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Art festival sparks ‘friendly curiosity’

Artist and South Dunedin Street Art Trail committee member Claire Rye has brought a splash of...

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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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Passionate about people and stone

Luggate sculptor Josh Olley urges people to try for the impossible. PHOTOS: SUPPLIED

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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

Mauka Atua, the mountain range extending along the breadth of the Taieri Plains, features on a...

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.

Mentoring jewellers of the future

Jewellers, from left, Aurora Smyth (Aurora Adorned), Mildred Leckie (Mildred Jewellery) and John...

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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

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

Forrester Gallery curator Anna McLean stands in the soon-to-be-opened gallery extension. PHOTO:...

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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

Paemanu artists (from left) Aidan Taira, Madison Kelly, Vicki Lenihan, Kitty Brown, Moewai Marsh...

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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

Orokonui, by Pauline Bellamy. Photo: Belllamys Metro

Art seen: April 16

By James Dignan

Obituary: Philip Trusttum, artist

Philip Trusttum. Photo: supplied/Christchurch Art Gallery

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

Morgan Jones in the workshop with his steel sculpture About Nine (2021). PHOTO: SUPPLIED

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

‘‘The Ogee & Manaia’’ [installation view] from left to right: Manifold (2025); Up up up (2025...

Art seen: April 9

By Joanna Osborne

Art a path to conservation

Artist Clare Reilly at Orokonui Ecosanctuary. PHOTO: GERARD O'BRIEN

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

Beauty Lies in the Stills, by Hayley Nacey.

Art seen: April 2

By James Dignan

Narrowing everything down

Marko Hruybj-Piper at Gallery De Novo with two of his works. P HOTOS: GREGOR RICHARDSON

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

Kaikorai Primary School year 6 pupil Flynn Jones, 10, shows off his and fellow classmates’ self...

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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

Cup and Plate of Cherries by Paul Cezanne. Photos: Magnani Rocca Foundation

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

Eighteenth century English portrait painters Thomas Gainsborough and John Hoppner’s Charlotte,...

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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

Tuna return to South Dunedin

Dunedin artist Aroha Novak stands by her nearly completed Glasgow St mural, which includes a...

Tuna return to South Dunedin

A Dunedin artist has paid tribute to South Dunedin’s traditional name and historical estuary in a new mural.

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