Te-Reo

Nigel Brown, Te Reo, 1984, oil on board, frame: 93.9 x 124.6 cm

Te-Reo, 1984

Te Reo, 1984, oil on board

Artspace Aotearoa hosts Martha Atienza and Yee I-Lann

Join the artists in conversation with Kairauhī Curator Robbie Hancock on Wednesday 30 July at 6pm.

Open now: applications for The Evan Webb Award for Len Lye Research

The $1,500 award will be given to the most original contribution to Len Lye scholarship.

Introducing the Artist Advice Bureau

This July, Arts Makers Aotearoa (AMA) will be launching a new service, the Artist Advice Bureau. Here, we speak to Art Aunty Claudia Jowitt, who will be hosting drop-in (or Zoom-in) sessions at Samoa House Library on Karangahape Road, offering independent advice and advocacy for artists trying to navigate the industry.

Viaduct Harbour unveils Maruata Rikoriko for Matariki

The artwork, by Graham Tipene and Amy Hawke, is on view 17 June through 13 July at Viaduct Harbour.

Yellow Post Unveiled at Brick Bay

The sculpture was designed and constructed by emerging architects George Culling, Oliver Prisk, Henry Mabin and André Vachias.

2025 Fale-Ship Residency recipients announced

Recipients Quishile Charan, Harry Freeth and p.Walters will exhibiting at Tautai later this year.
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26 July – 4 October 2025
  • Li Si Rong
  • Murmuration
25 June – 20 July 2025
  • Whata Kura
13 June – 25 July 2025
  • Pauline Kahurangi Yearbury
  • Life in forms
3 May – 27 July 2025
  • Giorgio Griffa, Peter Robinson
  • Differences in kind and rhythm
8 June – 24 August 2025
  • Vanessa Arthur
  • Wonder Goggles
14 June – 11 October 2025

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