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Reshaping loss into art
After fire nearly destroyed her St Leonards’ home, artist, academic and poet Dr Susan Wardell had a strong impulse to make art.
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Art seen: March 4
Art seen: March 4
By James Dignan
Art seen: February 26
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Art seen: February 26
By Joanna Osborne
Art seen: February 19
Art seen: February 19
By James Dignan
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Drawn in by a rule-breaker
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Drawn in by a rule-breaker
DPAG curator Lucy Hammonds could not resist finding out what leading ceramicist Peter Hawkesby, who has moved to Dunedin, was working on and putting on display for the region to see.
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Visitors ‘rewarded’ with new mural
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Visitors ‘rewarded’ with new mural
Waikouaiti’s Main Rd has received a fresh artistic boost with the completion of a mural celebrating both local creativity and community pride, Jules Chin reports.
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Championing NZ’s native bee
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Championing NZ’s native bee
Bees are essential pollinators who play a crucial role in the ecosystem and are at the heart of Dunedin artists Taarn Scott and Hana Pera Aoake’s latest project "Let the Honey Soak Through".
Art seen: February 12
Art seen: February 12
By James Dignan
Art seen: February 5
Art seen: February 5
By James Dignan
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Life, line and the lay of the land
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Life, line and the lay of the land
Dunedin man David Craig won this year’s Aspiring Art Prize with an expressionist painting Wānaka judges described as feeling "alive and responsive".
Obituary: Martin Parr, photographer
Obituary: Martin Parr, photographer
British photographer Martin Parr said his life’s work was about showing the difference between mythology and reality.
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Move brings out the colour
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Move brings out the colour
Artist Clive Humphreys still considers Dunedin home, even though he has lived on Waiheke Island for the past seven years.
Art seen: January 29
Art seen: January 29
By Joanna Osborne
Summer art exhibition attracts over 100 entries
Summer art exhibition attracts over 100 entries
More than 100 Otago artists feature in the Otago Art Society’s summer exhibition at the Dunedin Railway Station.
Oamaru artist facing threat to iconic gallery told 'tough titties'
Oamaru artist facing threat to iconic gallery told 'tough titties'
An Oamaru artist battling a 300% rent rise and other changes affecting her iconic gallery was told "tough titties" when she complained.
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Finding time for creation
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Finding time for creation
Having to make the tough decision to give up a career she loved, Dunedin woman Disa Walker decided to go back to the activities she used to love
Art seen: January 22
Art seen: January 22
By James Dignan
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What's on for 2026
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What's on for 2026
It's time to find out what will be entertaining, exciting, stimulating, getting us talking and inspiring us in Dunedin in 2026.
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Murals created for festival ‘transformation’ for town
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Murals created for festival ‘transformation’ for town
Te Anau was transformed last week into a bustling open-air gallery as artists from near and far converged for its first street art festival.
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Outside the box
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Outside the box
For the past 10 years Dunedin Dream Brokerage has been finding homes for art projects in empty urban or retail spaces throughout Dunedin.