First-of-its-kind art piece uses car lights as 'paintbrush'
A prominent New Zealand artist and an award-winning race car driver have teamed up.
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Contemporary Māori art show holds record for largest art exhibition since 1989
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Giant gold cupola to top Hundertwasser Art Centre in Whangārei
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Proposed restructure at Wellington's City Gallery 'ruinous'
Confidential restructure proposal being consulted on with 147 staff across arts sector.
Whangārei exhibition to showcase best of young Ngāpuhi artists
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Exhibit Oz: Australia's best art exhibitions, 2021
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Northland artist launches exhibition at Hihiaua Cultural Centre in Whangārei.
Local Focus: Vanished artwork to return
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Local Focus: What's in a zine?
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LUMA returns to light-up Queenstown low season
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Couple with four kids left paying jobs to pursue street art
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Big Candy v The Artist: Whittaker's upset at replica K Bar wrappers
Candy crusher: Art and commerce collide in a stoush about K Bars.
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Artist happy with new home for his albatross sculpture
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Angelina Jolie sells Churchill painting for staggering amount
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Auckland Art Gallery requires urgent repairs costing millions
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Auckland Art Gallery is fiercely guarding the location of a facility to hold $370m of art.
Visionary advocate for the arts remembered
William Newton Sheat, OBE, CNZM. b. Hawera, 1 May 1930 - d. Wellington, 20 January 2021.