Art seen: January 30
By James Dignan
Special entrance for Mona Lisa at Louvre
Special entrance for Mona Lisa at Louvre
France is to launch a six-year renovation of the Louvre in Paris, enlarging the world's most-visited museum to make room for the huge crowds who now cram inside the palace on the banks of the Seine.
Festival back with ‘fabulous lineup’
Festival back with ‘fabulous lineup’
Wānaka will be awash with music, dance, theatre, and literature at the end of March, when the Festival of Colour returns for the 11th time.
Whalers’ art wins Aspiring top art prize
Whalers’ art wins Aspiring top art prize
The Craigs Aspiring Arts Prize supreme award prize of $20,000 was won by Christchurch self-taught scrimshander Gus Milne, who entered Sperm Whale Hunt in the annual Wanaka art event held...
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Traditional art style painstaking
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Traditional art style painstaking
The old and rarely seen in New Zealand art of scrimshaw has captured the judges’ imagination and won practitioner Gus Milne the top award in the Craigs Aspiring Art Prize in Wānaka this summer.
Art seen: January 23
Art seen: January 23
By Joanna Osborne
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A fresh look at the familiar
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A fresh look at the familiar
Doug Hart might be retired but he has never hung up his paint brush.
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Student happy to prove sceptics wrong
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Student happy to prove sceptics wrong
When Madison Shaw said she wanted to complete NCEA level 2 and 3 in the same year, she was told "you can’t be dyslexic if you’re doing that".
Triggers & tingles
Triggers & tingles
Kiwi artist Amy Atkins, aka Letitia Lickkit, is bringing her take on Autonomous Sensory Meridian Response to the South.
Fringe Festival’s 25th celebration
Fringe Festival’s 25th celebration
A musical inside a parked van and the recreation of a lost Dunedin landmark are just some of the events headed the city’s way for this year’s Fringe Festival.
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Colourful expressionism
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Colourful expressionism
Inspired by Queenstown’s vibe and environment, Christchurch artist Carrie Broomhall has created a series of work for her first solo exhibition, Rebecca Fox reports.
Art seen: January 16
Art seen: January 16
By James Dignan
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What's on for 2025
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What's on for 2025
This year is shaping up to be a busy one in Otago as festivals return with international acts and top-performing NZ artists and home-grown talent plan shows in the region.
Artist shows men can 'do anything' too
Artist shows men can 'do anything' too
Canterbury sculptor Sharon Earl has always known "girls can do anything" - but now she has created an exhibition to show how brilliant men are.
Knox College ‘perfect’ for creating art
Knox College ‘perfect’ for creating art
Wanaka artist Ruby Burke, 22, is the first Artist-in-Residence at Knox College, Dunedin.
Prolific artist Mark Braunias dies
Prolific artist Mark Braunias dies
The award-winning former Canterbury University abstract artist Mark Braunias has died aged 69.
Art seen: December 19
Art seen: December 19
Laura Elliott visits galleries in Queenstown and Wānaka to see the latest exhibitions.
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Putting the pieces together
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Putting the pieces together
Ralph Hotere is considered one of New Zealand’s most significant modern artists but an exhibition aims to shed more light on the man behind the work, his everyday life and relationships with other...
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Back to nature
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Back to nature
Printmaker Jo Ogier has taken a step on to the wild side with her latest works embracing paint and ceramics in re-creating the flora and fauna of Maruawai — the...
Art seen: December 12
Art seen: December 12
By James Dignan