Te Anau easel for festival muralists
Te Anau has been transformed into a vibrant outdoor gallery as the 2025 South Sea Spray Festival brings world-class mural art to the heart of Fiordland.
Arts
Art seen: December 18
Art seen: December 18
By James Dignan
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Outside the box
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Outside the box
For the past 10 years Dunedin Dream Brokerage has been finding homes for art projects in empty urban or retail spaces throughout Dunedin.
Music review
Music review
If you are going to put together a dozen-strong jazz and funk troupe with a 50-piece orchestra, as Snarky Puppy’s Michael League has decided to do, you are going to need some authoritarian percussion
Suitcase art project to celebrate sustainability
Suitcase art project to celebrate sustainability
Clothes and suitcases usually go together, but a new project will turn suitcases into art.
Delightful festive feast of panto
Delightful festive feast of panto
Tomfoolery of the most amusing kind abounded in the Globe Theatre’s Christmas show Alice in Wonderland: A Pantomime, delighting a sold out audience last Friday night.
Reid returns home
Reid returns home
Former Dunedin musician Nadia Reid returns home to New Zealand this month, following a busy year touring the United Kingdom and Europe.
Ashton’s masterful performance creates hilarious show
Ashton’s masterful performance creates hilarious show
Kings, queens, witches, princesses and fools came to sparkling life in award-winning performer Penny Ashton’s solo show The Tempestuous: A Shrew’d New Comedy
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Illuminating influence of Christianity
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Illuminating influence of Christianity
The Crucifix, Last Supper, Stations of the Cross — for centuries, many scenes from Christianity have appeared in artists’ work, often reflecting changing societal...
Art seen: December 12
Art seen: December 12
By Laura Elliott
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Turning gritty gears for new perspective
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Turning gritty gears for new perspective
For two artists the opportunity to work with the skilled craftsmen at Gillies MetalTech during the Crucible Gallery artists residency has left them with lifelong skills and knowledge.
‘Red’ explored in exhibition
‘Red’ explored in exhibition
Gore art lovers will be seeing red at the Eastern Southland Gallery this summer.
Humanist poet produces his best efforts yet
Humanist poet produces his best efforts yet
Walking into the bright lights of a bookshop can be annoying.
Caring for the memories
Caring for the memories
So, I was searching in Te Aka, the Māori dictionary for the word "waha".
Locale heart of exhibition
Locale heart of exhibition
Two painters who both moved further south following the Christchurch earthquake have reunited for an exhibition detailing the scenery and wildlife of Otago and Southland.
Wilde’s word-play, wit carried well by new youth group
Wilde’s word-play, wit carried well by new youth group
The wit and word-play of Oscar Wilde shone through in his much-loved comedy of errors, The Importance of Being Earnest
Christmas show offers festive cheer for all
Christmas show offers festive cheer for all
Festive music and dance extravaganza The Greatest Christmas Show brings family fun to Dunedin’s Regent Theatre tonight.
Art seen: December 4
Art seen: December 4
By James Dignan
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Art for the artists’ sake
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Art for the artists’ sake
Responding to the cutbacks to the arts in NZ, artist Julia Holden wants to highlight the work of her fellow creatives through her own art practice.
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Ancient meets modern
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Ancient meets modern
Auckland artist Roger Mortimer is known for his medieval-style work most recently inspired by Dante’s Divine Comedy, whether in painting, tapestry or prints.