Covid-19 and climate change explored by Dunedin artist in new work
Watch: Climate change and Covid-19 are just two of the themes in explored in the latest artworks by Dunedin artist Nigel Brown.
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Art seen: July 9
Art seen: July 9
‘‘TIME is Love’’, curated by Kisito Assangni(Blue Oyster and The Nomadic Art Gallery)‘‘TIME is Love’’ is a collaborative exhibition of video art showing at the Blue Oyster for a two-week period....
Invercargill's creative talent adds colour to inner city
Invercargill's creative talent adds colour to inner city
WATCH: Invercargill's inner city has been given a splash of colour as more than 120 community groups leave their artistic mark on the city's CBD redevelopment
Carving better way to reduce violence
Carving better way to reduce violence
Dunedin carver Riki Tamakehu presented carvings to two Dunedin community groups yesterday to thank them for their work to counter family violence.
Gallery conservator cleans early painting at clinic
Gallery conservator cleans early painting at clinic
An accomplished art work by a late Dunedin artist, which depicted Waterloo Bridge, London, attracted extra attention at a free art clinic yesterday.
Roaming creatives undaunted
Roaming creatives undaunted
The Belgian creative forces behind the Nomadic Art Gallery have had an exciting year, having already survived a pandemic and a few other tough moments.
Art seen: July 2
Art seen: July 2
‘‘Climate of Change’’, Nigel Brown(Milford Gallery)The politics of environmentalism have never been far beneath the surface of Nigel Brown's work, often breaking through to point a green finger at...
Keep calm and carry on
Keep calm and carry on
As the lights go on at Dunedin’s theatres for the first time since the Covid-19 lockdown closed all venues, Dr Seuss’s The Cat in the Hat will be the first act at the Regent Theatre next week.
Art seen: June 25
Art seen: June 25
"Bird Call", Chris Charteris.(Milford Galleries). APTLY named, the call or song of birds can almost be heard emanating from the opening in the raised beak of Birdsong (2020), a large, sensuously...
Changing lifestyles
Changing lifestyles
Visiting "home" for an extended holiday, Berlin-based artist Pete Wheeler and his family got caught up in New Zealand’s lockdown choosing to sit it out in Dunedin. He tells Rebecca Fox about...
Three Banksy artworks going up for auction in NZ
Three Banksy artworks going up for auction in NZ
Three works by elusive and controversial street artist Banksy are set to go up for auction in New Zealand next week.
Traumatic transformation
Traumatic transformation
After months of delays and unhappy surprises, Oamaru’s Forrester Gallery will open its doors this week. Rebecca Fox talks to Jane Macknight about the trials and tribulations of renovating a...
Public art work to function as gateway
Public art work to function as gateway
Dunedin artist Ayesha Green is delighted her work has been chosen to feature in the Octagon.
Winning Octagon artwork inspired by local runaka
Winning design for Octagon artwork inspired by local rūnaka
The Dunedin City Council has selected the winning proposal for a piece of public art in the Octagon.
Pushing the limits
Pushing the limits
The work of the late Paul Cullen, one of New Zealand’s most respected sculptors and installation artists, is, for the first time, being shown at the Dunedin Public Art Gallery. Rebecca Fox...
Dunedin artist painting for the catwalks of the world
Dunedin artist painting for the catwalks of the world
Landmark wrapper artist Christo dies
Landmark wrapper artist Christo dies
Christo, the Bulgarian-born artist best known for his temporary installations based on wrapping the exteriors of landmark buildings, bridges and outdoor spaces, has died at 84.
$70m boost for arts, Te Papa bailout
$70m boost for arts, Te Papa bailout
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has announced more than $70 million for the arts sector, including an $18 million package to keep national museum Te Papa afloat.