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  • Te Whare Pukenga - Kāhui Whetu O Te Arawa

    The Arts Village, Rotorua, Bay of Plenty
    Sat 7 Jun, 10:30am - 2:00pm
    Tue 10 Jun, 9:00am - 4:30pm
    When: 2025-06-07 10:30:00 --- 2025-07-05 14:00:00
    Where: 1240 Hinemaru Street, Rotorua, Bay of Plenty
    Restrictions: All Ages
    Category: Contemporary Art
    Ticket:
      Free

    Summary: Te Whare Pukenga o Rehua Ariki is a star constellation of special significance to Te Arawa. The primacy of this constellation pays homage to the supreme being, god Rehua Ariki who resides in Te Toi o ngā Rangi. Te ...see more

  • Philippa Blair - Vibrant Observations

    Fe29 Gallery, Dunedin, Otago
    Fri 6 Jun, 10:00am - 5:00pm
    Sat 7 Jun, 10:00am - 5:00pm
    When: 2025-06-06 10:00:00 --- 2025-07-21 17:00:00
    Where: 30 Sandringham St, Dunedin, Otago
    Restrictions: All Ages
    Category: Contemporary Art
    Ticket:
      Free

    Summary: “In the past 50 years, Philippa Blair has been described as a traveller and a restless spirit, fluent in translating the tumultuous world around her into vibrant observations that are boldly autobiographical but ...see more

  • Personal Mythologies by Sally Tennent – Brown & Benni Bonnin

    Railway Street Studios, Newmarket, Auckland
    Wed 18 Jun, 10:00am - 7:00pm
    Thu 19 Jun, 10:00am - 4:00pm
    When: 2025-06-18 10:00:00 --- 2025-07-05 16:00:00
    Where: 8 Railway St, Newmarket, Auckland
    Restrictions: All Ages
    Category: Contemporary Art
    Ticket:
      Free

    Summary: Mythologies are by nature and definition collective; a huge story-telling of creative motifs rising from the group unconscious and giving birth/impetus to forward movement. The personal aspect of this is in the ...see more

  • Te Pō Kitakita - Exhibition of Light

    The Arts Village, Rotorua, Bay of Plenty
    Thu 19 Jun, 5:00pm - 7:00pm
    Fri 20 Jun, 5:00pm - 7:00pm
    When: 2025-06-19 17:00:00 --- 2025-06-20 19:00:00
    Where: 1240 Hinemaru Street, Rotorua, Bay of Plenty
    Restrictions: All Ages
    Category: Contemporary Art
    Ticket:
      Free

    Summary: Join us at The Arts Village Rotorua on the 19th and 20th of June 2025 for a spectacular outdoor light exhibition inspired by Matariki, the Māori New Year. Te Pō Kitakita: Exhibition of Light invites our community to ...see more

  • Nicola Jackson - Civil Twilight

    Brett McDowell Gallery, Dunedin, Otago
    Fri 30 May, 5:30pm - 7:35pm
    Sat 31 May, 11:00am - 5:00pm
    When: 2025-05-30 17:30:00 --- 2025-06-19 17:00:00
    Where: 5 Dowling St, Dunedin, Otago
    Restrictions: All Ages
    Category: Contemporary Art
    Ticket:
      Free

    Summary: Nicola Jackson is a Dunedin based artist celebrated for her vibrant, detailed and often unsettling explorations of human anatomy in relation to her artist's practice. A former University of Otago Frances Hodgkins Fellow, ...see more

  • Tīrama Mai - powered by Orion and Connetics

    The Arts Centre Te Matatiki Toi Ora, Christchurch
    Wed 18 Jun, 4:30pm - 9:30pm
    Thu 19 Jun, 2:30pm - 9:30pm
    When: 2025-06-18 16:30:00 --- 2025-06-22 21:30:00
    Where: 2 Worcester Boulevard, Christchurch
    Restrictions: All Ages
    Category: Contemporary Art
    Ticket:
      Free

    Summary: Tīrama Mai is back this winter to celebrate Puanga Matariki with an array of artistic lighting and cultural displays in the heart of Ōtautahi Christchurch. The event will span Te Puna o Waiwhetū Christchurch Art ...see more

  • Art Deco on the Edge

    MTG Hawke's Bay, Napier, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
    Sat 30 Nov 2024, 9:30am - 5:00pm
    Sun 1 Dec 2024, 9:30am - 5:00pm
    When: 2024-11-30 09:30:00 --- 2025-08-03 17:00:00
    Where: 1 Tennyson St, Napier, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
    Restrictions: All Ages
    Category: Social & Political History
    Ticket:
      Free

    Summary: 'Art Deco on the Edge' exhibition explores 40 years of the Art Deco Trust and the centenary of the “Exposition Internationale des Arts Décoratifs et Industriels Modernes” in Paris, France, when this ...see more

