Festival of Colour allows patrons to pay it forward
Festival of Colour allows patrons to pay it forward
For the first time in 20 years, people buying tickets to the region’s biggest creative festival will be able to pay it forward.
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Natural progression
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Natural progression
After their success at the Venice Biennale, the Mataaho Collective is revelling in a summer at home and spending time in Dunedin creating their latest project, Hautāmiro.
Art seen: February 20
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Art seen: February 20
By Joanna Osborne
Art seen: February 13
Art seen: February 13
By James Dignan
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A lifetime of development
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A lifetime of development
For the first time, artist and musician Robert Scott has concentrated on one theme in an exhibition of his paintings.
Oscar-winner brings star power to Dunedin gallery
Oscar-winner brings star power to Dunedin gallery
Oscar-winning actress Tilda Swinton has paid a flying visit to Dunedin supporting an exhibition by her artist partner.
Art seen: February 6
Art seen: February 6
An anonymous cottage stands on a clifftop, windows overlooking the crashing sea below.
Juggling life and the farm
Juggling life and the farm
The worldwide circus sensation, Cirque Alfonse, is finally on its way to NZ. Bruce Munro talks to co-founder Antoine Carabinier-Lepin.
Also at the Dunedin Arts Festival 2025
Also at the Dunedin Arts Festival 2025
March 26 to April 6
Art seen: January 30
Art seen: January 30
By James Dignan
Special entrance for Mona Lisa at Louvre
Special entrance for Mona Lisa at Louvre
France is to launch a six-year renovation of the Louvre in Paris, enlarging the world's most-visited museum to make room for the huge crowds who now cram inside the palace on the banks of the Seine.
Festival back with ‘fabulous lineup’
Festival back with ‘fabulous lineup’
Wānaka will be awash with music, dance, theatre, and literature at the end of March, when the Festival of Colour returns for the 11th time.
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
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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
Art seen: January 23
By Joanna Osborne
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A fresh look at the familiar
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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
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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
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
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
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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.