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Whalers’ art wins Aspiring top art prize

Whalers’ art wins Aspiring top art prize

The Craigs Aspiring Arts Prize supreme award prize of $20,000 was won by Christchurch self-taught scrimshander Gus Milne, who entered Sperm Whale Hunt in the annual Wanaka art event held...

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Traditional art style painstaking

Scrimshandled art work by Gus Milne. Photos: supplied

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Traditional art style painstaking

The old and rarely seen in New Zealand art of scrimshaw has captured the judges’ imagination and won practitioner Gus Milne the top award in the Craigs Aspiring Art Prize in Wānaka this summer.

Art seen: January 23

Black O (2024), by Kerrie Poliness (installation view). Ink. Collection Dunedin Public Art Gallery.

Art seen: January 23

By Joanna Osborne

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A fresh look at the familiar

Doug Hart likes to have fun with his watercolours. Photo: Stephen Jaquiery

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A fresh look at the familiar

Doug Hart might be retired but he has never hung up his paint brush.

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Student happy to prove sceptics wrong

Mosgiel teenager Madison Shaw displays her art board, which garnered an NCEA level 3 excellence...

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Student happy to prove sceptics wrong

When Madison Shaw said she wanted to complete NCEA level 2 and 3 in the same year, she was told "you can’t be dyslexic if you’re doing that".

Triggers & tingles

Letitia Lickkit, aka Amy Atkins, of Wellington, who is debuting her Autonomous Sensory Meridian...

Triggers & tingles

Kiwi artist Amy Atkins, aka Letitia Lickkit, is bringing her take on Autonomous Sensory Meridian Response to the South.

Fringe Festival’s 25th celebration

"Ōtepoti Dunedin really punches above its weight when it comes to creativity and community...

Fringe Festival’s 25th celebration

A musical inside a parked van and the recreation of a lost Dunedin landmark are just some of the events headed the city’s way for this year’s Fringe Festival.

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Colourful expressionism

QT Queenstown mixed cocktails inspired by Carrie Broomhall’s art — her favourite is the "Kaikoura...

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Colourful expressionism

Inspired by Queenstown’s vibe and environment, Christchurch artist Carrie Broomhall has created a series of work for her first solo exhibition, Rebecca Fox reports.

Art seen: January 16

Art seen: January 16

By James Dignan

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What's on for 2025

UK singer-performer Sarah-Louise Young will be coming to the Wānaka Festival of Colour in An...

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What's on for 2025

This year is shaping up to be a busy one in Otago as festivals return with international acts and top-performing NZ artists and home-grown talent plan shows in the region.

Artist shows men can 'do anything' too

Canterbury sculptor Sharon Earl has always known "girls can do anything" - but now she has created an exhibition to show how brilliant men are.

Knox College ‘perfect’ for creating art

Ruby Burke with her painting, So Loved, which was the runner-up at the Wanaka Arts Council's...

Knox College ‘perfect’ for creating art

Wanaka artist Ruby Burke, 22, is the first Artist-in-Residence at Knox College, Dunedin.

Prolific artist Mark Braunias dies

Artist Mark Braunias, right, in front of one of his paintings with art collector Chris Parkin....

Prolific artist Mark Braunias dies

The award-winning former Canterbury University abstract artist Mark Braunias has died aged 69.

Art seen: December 19

Chasing Clouds, by Sierra Roberts. Photo: Gallery Thirty Three

Art seen: December 19

Laura Elliott visits galleries in Queenstown and Wānaka to see the latest exhibitions.

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Putting the pieces together

Dunedin Public Libraries librarians Denise Roughan and Malcolm Deans helped put together the...

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Putting the pieces together

Ralph Hotere is considered one of New Zealand’s most significant modern artists but an exhibition aims to shed more light on the man behind the work, his everyday life and relationships with other...

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Back to nature

Botanical and wildlife artist Jo Ogier did a lot of fieldwork, drawing plants from real specimens...

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Back to nature

Printmaker Jo Ogier has taken a step on to the wild side with her latest works embracing paint and ceramics in re-creating the flora and fauna of Maruawai — the...

Art seen: December 12

Art seen: December 12

By James Dignan

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Exhibition years in the making

Caroline McQuarrie at work in Cornwall. Photo: Shaun Matthews

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Exhibition years in the making

After her third exhibition date was scuppered, Caroline McQuarrie was afraid her work Like The Turf would never see the light of day.

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Celebrating the artists who broke new ground

Dunedin Public Art Gallery curators Lauren Gutsell and Lucy Hammonds talk about "Groundbreakers",...

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Celebrating the artists who broke new ground

What did contemporary art and artists look like in 1880s and 1890s Dunedin, ask Dunedin Public Art Gallery curators Lucy Hammonds and Lauren Gutsell in their&nbsp...

Art seen: December 5

Whakawhanaukataka (installation view, 2024), by Jess Nicholson. Photo: Miranda Bellamy

Art seen: December 5

By Joanna Osborne

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