  • Sandscapes of Matariki: Papa-i-te-rangi (Earth Meeting Sky)

    Taupo Museum, Taupō, Lake Taupō
    Sat 7 Jun, 10:00am - 4:30pm
    Sun 8 Jun, 10:00am - 4:30pm
    When: 2025-06-07 10:00:00 --- 2025-07-14 16:30:00
    Where: 4 Story Place, Taupō, Lake Taupō
    Restrictions: All Ages
    Category: Contemporary Art
    Ticket:
    • Tangata Whenua / Locals Free
    • Tamariki / Children Free
    • Kaumatua / Seniors -- $4.00
    • Pakeke / Adults -- $6.00

    Summary: Karla Mohi (Ngāti Tūwharetoa) considers herself a painter, her chosen medium - onepū or sand. Karla says, "I found a way of displaying our natural resources and preserving them into a work of art. In using natural ...see more

  • The Winter Collection 2025

    Welcome Swallow Gift Shop and Gallery, Hamilton, Waikato
    Fri 6 Jun, 5:30pm - 7:30pm
    Sat 7 Jun, 10:00am - 2:00pm
    When: 2025-06-06 17:30:00 --- 2025-08-01 16:30:00
    Where: 378 Grey St, Hamilton, Waikato
    Restrictions: All Ages
    Category: Fine Art
    Ticket:
      Free

    Summary: The Welcome Swallow' exhibition The Winter Collection 2025 is eclectic in content and diverse in style. Each artist has the opportunity to bring together their own subject matter, media and genre. Moreover, it is a ...see more

  • "Extra Time" - New Works With the Shared Theme of Time

    Zimmerman Art Gallery, Palmerston North
    Thu 5 Jun, 11:00am - 3:00pm
    Fri 6 Jun, 11:00am - 3:00pm
    When: 2025-06-05 11:00:00 --- 2025-06-29 15:00:00
    Where: 329 Main Street, Palmerston North
    Restrictions: All Ages
    Category: Contemporary Art
    Ticket:
      Free

    Summary: For June 2025, Zimmerman Art Gallery extends its feature exhibition, "Time", with the addition of new works - each responding, in its own way, to the shared theme of "time". The eclectic works in "Extra Time" include ...see more

  • Waiata Uku - Clay Songs Matariki Exhibition

    The Pot House Ceramics Gallery & Studios, Tauranga, Bay of Plenty
    Sat 14 Jun, 10:00am - 3:00pm
    Tue 17 Jun, 10:00am - 3:00pm
    When: 2025-06-14 10:00:00 --- 2025-07-12 15:00:00
    Where: The Incubator Creative Hub, The Historic Village, 17th Avenue, Tauranga South, Tauranga, Bay of Plenty
    Restrictions: All Ages
    Category: Contemporary Art
    Ticket:
      Free

    Summary: Te Kāhui Waiata Uku brings together the work of an intergenerational collective of Māori clay artists, gathered for a powerful Matariki exhibition that celebrates voice, whakapapa, and the stories carried in uku. ...see more

  • Taonga (2025)

    Milford Galleries Dunedin, Dunedin, Otago
    Fri 30 May, 10:00am - 5:30pm
    Sat 31 May, 10:00am - 5:30pm
    When: 2025-05-30 10:00:00 --- 2025-06-22 17:30:00
    Where: 18 Dowling St, Dunedin, Otago
    Restrictions: All Ages
    Category: Contemporary Art
    Ticket:
      Free

    Summary: Taonga are treasures — not for beauty, rarity, or material worth alone, but for the life force they embody. They hold memory, lineage and spirit, weaving connections across time and place. Taonga are gifts carried ...see more

  • Hononga Exhibition - Pāpāmoa College Students

    The People's Gallery - Toi Ka Rere, Tauranga, Bay of Plenty
    Sat 14 Jun, 10:00am - 3:00pm
    Mon 16 Jun, 10:00am - 3:00pm
    When: 2025-06-14 10:00:00 --- 2025-07-12 15:00:00
    Where: The Incubator Creative Hub, The Historic Village, 17th Avenue, Tauranga, Bay of Plenty
    Restrictions: All Ages
    Category: Contemporary Art
    Ticket:
      Free

    Summary: Now in its third year, Pāpāmoa College’ Hononga exhibition will be showcasing it’s students creative voices through art, performance, and design. This year's theme is ‘My Matariki Connections’ ...see more

