Obituary: John Simpson, artist
Fine arts academic and silversmith Harold John Simpson was the first professor of fine arts at the University of Canterbury, and headed its School of Fine Arts from 1961-90.
Arts
Variety of artworks amazes
Variety of artworks amazes
The judges for the Otago Arts Society’s annual exhibition awards say this year has made them look a lot closer at things.
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Body of work
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Body of work
Vincent Ward is an award-winning, internationally recognised New Zealand film-maker, but he is also a practising artist who is showing his "Palimpsest/Landscapes" work in the South Island for...
Art seen: July 3
Art seen: July 3
By James Dignan
Halves make a whole
Halves make a whole
A simple semicircle encompasses some big ideas, Anya Samarasinghe writes.
Obituary: Fred Graham, artist
Obituary: Fred Graham, artist
Respected artist Fred Graham remained relevant right up until the end: a major new sculpture, Te Manu Rangimaarie, was unveiled at Taupiri just before his death.
The whare that travelled the globe
The whare that travelled the globe
The little-known story of the Mataatua Whare will be brought to life by the music of Dame Gillian Whitehead, the Dunedin Symphony Orchestra and soloists Tomairangi Henare, Paul Whelan and Rebecca Ryan this weekend.
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Art seen . . .
The term "takata whenua" is not mere words. It expresses the connection Māori have with the land.
Storytelling gets technical
Storytelling gets technical
A residency in Dunedin provided the breakthrough for writer and technical storyteller Karen Wrigglesworth, so she is hoping that another visit to write will prove to be equally successful.
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Firing things up
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Firing things up
One of New Zealand’s top ceramicists, Chris Weaver, has been working on his latest collection at the Dunedin School of Art.
Art seen: June 19
Art seen: June 19
By James Dignan
Schools turn out for kapa haka contest
Schools turn out for kapa haka contest
He Waka Kotuia (King’s and Queen’s high schools, above) competes in the Te Hautoka kapa haka contest at the Edgar Centre in Dunedin yesterday.
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Artist welded to his dream
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Artist welded to his dream
Ben Pearce has known since he was 4 years old that he was going to be an artist.
Art seen: June 12
Art seen: June 12
By Joanna Osborne
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Exploration key for artists
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Exploration key for artists
A collaboration between digital artist Kereama Taepa (Te Arawa, Te Āti Awa), and musician Tiki Taane (Ngāti Maniapoto), Mai Te Uira explores the spirit of creativity.
Art seen: June 5
Art seen: June 5
By James Dignan
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Women at new intersection
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Women at new intersection
New Dunedin art collective Women’s Work Art Collective aims to give voice to older female artists and the importance of feminism in today’s world, its members tell Rebecca Fox.
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Exposing truth of the beautiful green
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Exposing the truth of the beautiful green
Twenty-five years after an exhibition at the Dunedin Public Art Gallery, leading NZ photographer Anne Noble returns with a collaborative exhibition depicting the degraded state of fresh water across Kāi Tahu tribal lands.
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Exhibition hoped to foster connection
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Exhibition hoped to foster connection
In a first for the Hocken Collections a waka has been installed in its foyer as part of the exhibition ‘‘Ruruku: An exhibition by Hauteruruku ki Puketeraki waka club’’...
Flag artwork continues to be controversial
Flag artwork continues to be controversial
A controversial artwork in Nelson that invites visitors to “please walk on” the NZ flag has angered the RSA, but the curator recommends people try and understand Māori perspectives.