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‘Otakou voices’ in sculpture
‘Otakou voices’ in sculpture
It was an emotional moment for artist Ayesha Green when the covers came off her Ko te Tuhono sculpture in the Octagon.
Hotere works fetch top bids in sale
Hotere works fetch top bids in sale
It appears a Burial at Sea and a Window in Spain are popular — but a Wounded Carrot is not.
Art Seen: December 2
Art Seen: December 2
BY ROBYN MAREE PICKENS
City’s arts community to get space
City’s arts community to get space
A "sanctuary" for the arts and performance community will be opened in Invercargill next year following a $150,000 funding grant from the Ministry for Culture and Heritage.
Work by top NZ artists offered in online auction
Work by top NZ artists offered in online auction
If you would like a Wounded Carrot, a Burial at Sea, or even a Window in Spain, now is your chance to buy one.
Artworks’ theme put to public vote
Artworks’ theme put to public vote
Millers Flat artist Sally Jory’s latest artworks are an act of democracy.
Artist Robert Ellis dies at 92
Artist Robert Ellis dies at 92
New Zealand artist Robert Ellis died this week at the age of 92, leaving behind a prominent body of artwork that brought together pakeha and Māori influences.
Joanna Margaret Paul: Imagined in the Context of a Room
Joanna Margaret Paul: Imagined in the Context of a Room
We can learn a lot by paying such attention to the work of artist Joanna Margaret Paul, writes reviewer Peter Stupples.
Dunedin Art Show offers wide array
Dunedin Art Show offers wide array
Max Simpson (10), of Dunedin, admires the work of artist Mauricio Benega at the Dunedin Art Show at the Edgar Centre yesterday morning.
Art Seen: November 18
Art Seen: November 18
BY JAMES DIGNAN
Young art talent on show
Young art talent on show
Nerves, excitement, relief are just some of the emotions Dunedin School of Art’s final year students are experiencing as their work goes on display to the public this weekend. Rebecca Fox talks to...
Sods turned for new Octagon artwork
Sods turned for new Octagon artwork
A gateway connecting us with our deep ancestral ecologies and a passage to our landscape, our life and the wairua we share with the harbour is one step closer to opening in the Octagon.
Vandals key to project success
Vandals key to project success
The vandals who damaged Maggie Covell’s art billboards and posters in public parks ensured her message reached larger audiences than it might have done otherwise.
Art Seen: November 11
Art Seen: November 11
BY JAMES DIGNAN
Foreign objects
Foreign objects
Experiencing something totally foreign to you for the first time is a feeling Auckland artist Peter Simpson is investigating in his exhibition ‘‘Literature’s arrival to the Pacific’’. Rebecca Fox...
Artist illustrates wahines’ stories
Artist illustrates wahines’ stories
After French artist Loren Pasquier arrived in New Zealand several years ago, she became fascinated by the Maori culture.
Police investigating Māori carving destroyed by vandals
Police investigating Māori carving destroyed by vandals
A popular Māori carving at Cass Bay near Lyttelton was vandalised over the weekend.
Art Seen: November 4
Art Seen: November 4
BY ROBYN MAREE PICKENS
Kaupapa Maori connections
Kaupapa Maori connections
A group of young Maori art practitioners curating an exhibition at the Dunedin Public Art Gallery have created a multilayered journey in pursuit of a greater understanding of matauranga Maori (Maori knowledge).