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From the MTG: The light shines on Hawke’s Bay’s history
The 1950s and 1960s marked a pivotal time among Māori artists.
Tongan artist Tui Emma Gillies experiments with AI on tapa cloth artwork
A Tongan artist is critiquing artificial intelligence while using the technology in her heritage art form of ngatu tapa.
New artworks on path between Kohimarama Rd and Orakei Basin
Mahi toi are a feature of the Glenn Innes to Tamaki Rd path, with additions just unveiled.
Exhibition to feature the works of iconic Māori modernist artists
‘Māori art is burgeoning at the moment – it’s in such good health.’
'I want to see justice': Emails show concern at delay by PM's Office to strip James Wallace's knighthood
'I would have expected this to have been stripped as he has preyed upon young artists.'
'Incredibly difficult': Hawke’s Bay Arts Festival cancelled
It featured record numbers and half-price tickets last year, but won't be back in 2024.
Winter Fest set to get people off couches and into theatres
No excuses for sitting at home this winter.
From Dame Kiri to kiwi: NZ celebrity photographer's new fine art exhibition
Frew's show explores his passion for our natural environment.
Enrich+ gallery showcases local entries for IHC Art Awards 2024
Mayor Susan O'Regan has also been asked to pick three pieces for the Art Studio Awards.
Arts enthusiasts fight to protect dignity of Michelangelo’s David in Florence
Curators fear marble statue’s religious and political significance is being diminished.
Life-sized T rex dinosaur features in new exhibition
Tyrannosaurus rex comes to life in a new exhibition at the Waikato Museum.
Heritage painting inside Chateau Tongariro ‘drooping, cracking’
Sagging canvas, flaking paint and cracks in historic painting. Who's responsible?
Disgraced sex offender James Wallace: What's next for $50m worth of art?
Massive collection has a new owner. Meet the woman taking care of 10,000 artworks.
Two Goldies and a Hotere sold at Auckland art auction
The two Charles Goldie works sold under the hammer will stay in NZ.
What binds art and sport? The artists tying one on at scrum time
A one-off performance will create new meaning for the phrase 'crouch, bind, set'.
Still lives Auckland connects art and sport
Still Lives, by art duo Daniel Kok from Singapore and Melbournian Luke George, is billed as a site-specific performance installation series aiming to showcase connections between art and sport. Video / NZ Herald
Artist wins award for unique gyotaku fish print
One of Tim Li's prints has won a curator's choice award.
Māori portrait to return from UK after decades
The work by Vera Cummings was sold in the UK for $3790.
What should you do in Auckland this weekend?
Fill your weekend with theatre, tasty food and interesting art.
70 rare artworks with South Island connections to go up for auction
Pieces by Sir Grahame Sydney, Bill Sutton and Ralph Hotere are set to fetch millions.
Red carpet for 95 artists and guests
A staggering 95 artists were at the launch of Whanganui’s annual Artists Open Studios.
Artist’s work acts as ‘bridge between art and science’
The exhibition is influenced by an interest in the polar regions.
Auckland Writers Festival headliner Celeste Ng on finding hope in dystopia
Ahead of her NZ visit, the author chats genre and Reese Witherspoon's TV adaptation.
Artists scoop $10,000 'gift' from Dame Doreen
Frances Stachl and Annie Mackenzie are the Blumhardt Foundation's 2024 recipients.
Small Waikato community receives special sculpture
The sculpture was a community-led project.
The smart router: Local business could upend Māori carving
Traditional art goes from stone, to steel, to digital.
Pacific museums directors discuss repatriation of taonga
Delegates from nine Pacific counties attended the conference held in Aotearoa.
Māori tradition brought to life in photos of marae gatherings
The Poukai tradition was introduced in 1885 by the son of the first Māori king.
Rich list family member wins $12.8m damages in 24-year pursuit of lost money
Gold coins, Rolex and rare watches, 50 wrapped paintings, rare pens in British storage.
How hair loss has been interpreted throughout the years
Women's alopecia has been viewed differently in history - what does it really mean?
Finished: Te Arawa Whare Waka opening final step in revamp of Rotorua's lakefront
The opening brought to a close the five-year Rotorua lakefront development project.