Music has proved to be an important outlet for flautist Rachelle Eastwood as she processes her grief at losing three grandparents reasonably close together.
Interdisciplinary artists Josiah Morgan and Elisa Jones cannot resist a challenge, such as turning a play — a Shakespeare one at that — with more than 40 roles into...
Award-winning New Zealand dancer, choreographer and video artist Louise Pōtiki Bryant’s latest work comes from the need to manage her obsessive compulsive disorder.
Doug Hart might be retired but he has never hung up his paint brush.
The old and rarely seen in New Zealand art of scrimshaw has captured the judges’ imagination and won practitioner Gus Milne the top award in the Craigs Aspiring Art Prize in Wānaka this summer.
Inspired by Queenstown’s vibe and environment, Christchurch artist Carrie Broomhall has created a series of work for her first solo exhibition, Rebecca Fox reports.
This year is shaping up to be a busy one in Otago as festivals return with international acts and top-performing NZ artists and home-grown talent plan shows in the region.
Ralph Hotere is considered one of New Zealand’s most significant modern artists but an exhibition aims to shed more light on the man behind the work, his everyday life and relationships with other...
A Bannockburn winery has received recognition from wine industry specialists from around the world.
After her third exhibition date was scuppered, Caroline McQuarrie was afraid her work Like The Turf would never see the light of day.
Printmaker Jo Ogier has taken a step on to the wild side with her latest works embracing paint and ceramics in re-creating the flora and fauna of Maruawai — the...
Dunedin artists Miranda Bellamy and Amanda Fauteux are the Frances Hodgkins Fellows for 2024.
What did contemporary art and artists look like in 1880s and 1890s Dunedin, ask Dunedin Public Art Gallery curators Lucy Hammonds and Lauren Gutsell in their ...
The West Harbour Charitable Trust has inspired children’s creativity for generations.
Artist Angela Tiatia has fond memories of her one and only visit to Dunedin 23 years ago, so getting the chance to exhibit at the Dunedin Public Art Gallery has given her an opportunity to return...
Fresh Christmas gives you plenty of inspiration for the festive season. From budget friendly fare, to delicious desserts and stunning side dishes, plus great wine to go with the perfect cheese board.
Inspired by his grandmother’s struggle with Alzheimer's and dementia, artist and musician Benjamin Sargeant has created a series of embroidered artworks focused on the forget-me-not...
The finishing touches are going on, the work spaces are being cleaned out and the countdown is on for Dunedin School of Art’s final-year students as they work towards "Site 2024".
Somi Kim has always been a good multi-tasker but those skills have been put to the test with an 8-month-old baby and a career to juggle. Rebecca Fox talks to the NZTrio pianist.
Waterloo, Mamma Mia, Dancing Queen, Thank You For The Music - these are just some of Abba’s greatest hits that the Dunedin Symphony Orchestra will perform in its latest crossover concert.