Art seen: 7 July
Art seen: 7 July
By James Dignan
Entertainment
Fellowship freedom
Fellowship freedom
There aren't many art mediums Sorawit Songsataya hasn't tried, and they are revelling in the time that being the Frances Hodgkins Fellow is providing for them to investigate more, discovers Rebecca Fox.
Sending support to creatives
Sending support to creatives
Challenges faced by creative people during the Covid-19 pandemic have inspired John McGlashan College pupils to respond with kindness.
Getting back in to printmaking
Getting back in to printmaking
A chance spotting of work in an exhibition led Dunedin’s RDS Gallery’s Hilary Radner to seek artists for her latest group exhibition.
Art seen: 30 June
Art seen: 30 June
By Robyn Maree Pickens
Long road to find his ‘place’
Long road to find his ‘place’
The Dunedin Arts Society is keen to encourage young artists to exhibit, so this year introduced the Elizabeth Howie Young Artist Award for emerging artists under 30 at its annual exhibition....
‘Islands of Light’ sure to delight
‘Islands of Light’ sure to delight
A magical fairyland will fill the grounds of First Church, against a backdrop of jaw-dropping projections, in the new-look Dunedin Midwinter Carnival.
Art seen: 23 June
Art seen: 23 June
By James Dignan
Provincial NZ draws best out of artists
Provincial NZ draws best out of artists
Artist and writer Gregory O’Brien jumps at any opportunity to come south, so he is looking forward to giving a talk in Dunedin.
The man of long gone
The man of long gone
There once was a man who got lost in the stars.
Where I Live
Where I Live
The land of the long white cloud.
Items repurposed for art
Items repurposed for art
Logan Park High School year 13 pupil Billie Charters’ experimental painting investigates textural surfaces, use of colour and painterly layering.
To Address the Goddess Next to Me
To Address the Goddess Next to Me
How do I describe her?
Exhibition offers chance to have fun, be playful
Exhibition offers chance to have fun, be playful
A new exhibition in Invercargill is set to provide some fun and celebrate the simple joy that comes from informal play.
Drawn to the land
Drawn to the land
Naseby artist Jenny Chisholm’s connection to the land, sea and sky is reflected in her landscape paintings and sculptures.
Deconstructing the message
Deconstructing the message
Dunedin’s George St has often been swathed in the projections and video installations by David Green.
Art seen: 16 June
Art seen: 16 June
By Robyn Maree Pickens
A taoka returns home
A taoka returns home
Returning precious treasures has become the work of museums, Lana Arun writes.
Promising Christchurch artist won't do blue
Promising Christchurch artist won't do blue
Henry Turner is one of the youngest artists to feature in Christchurch Art Gallery's permanent collection. Susan Sandys spoke to the 22yo about his achievements - and why blue is a "terrifying" colour.
Art seen: 9 June
Art seen: 9 June
By James Dignan