  • Hei Tāpiri - Mana Moana Toi Māori Exhibition

    The Incubator Gallery & Studios, Tauranga, Bay of Plenty
    Sat 14 Jun, 10:00am - 3:00pm
    Mon 16 Jun, 10:00am - 3:00pm
    When: 2025-06-14 10:00:00 --- 2025-07-12 15:00:00
    Where: The Incubator Creative Hub, The Historic Village, 17th Avenue, Tauranga, Bay of Plenty
    Restrictions: All Ages
    Category: Contemporary Art
    Ticket:
      Free

    Summary: Hei Tāpiri - A collective exhibition extending from Hei Matapihi Ki Te Āo Wānanga Toi - a Wānanga that was formed and lead by Maraea Timutimu and Tiare Dickson . HEI TĀPIRI is an extension of that noho - ...see more

  • While the World Burns

    Inverlochy Art School, Wellington
    Tue 27 May, 10:00am - 2:00pm
    Wed 28 May, 10:00am - 2:00pm
    When: 2025-05-27 10:00:00 --- 2025-06-19 14:00:00
    Where: 3 Inverlochy Place, Wellington
    Restrictions: All Ages
    Category: Contemporary Art
    Ticket:
      Free

    Summary: While the World Burns is an exhibition of oil paintings by local artists Suzanne Jungersen and Michelanne Forster. Exploring themes of disintegration and human failure, the artists present original works that are both ...see more

  • Motif - Glass Art Exhibition

    Form Gallery, Christchurch
    Sat 7 Jun, 2:00pm - 5:00pm
    Tue 10 Jun, 10:00am - 5:00pm
    When: 2025-06-07 14:00:00 --- 2025-06-28 17:00:00
    Where: 468 Colombo St, Sydenham, Christchurch
    Restrictions: All Ages
    Category: Craft & Object Art
    Ticket:
      Free

    Summary: For our June exhibition, we are excited to announce the return of Stephen Bradbourne, with fellow glass artists Lewis Batchelar and Madeline Prowd of Whanganui. As makers Batchelar, Bradbourne and Prowd’s focus ...see more

  • Mount Pleasant Pottery Group 2025 Exhibition

    Mt Pleasant Pottery Club, Christchurch
    Sat 21 Jun, 10:00am - 3:00pm
    Sun 22 Jun, 10:00am - 3:00pm
    When: 2025-06-21 10:00:00 --- 2025-06-29 15:00:00
    Where: 140 Main Road, Te Ra Kura Redcliffs, Christchurch
    Restrictions: All Ages
    Category: Craft & Object Art
    Ticket:
      Free

    Summary: Exhibition showcasing work by Mt Pleasant Pottery Club members and guest exhibitor Jane McCulla. A wide range of ceramics - including beautiful table-ware and imaginative sculpture. Take inspiration for your own ...see more

  • Puka Pikitia - Toi Hikitia | Picturebooks - Artistic Hooks

    Gallagher Academy of Performing Arts, Hamilton, Waikato
    Thu 1 May, 9:00am - 4:00pm
    Fri 2 May, 9:00am - 4:00pm
    When: 2025-05-01 09:00:00 --- 2025-10-03 16:00:00
    Where: Gate 2B, Knighton Rd, University of Waikato, Hamilton, Waikato
    Restrictions: All Ages
    Category: Craft & Object Art
    Ticket:
      Free

    Summary: When children engage with picture books, they are simultaneously being introduced to the world of art. Drawing on the University of Waikato Te Iho o Te Manawataki|Library collections, this exhibition delves into the ...see more

  • Divine Geometry

    Exhibitions Gallery of Fine Art, Wellington
    Fri 13 Jun, 5:00pm - 7:00pm
    Sat 14 Jun, 10:00am - 4:30pm
    When: 2025-06-13 17:00:00 --- 2025-07-12 15:30:00
    Where: 20 Brandon Street, Wellington
    Restrictions: M
    Category: Fine Art
    Ticket:
      Free

    Summary: Da McLaren (b. 1967) turned to painting in December 2021 which squarely places Divine Geometry as early work (his 20th to 31st paintings). This series of micro-pointillist surfaces are created by layers of raw powder ...see more

  • Toloa Tales – Sione Tuívailala Monū and Edith Amituanai

    PATAKA Art + Museum, Porirua - Mana, Wellington Region
    Sat 29 Mar, 10:00am - 5:00pm
    Sun 30 Mar, 10:00am - 5:00pm
    When: 2025-03-29 10:00:00 --- 2025-07-06 17:00:00
    Where: Cnr Parumoana and Norrie St, Porirua - Mana, Wellington Region
    Restrictions: All Ages
    Category: Contemporary Art
    Ticket:
      Free

    Summary: New video works explore what it means to return to an ancestral homeland. In 2023, Tāmaki Makaurau-based artists Edith Amituanai (Aotearoa, Sāmoa) and Sione Tuívailala Monū (Aotearoa, Australia, Tonga) ...see more