'Not right': Serious doubts over Goldie painting selling for $420k
Serious doubts have been raised over a purported Goldie painting listed for sale for $420,000.
It’s a bug’s life — artist weaves ongoing plight of insects into artwork
It’s a bug’s life — artist weaves ongoing plight of insects into artwork
Christine Keller wants people to think about the plight of insects.
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Artist’s age of enlightenment
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Artist’s age of enlightenment
A journey to discover more about his Anglo-Indian family history has taken Dunedin artist Guy Howard-Smith to the other side of the world.
Art seen: July 16
Art seen: July 16
By James Dignan
Goldie portrait, missing for 100 years, goes up for auction
Goldie portrait, missing for 100 years, goes up for auction
A Goldie portrait that vanished from public view for more than a century is expected to fetch about $420,000 when it goes on sale this weekend.
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Weaving through time
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Weaving through time
Pam McKinlay’s passion for art and science is seen every year in an annual exhibition she curates featuring local artists’ responses to scientists’ work.
Art seen: July 9
Art seen: July 9
By James Dignan
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Mural a message for Matariki
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Mural a message for Matariki
A mural called Matariki Messenger is emerging on the northern exterior wall of Forsyth Barr Stadium in Anzac Ave.
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Science and art connect
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Science and art connect
Scientific data can be a huge resource for artists.
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‘New ways to speak’
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‘New ways to speak’
Over 40 years painter Nigel Brown’s works have commentated on New Zealand’s past, present and future. He tells Rebecca Fox about the journey.
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Art, by and for the community
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Art, by and for the community
In 150 years, the Otago Art Society has changed and developed but at its heart still provides an important opportunity for local artists to exhibit and the community to see art.
Art seen: July 2
Art seen: July 2
Laura Elliott takes in some new exhibitions.
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Mural celebrates coast, landscape and community
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Mural celebrates coast, landscape and community
A new mural in Taieri Mouth reflects an upsurge in community activity for people of all ages in the coastal township, project leaders say.
Stretching the limits
Stretching the limits
Influential New Zealand contemporary jeweller Lisa Walker started her career learning goldsmithing in Dunedin more than three decades ago.
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90-year-old art comes with bit of a mystery
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90-year-old art comes with bit of a mystery
Mystery surrounds who touched up 28 pieces of 1936 art by a well-known New Zealand artist after they were damaged in a Dunedin hotel fire.
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Studio marks four decades
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Studio marks four decades
A Dunedin non-profit art studio has celebrated its 40th anniversary, despite the ongoing challenges stacked against arts-focused charities around the country.
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Art seen: June 25
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Art seen: June 25
By James Dignan
Art seen: June 18
Art seen: June 18
By Joanna Osbourne
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Dunedin's one-woman powerhouse
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Dunedin's one-woman powerhouse
One of the questions Harriet Moir always gets asked is, how does she do it all?
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Secret snippet
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Secret snippet
Dunedin composer Emeritus Prof Anthony Ritchie may have just composed his first cello concerto, but it comes on the back of many significant works for Dunedin and New Zealand.