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Donna Demente is facing the closure of her Oamaru gallery due to a significant rent rise. PHOTO:...

‘It’s do or die for me’, artist Donna Demente tells council

Donna Demente has asked the Waitaki District Council to reconsider its push to ‘‘commercialise’’ Oamaru’s historic precinct as a proposed rent hike threatens the future of her Grainstore Gallery.

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Army never far from artwork

Former army artist Matt Gauldie may be out of the army but he is still testing himself — this time with an exhibition of bronze bird sculptures, he tells Rebecca Fox.

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Joint force of ‘sheer emotion’

In a first, the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra will play alongside the Dunedin Symphony on stage...

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Joint force of ‘sheer emotion’

Mahler’s Resurrection is one of the most significant works any orchestra can perform, also requiring a choir and soloists but add in another orchestra, it becomes a...

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Artists spurred by heritage inspiration

Rachel Taylor and Lawrence Creative Arts invite artists to get inspired by local heritage. PHOTO:...

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Artists spurred by heritage inspiration

Artists and history buffs are invited to gather above Lawrence this weekend to record a landscape at a point of change.

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Connection to city appreciated anew

Curator Dr Kirsty Baker (left) and artist Imogen Taylor at ‘‘From Behind’’, an exhibition of...

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Connection to city appreciated anew

Coming back to Dunedin after six years has a been a profound experience for artist Imogen Taylor.

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Art festival sparks ‘friendly curiosity’

Artist and South Dunedin Street Art Trail committee member Claire Rye has brought a splash of...

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Art festival sparks ‘friendly curiosity’

An organiser has hailed South Dunedin’s inaugural street art festival a success, as the celebration of local people, stories and history comes to a close.

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Passionate about people and stone

Luggate sculptor Josh Olley urges people to try for the impossible. PHOTOS: SUPPLIED

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Passionate about people and stone

Seeing his ‘‘wild Southland’’ stone with yacht masts and the ocean behind it on Auckland’s Viaduct Harbour for the Aotearoa Art Fair Sculpture Trail is a nice ‘...

Artworks link airport to storied landscape

Mauka Atua, the mountain range extending along the breadth of the Taieri Plains, features on a...

Artworks link airport to storied landscape

Prominent artworks by two Kāi Tahu artists lie at the heart of Dunedin Airport’s now-completed new-look first floor.

Mentoring jewellers of the future

Jewellers, from left, Aurora Smyth (Aurora Adorned), Mildred Leckie (Mildred Jewellery) and John...

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Mentoring jewellers of the future

Three jewellers at different stages of their art practice have come together in a tiny Dunedin studio to learn from each other and create together. Rebecca Fox talks to John Z Robinson,...

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Unexpected, uncanny ceramics

Highlighting four emerging Dunedin ceramicists pushing the limit of what ceramics can do is the aim of exhibition ‘‘Holding Space’’ at one of Dunedin’s newest...

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Celebrations for gallery reopening

Forrester Gallery curator Anna McLean stands in the soon-to-be-opened gallery extension. PHOTO:...

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Celebrations for gallery reopening

A host of events to celebrate the reopening of Oamaru’s Forrester Gallery and the grand opening of the new gallery extension, will take place from the start of next week.

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Homecoming for Ngāi Tahu artworks

Paemanu artists (from left) Aidan Taira, Madison Kelly, Vicki Lenihan, Kitty Brown, Moewai Marsh...

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Homecoming for Ngāi Tahu artworks

The first exhibition in the newly extended Forrester Gallery in Oamaru will be "Paemanu: Kārakaraka Toi", a collaborative collection of works by Ngāi Tahu artists which is arriving home for the first time.

Art seen: April 16

Orokonui, by Pauline Bellamy. Photo: Belllamys Metro

Art seen: April 16

By James Dignan

Obituary: Philip Trusttum, artist

Philip Trusttum. Photo: supplied/Christchurch Art Gallery

Obituary: Philip Trusttum, artist

New Zealand figurative expressionist artist Philip Trusttum was an internationally regarded creator of large-scale, energetic paintings.

Queenstown sculptor still creating at 92

Morgan Jones in the workshop with his steel sculpture About Nine (2021). PHOTO: SUPPLIED

Queenstown sculptor still creating at 92

At 92 years old Arrow Junction sculptor Morgan Jones may have slowed down but he cannot stop making things.

Art seen: April 9

‘‘The Ogee & Manaia’’ [installation view] from left to right: Manifold (2025); Up up up (2025...

Art seen: April 9

By Joanna Osborne

Art a path to conservation

Artist Clare Reilly at Orokonui Ecosanctuary. PHOTO: GERARD O'BRIEN

Art a path to conservation

Known for her vibrant paintings of New Zealand’s flora and fauna, Dunedin-based artist Clare Reilly is also a strong advocate for conservation. The painter tells Rebecca Fox how her painting...

Art seen: April 2

Beauty Lies in the Stills, by Hayley Nacey.

Art seen: April 2

By James Dignan

Narrowing everything down

Marko Hruybj-Piper at Gallery De Novo with two of his works. P HOTOS: GREGOR RICHARDSON

Narrowing everything down

Australian painter Marko Hrubyj-Piper likes to have a goal to focus on, so an exhibition at Dunedin’s Gallery de Novo seemed like the perfect opportunity. He tells Rebecca Fox about learning...

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