A $1 million-plus sculpture of a state house is expected to adorn the Auckland Viaduct - and ratepayers may have to contribute $500,000.

Otara teenager Sipa Deidoe had never been inside a theatre until he came into the Aotea Centre for a first meeting about a new arts project late last year.

Photographer Francois Brunelle has travelled the world photographing people who look alike.

First it was fast cars, now there's another sign that the economy is on the up: the booming art market. Leading NZ auction house Webbs says 31,000 items went under the hammer this year, raking in $17m.

Don Brash has just finished writing a book evaluating his successes and failures.

Two more never-before-seen paintings by Rolling Stone Keith Richards created while he recuperated from brain surgery in New Zealand have surfaced.

Most Kiwis have probably not heard of Hannah O'Neill. The 20-year-old is one of the brightest young stars in the ballet world, who also happens to be a Kiwi.

After working as an artist part-time for a couple of years, Allan Wrath decided in February to give it his full attention.

A novel approach to reading has kids blogging and commenting online about what should happen next in books - and authors follow the instructions.

A never-before-seen painting by Rolling Stones rocker Keith Richards has been stashed in a drawer in a swanky Auckland bed and breakfast for the past seven years.

A mural stenciled on the side of a Hollywood gas station five years ago by the British street artist Banksy has fetched more than $200,000 at a Beverly Hills auction.

A Picasso valued at US$1 million ($1.2 million) is the prize in an unprecedented online Christmas charity raffle.

It may look like a photograph of actor Morgan Freeman, but this picture is a painting of the actor done using an iPad.