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QueenstownOctober 9

Hirst works on show

Limited edition works by controversial British artist Damien Hirst are in demand more than a week before they are due to be shown in an Arrowtown art gallery.
Hirst works on show
Hirst works on show
QueenstownOctober 2

Collector releases artworks for sale

Artworks by esteemed Southern painters who are now deceased have been released on the market after years in a private Queenstown collection.
Collector releases artworks for sale
Collector releases artworks for sale
QueenstownAugust 7

Waters exhibition opens today

A Central Otago artist who represented New Zealand in a "World Artists Exhibition" in the United Kingdom will attend the opening of his exhibition in a Queenstown gallery tonight.
Waters exhibition opens today
Waters exhibition opens today
DunedinJuly 25

Art work has wheels in Korea

One person's rubbish is another's treasure.
Art work has wheels in Korea
Art work has wheels in Korea
DunedinJuly 10

Variety aplenty at regional art awards

An exhibition with a difference opened in Dunedin last night.
Variety aplenty at regional art awards
Variety aplenty at regional art awards
QueenstownJuly 4

Art out of the ordinary

I Thought My World Made Sense, But Then a Goldfish Swam By (2012) is one of a new "gaggle of paintings to amuse and confuse" to arrive from quirky Christchurch painter Tony Cribb, in Artbay Gallery.
South OtagoJune 5

Recyclable arts event

Entries for the Black Gold Kai Club Matariki Recyclable Arts Competition close on Friday.
South OtagoMay 29

Array of designs in floral theatre

Floral art came to life on the stage in Balclutha last weekend with an event hosted by a North Island florist to celebrate 45 years of floral art in South Otago.
QueenstownMay 8

Hopes for gallery feasibility results

The man hoping to establish a multimillion-dollar art gallery in Wanaka remains "very committed" to the project and is hopeful the results of a feasibility study due out soon will help generate the required capital.
QueenstownJanuary 15

Angus artwork sparks gallery dream

When prominent New Zealand artist Rita Angus painted a self-portrait in Wanaka in 1939, little did she know the image would become the catalyst in arts patron John Charrington's dream to build a multimillion-dollar art gallery in the town.
Angus artwork sparks gallery dream
Angus artwork sparks gallery dream
DunedinApril 13

Heritage 'trampled on'

A University of Otago art historian says he is shocked and feels "a sense of fascinated horror" after four New Zealand artefacts entrusted to a British museum turned up for sale on the open market.
Heritage 'trampled on'
Heritage 'trampled on'
DunedinFebruary 8

Kiwiana stall one of 330 at market

Transforming someone else's junk into a kiwiana treasure is a pastime and a passion for Cathie McCarthy.
Kiwiana stall one of 330 at market
Kiwiana stall one of 330 at market
North OtagoJanuary 3

Exhibition inspired by artist's late wife

Barry Mackenzie wishes his late wife Else could see his exhibition at the Forrester Gallery in Oamaru.
Exhibition inspired by artist's late wife
Exhibition inspired by artist's late wife
DunedinDecember 28

Smile gets brighter

The harbour mouth molars in Portsmouth Dr are now illuminated at night.
Smile gets brighter
Smile gets brighter
QueenstownNovember 19

Gallery comes to quake-hit comrade's aid

A Queenstown art gallery has come to the rescue of a new Christchurch gallery destroyed in the magnitude 7.1 earthquake which struck Canterbury on September 4, just before the owner was set to move in.
Gallery comes to quake-hit comrade's aid
Gallery comes to quake-hit comrade's aid
TravelAugust 9

Blessed are those who follow a guide

Blessed are those who follow a guide
Blessed are those who follow a guide
EditorialJuly 26

Art attack

In the appendix on page 17 of Creative New Zealand's "Review of Recurrently Funded Organisations" it is written in black and white: "Support is available for at least three theatre companies to create and present high-quality New Zealand theatre: one in each of Christchurch, Auckland and Wellington".
DunedinJune 24

A clear win for 'Clear Day'

A painting of houses on Dunedin's Dundas St with chairs and couches outside is the overall winner in this year's Yellow Art Awards.
A clear win for 'Clear Day'
A clear win for 'Clear Day'
NewsJune 22

Road show brings NZ art to pupils

On the outside, it is just another big rig.
Road show brings NZ art to pupils
Road show brings NZ art to pupils
QueenstownJune 15

Honour surprise for artist

The preferred artist of Sir Edmund Hillary, who was recently awarded a Queen's Service Medal for services to the arts and is the newly commissioned Wakatipu heritage artist, is the latest artist in residence working at Artbay Gallery, in Queenstown.
Honour surprise for artist
Honour surprise for artist
DunedinApril 27

Number of art awards entries necessitates cull

A large number of entries and not enough gallery space have resulted in artistic clutter for organisers of this year's Hope and Sons Art Awards. The Otago Art Society event, held ev
Number of art awards entries necessitates cull
Number of art awards entries necessitates cull
NewsApril 6

Works of art for travelling shows

Two Otago secondary school artists will have their works presented in a tour around some of New Zealand's top art galleries.
Works of art for travelling shows
Works of art for travelling shows
DunedinMarch 31

Designer's ties to Bronte play of a family kind

They say every artist gives something of themselves to one of their creations, but Peter King has a different connection with his latest work.
Designer's ties to Bronte play of a family kind
Designer's ties to Bronte play of a family kind
QueenstownMarch 17

Wakatipu art offered in society sale

More than 600 pieces by 45 Wakatipu artists have been entered in the Queenstown Art Society's Mad March Art Sale, which opens on Friday.
Wakatipu art offered in society sale
Wakatipu art offered in society sale
QueenstownMarch 16

More personal feel to Youle exhibition

Serene images of North Canterbury taken from a hot-air balloon are among the works in the latest exhibition at the Nadene Milne Gallery.
More personal feel to Youle exhibition
More personal feel to Youle exhibition