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Dunedin Public Art Gallery

DunedinMarch 5

Curator 'can't wait' to start

Lucy Hammonds is ''thrilled'' with her appointment as Dunedin Public Art Gallery curator.
Curator 'can't wait' to start
Curator 'can't wait' to start
DunedinJanuary 26

Moves to boost acquisition funds

The Dunedin Public Art Gallery is to set up a new charitable trust as part of efforts to boost its ailing acquisitions budget.
DunedinJune 22

Gallery visitor numbers reach record

A change of art has led to a record year for the Dunedin Public Art Gallery.
Gallery visitor numbers reach record
Gallery visitor numbers reach record
DunedinJune 8

Art to choosing art explained

The art to picking art was explained at the Dunedin Public Art Gallery yesterday.
DunedinMarch 3

Cost, risk in tourist entry fees

Some of Dunedin's top cultural attractions could face a ''significant'' drop in visitor numbers if tourist entry fees are introduced, Dunedin city councillors have been warned.
DunedinNovember 15

Hung, drawn and courted . . .

Dunedin Public Art Gallery assistant curator Lauren Gutsell and curatorial intern Henry Davidson are framed by their nearly completed ''Wonderwall'' installation this week.
Hung, drawn and courted . . .
Hung, drawn and courted . . .
DunedinSeptember 27

Loneliness on a large scale

Big has been beautiful in the Dunedin Public Art Gallery this week.
EntertainmentJuly 31

Gallery's collection set to blossom

Flowers will bloom at the Dunedin Public Art Gallery on Saturday as one city institution pays tribute to another.
DunedinJuly 21

Well worth getting 'Among the Machines' projections

Some will be daunted by just the idea of the large contemporary show at the Dunedin Public Art Gallery.
EntertainmentJuly 3

Puppets back to entertain

The Dunedin Medieval Society's midwinter puppet show at the Dunedin Public Art Gallery on June 22 attracted such a large audience that dozens of people were turned away.
Puppets back to entertain
Puppets back to entertain
EntertainmentJuly 3

It's the nature of man and machinery

Many of today's concerns also worried people in the past, something artists need to be aware of, Dr Susan Ballard, co-curator of ''Among the Machines'', tells Charmian Smith.
DunedinMay 20

Gallery site nets award

The Dunedin Public Art Gallery has won an international award for its website.
DunedinMay 12

Darkness theme of exhibition

Darkness is coming to the centre of Dunedin.
Darkness theme of exhibition
Darkness theme of exhibition
NewsFebruary 27

Exhibition celebrates Dunedin's creativity

Once a year, during Dunedin iD Fashion week, people get to think of Dunedin as something other than penguins and tartan, Tim Pollock, of the Dunedin Public Art Gallery, says.
Exhibition celebrates Dunedin's creativity
Exhibition celebrates Dunedin's creativity
EntertainmentFebruary 6

Connecting people and ideas

Cam McCracken, new director of the Dunedin Public Art Gallery, takes great pleasure watching people looking at exhibitions and engaging with new ideas, he tells Charmian Smith.
Connecting people and ideas
Connecting people and ideas
EntertainmentDecember 12

Focus on printmaking at art gallery

The art of printmaking is revealed at the Dunedin Public Art Gallery this weekend.
Focus on printmaking at art gallery
Focus on printmaking at art gallery
DunedinOctober 21

Could not refuse job at 'amazing' gallery

New Dunedin Public Art Gallery director Cam McCracken followed his heart and art to move south.
Could not refuse job at 'amazing' gallery
Could not refuse job at 'amazing' gallery
DunedinSeptember 16

Modern art has come so far

What a long way art has travelled, even in just a part of my lifetime. I was thinking this strolling around "Sound Full: Sound in Contemporary Australian and New Zealand Art" which has been showing at the Dunedin Public Art Gallery since July 7.
Modern art has come so far
Modern art has come so far
DunedinAugust 23

Sharpe watercolour coup for gallery

The Dunedin Public Art Gallery is celebrating a coup after acquiring a rare 19th century painting.
Sharpe watercolour coup for gallery
Sharpe watercolour coup for gallery
EntertainmentAugust 15

Angels & Aristocrats unmasked

In the great history of nomadic and itinerant artists, William Hodges is a figure whose work and adventures loom large.
Angels & Aristocrats unmasked
Angels & Aristocrats unmasked
DunedinJuly 18

Blind learn what art sounds like

Visual impairment is no barrier for Dunedin art enthusiasts, who are making the most of audio installations in the city.
Blind learn what art sounds like
Blind learn what art sounds like
EntertainmentJuly 4

Works full of noise

Art in a gallery is most commonly accompanied by a hush. Not so Dunedin Public Art Gallery's latest exhibition, which focuses on works of art in which sound is an important element. Charmian Smith talks to gallery curator Aaron Kreisler.
Works full of noise
Works full of noise
EntertainmentJuly 4

Angels & Aristocrats unmasked

Gerrit Dou, "The physician", 1653 It was remarkable seeing The physician in late April in "Angels & Aristocrats". I've always enjoyed it in Christchurch, but it dazzles in such good company in Dunedin.
Angels & Aristocrats unmasked
Angels & Aristocrats unmasked
DunedinJuly 4

Sounds like an impressive Australasian exhibition

The largest and "noisiest" photograph ever seen in Dunedin has been installed in the Dunedin Public Art Gallery.
Sounds like an impressive Australasian exhibition
Sounds like an impressive Australasian exhibition
EntertainmentJune 13

'Angels & Aristocrats' unmasked

Aged only 23 when he painted this canvas, the notoriously prickly J.M.W. Turner was still smarting from having had his bid for associateship in the arch-establishment Royal Academy (RA) refused the previous year. It was important that, though technically underage for associateship, he impress academicians and separate himself from the style of close rival Thomas Girtin.
'Angels & Aristocrats' unmasked
'Angels & Aristocrats' unmasked