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    From the Banks of Waipahatu toward Punehu Falls, the Catlins, by Wayne Barrar

    Art Seen: April 8

    Landscapes are ubiquitous in NZ art; with natural beauties stretching the length of the country, there is endless inspiration for artists to depict the peaks and plains, the lakes and peninsulas, the dramatically changing seasons.

    Sculpture in the garden

    PHOTO: PETER MCINTOSH

    Sculpture in the garden

    Dunedin artist Kate Fitzharris works on a ceramic sculpture The Commons, which explores the collision between public and private spaces, in the Dunedin Botanic Garden at the weekend.

    Launching festival ‘nerve- racking’

    Dunedin Arts Festival director Charlie Unwin is ready to raise the curtain on this year’s...

    Launching festival ‘nerve- racking’

    It's almost showtime for the Dunedin Arts Festival 2021.

    An important insight

    Guide of Childhood: Sketch for Woman’s Mission 1, by George Hicks. COLLECTION OF THE DUNEDIN...

    An important insight

    A scene from "everyday life" in the Dunedin Public Art Gallery collection provides a missing link, writes Lauren Gutsell.

    Reconnecting to whakapapa

    Dancer Taiaroa Royal at a rehearsal of Wairua, a Dance Theatre production at the Ravensbourne...

    Reconnecting to whakapapa

    Top New Zealand dancer and choreographer Taiaroa Royal is re-establishing his connection to Otakou by returning to the stage to dance in Dunedin production Wairua.

    Art seen: April 1

    Fanua 3, by Yuki Kihara

    Art seen: April 1

    "A Song About Samoa — Fanua (Land)",Yuki Kihara(Milford Gallery)In Yuki Kihara’s second Kimono series, "Fanua (Land)", the artist continues to examine personal and Samoan national historical...

    The directors’ cut

    Hannah Molloy

    The directors’ cut

    As the Dunedin Fringe Festival closes and two other arts festivals loom, their directors peruse each other’s offerings.

    Lover of art and life important to nation

    Dunedin sculptor Peter Nicholls with the recreation of his 1989 sculpture Toroa, which was...

    Lover of art and life important to nation

    Sculptor Peter Nicholls knew how to make a commotion.

    Abandoned piano key to exhibition at Artsenta

    Artsenta director Paul Smith admires the ‘‘Creative Keys’’ exhibition at the art studio, in...

    Abandoned piano key to exhibition at Artsenta

    An abandoned musical instrument was the key to a creative art exhibition in this year’s Dunedin Fringe Festival.

    Art seen: March 25

    Exquisite Corpse. Image: supplied

    Art seen: March 25

    Exquisite corpse is a well-known exercise in which each participant creates a drawing that responds to the indicative lines or forms that cross the crease in the paper preceding it.

    University art collection worth $80m

    The Hocken Collections’ building in Anzac Ave.PHOTO: ODT FILES

    University art collection worth $80m

    The University of Otago’s art collection is worth more than $80 million.

    Significant Archibald Baxter poetry find

    University of Otago student Caitlin Duff (19) holds a book of poems by Dunedin conscientious...

    Significant Archibald Baxter poetry find

    A Dunedin student’s discovery and publication of poems by World War 1 conscientious objector Archibald Baxter is shedding new light on previous little-known parts of his life.

    Exhibition has added dimension

    Trying out their own virtual reality art exhibition at Gallery de Novo in Dunedin is gallery...

    Exhibition has added dimension

    A virtual reality art exhibition is transporting people to a psychedelic and colourful world during this year’s Dunedin Fringe Festival.

    ‘Meow’ art show in a cat-egory of its own

    Cat Rescue Dunedin trustee Graeme Sayer snuggles with an as-yet-unnamed kitten, which is...

    ‘Meow’ art show in a cat-egory of its own

    Subtle aromas of acrylic on canvas, and kitty litter mixed with something only cats can produce — it was not the atmosphere of a traditional art exhibition.

    Art seen: March 18

    North from Kaikoura by Peter Belton. Image: supplied

    Art seen: March 18

    There is a visceral yet meditative quality to the landscapes depicted in Peter Belton’s images of the South Island. Created in mixed oil media, the pictures capture a evocative hint at place, a memory sensation rather than a defined location.

    Power of the written word

    Emily Writes. Photo: Supplied

    Power of the written word

    An innocent blog post six years ago changed a Wellington mother’s life. Emily Writes talks to Rebecca Fox about losing her anonymity and parenting in the age of social media.

    Contemporary art in the spotlight

    Local artists (from left) Ed Ritchie, Alexandra Kennedy, Justin Spiers and Octavia Cook have been...

    Contemporary art in the spotlight

    Four artists significant to Dunedin’s contemporary art practice have been selected to show their work at the Dunedin Public Art Gallery. Rebecca Fox talks to the artists about their varying works.

    Shared experience

    Director Harrison Kennedy is surrounded by (from left) Conor Hill (19), Christian Tucker (22),...

    Shared experience

    For two Dunedin first-time playwrights seeing their plays on the stage at Dunedin’s Fringe Festival this year will be the end of a long journey — hopefully. Rebecca Fox talks to Kelly Hocking and...

    Vibrant addition to Dunedin’s street art

    International street artist Koryu Aoshima with his kea creation at a former church in Hargest...

    Vibrant addition to Dunedin’s street art

    Since starting his first Dunedin commission last week, international street artist Koryu Aoshima has had few troubles, and only a single kea.

    Comic book illustration comes with fantastical perks

    Dunedin comic book artist Ben Stenbeck at the Edge of the World Expo. PHOTO: GREGOR RICHARDSON

    Comic book illustration comes with fantastical perks

    Art has its frustrations, but how bad can the life of a professional comic book artist be when it often involves close encounters with dragons?
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