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
Halves make a whole
Halves make a whole
A simple semicircle encompasses some big ideas, Anya Samarasinghe writes.
Obituary: Fred Graham, artist
Obituary: Fred Graham, artist
Respected artist Fred Graham remained relevant right up until the end: a major new sculpture, Te Manu Rangimaarie, was unveiled at Taupiri just before his death.
The whare that travelled the globe
The whare that travelled the globe
The little-known story of the Mataatua Whare will be brought to life by the music of Dame Gillian Whitehead, the Dunedin Symphony Orchestra and soloists Tomairangi Henare, Paul Whelan and Rebecca Ryan this weekend.
Art seen . . .
Art seen . . .
The term "takata whenua" is not mere words. It expresses the connection Māori have with the land.
Storytelling gets technical
Storytelling gets technical
A residency in Dunedin provided the breakthrough for writer and technical storyteller Karen Wrigglesworth, so she is hoping that another visit to write will prove to be equally successful.
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Firing things up
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Firing things up
One of New Zealand’s top ceramicists, Chris Weaver, has been working on his latest collection at the Dunedin School of Art.