It's not very often you get to not only touch but ride the artworks. Dunedin artist Scott Eady restores a collection of children’s discarded and thrown away bicycles, including bikes, trikes and scooters. This ...

Local Knowledge is a new exhibition that examines the specifics of location and time and what it means to be at home. It features works by a range of artists from here (Lower Hutt and Wellington) and elsewhere ...

The Dowse pays tribute to the life of one of Wellington's greatest artists, Gordon Crook 1921–2011. 18 Maritimes is a suite of small tapestries depicting oceanic and nautical themes. The series was purchased and ...

Be bedazzled by the opulent costumes of New Zealand designer Kristian Fredrikson. The exhibition includes gorgeous garments and detailed drawings from 10 ballets including Cinderella, Peter Pan, Swan Lake and A Christmas ...

Cluster presents work by ten contemporary New Zealand jewellers collected by The Dowse over the last ten years. Lisa Walker, Karl Fritsch, Kirsten Haydon, Joanna Campbell, Jacqui Chan, Anna Wallis, Lynn Kelly, Jason ...

An exciting opportunity to take part in a fun ballet workshop with instructor Shannon Dawson from The Royal New Zealand Ballet. No dance experience necessary. Suitable for children aged 5 -12 yrs. Numbers limited, ...

A hands-on session for creatively-minded four year olds. Little Sparks meet once a month to chat about what they have seen at The Dowse – and then get busy creating their own inspired artworks. 4 year olds & ...

For the New Zealand International Arts Festival, The Dowse is pleased to present two works by internationally acclaimed Mexican artist Teresa Margolles. One of the foremost artists of her generation, Margolles draws on ...

All collections are about accrual over time, where each work added builds towards a critical mass. Similarly, the works in this show have been created from a process of accumulation, in which everyday materials and ...

Since bursting onto the New Zealand music scene in 2010, multi-instrumentalist Johanna Mystery has already performed with award-winning singer-songwriter Jess Chambers (The Woolshed Sessions), as well as performed and ...

Curator Claudia Arozqueta shares insights into the work of Teresa Margolles in this informal session that celebrates our festival show. Like Teresa, Claudia hails from Mexico City but recently moved from Moscow to ...

A View from Where I Was Sleeping presents a selection of collaborative art and design works from the 1950s to the present by local and international artists. The title is taken from a poem of the same name by Gregory ...

Join curator Emma Bugden in conversation with some of the artists from her exhibition, Local Knowledge.

An exhibition for the whole family that invites children to get up really close to the art works and describe what they can see. Features works from The Dowse collection by Richard Killeen, Jeffrey Harris, Robin White, ...

Dowse yourself in big summer beats with Rhombus, Bella Kalolo, Newtown Rocksteady and much more. Big Day Dowse is the first of what will be an annual Dowse event, plus we want to celebrate the opening of a new town ...