Mural brings cultures together
Roxburgh's diverse community has made a big splash on one of the town’s Victorian buildings.
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Artist wants NZ home for Richie McCaw sculpture
Artist wants NZ home for Richie McCaw sculpture
A Chinese artist wants to find a Kiwi home for his huge metal sculpture of former All Black captain Richie McCaw.
Ex-banker fined $87m for smuggling Picasso
Ex-banker fined $87m for smuggling Picasso
An elderly former Spanish bank chairman has been fined $87 million after being convicted of smuggling a Picasso painting abroad after it was designated a national treasure.
Metal sculptures ‘just a bit of fun’
Metal sculptures ‘just a bit of fun’
A humble man on Otago Peninsula is transforming scrap metal to works of art.
Festival co-ordinator no stranger to events role
Festival co-ordinator no stranger to events role
Dunedin Fringe Festival’s new volunteer co-ordinator loves the ‘‘hustle and bustle’’ of festivals.
Dunedin arts scene flourishes
Dunedin arts scene flourishes
Dunedin’s vibrant arts scene continues to flourish with a raft of fine arts, musical and theatre exhibitions, productions and events planned for this year. Rebecca Fox takes a look at some of what...
Art Seen: January 16
Art Seen: January 16
In this week's Art Seen, James Dignan looks at exhibitions from the Dunedin Public Art Gallery, Opavivara, and Robert P. West.
City handed a bouquet
City handed a bouquet
Vibrant figures offer flowers to Dunedin on a new piece of Vogel St art.
On the 'dangerous class'
On the 'dangerous class'
The winning painting in this year’s Aspiring Art Competition had organisers scrambling for their dictionaries.
Octagon art plan decision delayed
Octagon art plan decision delayed
A push to find a new piece of public art for Dunedin’s Octagon is taking longer than expected, after ‘‘time constraints’’ led to the deadline for proposals being extended, the DCC says.
Hawea artist inspired by travel
Hawea artist inspired by travel
Journeys near and far are never complete without a sketchbook in hand for Lake Hawea artist Renee Walden.
Bushfire Christmas tree a poignant reminder
Bushfire Christmas tree a poignant reminder
A Christmas tree made from charred branches and other bushfire debris has been put up in Sydney's central business district in a poignant reminder of deadly wildfires that have ravaged much of...
On closer inspection
On closer inspection
The small and overlooked becomes larger than life in Suus Agnes Claessen's art, writes Tom McKinlay.
Art Seen: 12 December
Art Seen: 12 December
In this week's Art Seen, Robyn Maree Pickens looks at exhibitions from the Dunedin Public Art Gallery, Philip Trusttum, and a joint exhibition from Ophelia King and Amy Unkovich.
Pulsing with civic pride
Pulsing with civic pride
As the debate about future uses of the Octagon heats up, DPAG curatorial intern Milly Mitchell-Anyon’s look at how it became the heart of Dunedin is a timely reminder of the changing nature and function of the site.
Banksy highlights Christmas homeless plight
Banksy highlights Christmas homeless plight
Elusive British street artist Banksy has highlighted the issue of rough sleeping in a seasonal mural showing two flying reindeer pulling a homeless man on a street-bench sleigh.
An artist’s brush with Cubism
An artist’s brush with Cubism
Dame Louise Henderson was born in Paris at the beginning of La Belle Epoch (The Golden Age) at the turn of the 20th-century.
Councillors favour ambitious gallery expansion
Councillors favour ambitious gallery expansion
The Waitaki District Council will seek external funding to complete a $3.4 million expansion of Oamaru’s public art gallery, the Forrester Gallery.
Art Seen: 05 December
Art Seen: 05 December
In this week's Art Seen, James Dignan looks at exhibitions from Kathryn Madill and Valerie Hammond, Yuki Kihara, and a group exhibition from Nick Austin, Campbell Patterson and Ed Richie.
Tight team of two
Tight team of two
A chance meeting in a small Italian town changed Kate and Luigi Agnelli’s lives forever. Kate tells Rebecca Fox how they came to visit Arrowtown.