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Art festival sparks ‘friendly curiosity’
An organiser has hailed South Dunedin’s inaugural street art festival a success, as the celebration of local people, stories and history comes to a close.
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Back where it all began
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Back where it all began
Peter Hayden has unfinished business with Roger Hall’s plays. So the Dunedin actor is staging End of Summertime in Dunedin, he tells Rebecca Fox.
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Passionate about people and stone
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Passionate about people and stone
Seeing his ‘‘wild Southland’’ stone with yacht masts and the ocean behind it on Auckland’s Viaduct Harbour for the Aotearoa Art Fair Sculpture Trail is a nice ‘...
Artworks link airport to storied landscape
Artworks link airport to storied landscape
Prominent artworks by two Kāi Tahu artists lie at the heart of Dunedin Airport’s now-completed new-look first floor.
Art seen: April 23
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Art seen: April 23
By Joanna Osborne
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Mentoring jewellers of the future
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Mentoring jewellers of the future
Three jewellers at different stages of their art practice have come together in a tiny Dunedin studio to learn from each other and create together. Rebecca Fox talks to John Z Robinson,...
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Unexpected, uncanny ceramics
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Unexpected, uncanny ceramics
Highlighting four emerging Dunedin ceramicists pushing the limit of what ceramics can do is the aim of exhibition ‘‘Holding Space’’ at one of Dunedin’s newest...
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Celebrations for gallery reopening
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Celebrations for gallery reopening
A host of events to celebrate the reopening of Oamaru’s Forrester Gallery and the grand opening of the new gallery extension, will take place from the start of next week.
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Homecoming for Ngāi Tahu artworks
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Homecoming for Ngāi Tahu artworks
The first exhibition in the newly extended Forrester Gallery in Oamaru will be "Paemanu: Kārakaraka Toi", a collaborative collection of works by Ngāi Tahu artists which is arriving home for the first time.
Art seen: April 16
Art seen: April 16
By James Dignan
Obituary: Philip Trusttum, artist
Obituary: Philip Trusttum, artist
New Zealand figurative expressionist artist Philip Trusttum was an internationally regarded creator of large-scale, energetic paintings.
Queenstown sculptor still creating at 92
Queenstown sculptor still creating at 92
At 92 years old Arrow Junction sculptor Morgan Jones may have slowed down but he cannot stop making things.
Art seen: April 9
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Art seen: April 9
By Joanna Osborne
Art a path to conservation
Art a path to conservation
Known for her vibrant paintings of New Zealand’s flora and fauna, Dunedin-based artist Clare Reilly is also a strong advocate for conservation. The painter tells Rebecca Fox how her painting...
Art seen: April 2
Art seen: April 2
By James Dignan
Narrowing everything down
Narrowing everything down
Australian painter Marko Hrubyj-Piper likes to have a goal to focus on, so an exhibition at Dunedin’s Gallery de Novo seemed like the perfect opportunity. He tells Rebecca Fox about learning...
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Creativity of pupils on display
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Creativity of pupils on display
What do a pineapple, a crocodile and Hannah Whittaker’s father have in common?
Paintings by Renoir, Cezanne and Matisse stolen
Paintings by Renoir, Cezanne and Matisse stolen
Paintings by French masters Renoir, Cezanne and Matisse, worth a combined $18m, have been stolen from a private museum in Italy.
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Gallery keeps home fires burning
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Gallery keeps home fires burning
Never before seen acquisitions mix with pieces that form the foundation of the Dunedin Public Art Gallery collection in a significant new book and related exhibition, "Te Ahikāroa".
Art seen: March 26
Art seen: March 26
By Laura Elliott