A man who stole paintings from an Auckland artist and travelled around the country impersonating him and selling the work now owes him $5000.

Germany and a Swiss art museum have signed a landmark agreement returning a priceless hoard of art stolen by the Nazis to their rightful owners.

The boss of an art school that hired Raurimu massacre killer Stephen Anderson as a tutor is "seriously shocked" the school did so without knowing his history.

Thursday's Schirmer and Shostakovich concert was a grand finale for the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra's New Zealand Herald Premier series.

An artist has redrawn classic animated ladies as breast cancer survivors in a bid to raise awareness for those battling the disease.

The Pacific's diverse arts make a 'house call' on Auckland's suburbs this month, writes Sarah Ell.

English land artist Simon Beck spent hours creating a sandy masterpiece on Auckland's west coast yesterday.

For nearly two years Northland doctor Chris Reid photographed his patients. Greg Dixon talks to him on the eve of an Auckland exhibition of the result.