VENICE, Italy – For the first time in the 127-year history of the Venice Biennale, the world's oldest and most important contemporary art fair, under the curatorial direction of Cecilia Alemani, presents a majority of female and…

Thursday, April 21, 2022 at 6:45 p.mPress Release: New Zealand Government A new state-of-the-art e-waste sorting and shredding machine officially went into operation in Auckland…

Georgia Schofield/Live Ocean RacingThe first Live Ocean Racing campaign will promote women sailing in foiling catamarans.Live Ocean Racing's all-female crew have made a credible debut on the international circuit. Skippered by Liv…

Layering paint is a common art making technique, but Hannah Jensen takes this approach to another level in her creative practice. The New Zealand-based artist uses printing techniques such as intaglio, etching and…

Air New Zealand has resumed its popular non-stop service from Auckland to San Francisco as demand for travel continues to rise. The move follows the airline that recently announced the start of its new service between Auckland…

Ali Williams and Anna Mowbray before and after the demolition of their property. Photo / via InstagramToy billionaire Anna Mowbray and her partner, former All Black Ali Williams, have called in an expert on one of Auckland's most expensive…

Helen McConnochie was also one of the first recipients of one of broadcasting's highest honors, the Bill Toft Memorial Award. Photo / NZMEObituary: Helen McConnochie1925 – 2022Napier's Helen McConnochie was a pioneer in women's…

Today's amazing NFT artist interview is with the phenomenal Michelle von Kalben, whose amazing 3D art is collected by some of the top NFT collectors on SuperRare, some of whom are selling around 10 ETH. We are incredibly…

ROSEMARY KEMPTON In this month's exhibition at the Napa Library, Chris Sauer shares the beauty he's found in nature with photos he calls "natural abstractions,"…

news, local news, Arts, music, dance, theatre: you name it, Denison College Bathurst High Campus will showcase it to the wider public for its first Block Fest on Friday. It's not just student creativity being showcased, however, with cult…

The only published and available indie bestseller book list in New Zealand is the top 10 sales list recorded each week in Unity Books stores in High St, Auckland and Willis St, Wellington. AUCKLAND 1 Grand: To be my mother's daughter by…

JOHN BISSET/stuffMaevi Fleming from South Canterbury has won a national poster competition.A South Canterbury teenager's depiction of Papatūānuku (Earth Mother) surrendering the land to the Tamariki won the middle section of a national art…

New Zealand in My Eyes costume front and back. Photo / Whanganui Regional Museum. Whanganui Regional Museum Collection Ref: 2010.50.1What could you make with $10 used curtains?When we ask Daniella Sasvári that question, the answer is a…

ALDEN WILLIAMS/stuffThe NG Building is located on Madras Street in the center of Christchurch. It stands on a site earmarked for the city's new sports stadium.The 117-year-old NG building, which sits on land needed for Christchurch's new…

Edith Collier's Grannie O'Ready's Kitchen, c.1914, oil on canvas laid down on board.Donating an artwork to the Sarjeant Gallery collection can be a wonderful way to commemorate a dear friend or family member.The painting Grannie O'Ready's…

Mark Reason is a sports columnist for Stuff OPINION: It's been almost a quarter of a century since New Zealand won the Women's Cricket World Cup, but that span looks like a millisecond compared to their chances of ever doing so again in the…

Two doctors share Mexico's artistic heritage through pottery.Flor de Barro Gallery owner Dr. Edmundo Calleros and María Guadalupe Garcia have been married for 30 years and share a love of collecting pottery from Mata Ortiz, a Mexican…

Follow us on Telegram for the latest updates: https://t.me/mothershipsg New Zealand will open its borders to tourists from visa-exempt countries from 11:59 p.m. (local time) on May 1. Fully vaccinated visitors from those countries,…

LAS VEGAS (KTNV) - This week we have a special edition of the community calendar dedicated to St. Patrick's Day. It includes everything you love about the Las Vegas Valley weekly list of things to do, plus the added bonus of festive…

DAVID UNWIN/stuffSam Savage finishes his artwork on Saturday.An air of style is sprayed on a Manawatū town known for its authenticity. Artists from across New Zealand turned old building walls into canvases in Feilding for the Manawatū…

The 1909 painting 'Evening at Staithes' by the renowned Scottish painter William Pratt, which left England in the early 20th century, shows the High Street in the moonlight with the village's hooded shoppers illuminated by the glow of the…