Collaboration driver in taking conducting route
Ben Bayl has gone from pianist to organist to conductor as he discovered the joys of working in a team. He talks to Rebecca Fox from his home in Budapest ...
Art seen, July 17th
Art seen, July 17th
Art Seen by James Dignan.
Show brings connection
Show brings connection
Lizzie Tollemache's dream of an all inclusive space is coming true in Dunedin this month.
Review: Enthralling recital leaves audience breathless
Review: Enthralling recital leaves audience breathless
Virtuosic flourishes executed throughout a programme of complex works kept a capacity Hanover Hall audience enthralled during Friday’s recital by pianist Abhinath Berry.
Review: Globe takes energetic approach to ‘Shrew’
Review: Globe takes energetic approach to ‘Shrew’
The Globe Theatre’s bonkers take on one of Shakespeare’s more difficult plays keeps the energy high and brings the comedy to the fore, making its production of The Taming of the Shrew an...
Review: Show draws ‘amazing crowd’
Review: Show draws ‘amazing crowd’
The colours of Africa worn by City Choir Dunedin members set the mood for Zimbe!, Saturday’s vibrant presentation of music from the continent.
Arts fellows field questions
Arts fellows field questions
About 100 people gathered in the Dunedin Public Art Gallery on Saturday to fire questions at the 2025 University of Otago Arts Fellows.
Impressive and vibrant experience
Impressive and vibrant experience
City Choir DunedinZimbe!Knox Church, Saturday, July 12
Truly outstanding recital
Truly outstanding recital
Abhinath Berry, Hanover Hall, Friday July 11.
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Photo in exhibition a source of pride
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Photo in exhibition a source of pride
Living with cerebral palsy and profound deafness means Callum Flett does not have the luxury of easy communication.
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Bulldog mural to replace kissing kids
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Bulldog mural to replace kissing kids
A British bulldog will replace a pair of lovestruck children as the new face of a central Dunedin building.
Detailed approach
Detailed approach
An intricate sand mandala has been created by Tibetan monks at the Dunedin Community Gallery.
Art seen: July 10
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Art seen: July 10
By Joanna Osborne
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Images that say more
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Images that say more
A selection of late photographer Marti Friedlander’s rural South Island photographs which have never been seen in the South are on exhibit at Starkwhite in Queenstown.
In full bloom
In full bloom
Mural artist Koryu Aoshima with his new artwork on the side of South Dunedin's Aurora Health Centre.
Inspiration home-grown for award-winning artist
Inspiration home-grown for award-winning artist
Flowers from her garden provided the inspiration for Otago Arts Society winner Rod Eales.
Obituary: John Simpson, artist
Obituary: John Simpson, artist
Fine arts academic and silversmith Harold John Simpson was the first professor of fine arts at the University of Canterbury, and headed its School of Fine Arts from 1961-90.
Variety of artworks amazes
Variety of artworks amazes
The judges for the Otago Arts Society’s annual exhibition awards say this year has made them look a lot closer at things.
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Body of work
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Body of work
Vincent Ward is an award-winning, internationally recognised New Zealand film-maker, but he is also a practising artist who is showing his "Palimpsest/Landscapes" work in the South Island for...
Art seen: July 3
Art seen: July 3
By James Dignan