Welcome to the 7th edition of Documentary Edge Festival, Australasia’s leading international documentary film festival. 72 films from New Zealand and around the world have been selected for the 2012 ...

Japanese architect Taira Nishizawa gives a free public lecture in Christchurch on his innovative timber work. This is an opportunity to hear from a visionary architect as we look to rebuild our region with careful ...

Scandals from Dunedin's local government. Dunedin City Council Archives exhibition in support of Records & Archives Week (RAW) theme of Scandal. Venue: Civic Centre Plaza, Dunedin City Council building

Young artists alter found books. Artstation's YAC (Youth Art Committee) present their second exhibition, featuring young and emerging artists from around New Zealand. Books have been altered, re-formed, morphed, ...

Celebrating New Zealand music month, May 2012! A selection of quirky, unusual and visually striking CD singles and 7 inch vinyl singles from New Zealand musicians. From the 1980s to today. Forget about digital download ...

The most famous New Zealander in China - Rewi Alley contributed perhaps more than any other foreigner to the Chinese Revolution. 2012 is the 40th anniversary of establishment of diplomatic relationship between New ...

Gary Waldrom is one of the truly unique figures of contemporary NZ art. His works present a fascinating parade of the human condition and build illusive events which establish narratives spanning generations, time and ...

5 international artists, 5 printmaking mediums Andrew Baldwin - etching; Paul Croft - lithography; Lothar Osterburg - photogravure; Chris Pig - lino cut; Cleo Wilkinson - mezzotint. Exhibition images available ...

'Sharing the Love' is an exhibition of vibrant new paintings by Lyndy Wilson. Lyndy Wilson works in a figurative style and is motivated by the innocence and enthusiasm of children, the excitement of love and the ...

This exhibition will feature a wonderful, transformative collection of photography with a variety of subject matter as seen through the eyes of a keen group of photographers.

Opening in Outerspace Gallery: Saturday 19 May. Featuring 20 skate decks designed and painted by students aged between 14 and 15. Each student was asked to respond to the theme of “city versus nature”, after ...

Adam Portraiture Awards: A Selection 20 April - 10 June 2012 Lopdell House Gallery is delighted to continue our association with the National Portrait Gallery in Wellington by presenting a selection of the biennial ...

Taylor-Jensen Fine Arts hosts “Studies”, new work by painters Jacquie Anderson and Tania Verrent. “Studies” is not what it seems! The paintings are finished work, not ‘studies’ in the traditional sense. In ...

5 May - 4 June 2012 An opening preview for these exhibitions will be held on Friday 4 May at 5.30 pm A variety of members' work in two dimensional and three dimensional media The dazzling diversity of subject, ...

Jill Studd's evocation of some of the most challenging contemporary global issues presented through the domestic medium of knitting wool is charged by a particular appreciation for the prosaic. This installation of ...

Images from the Tyerman Collection. The first train trip from Gisborne to Napier, the landing of Charles Kingsford Smith’s historic Southern Cross aeroplane on Waikanae Beach and the 1947 tsunami are some of the ...

An exhibition of paintings by Keri Molloy, Mike Nettmann & sculpture by Tracey Miller, Tracy Clarke. Opening preview Friday 4th May, 4-6pm. Exhibition open daily until Sunday 27th May.

1st - 26th May 2012

Opening in the Main Gallery: Saturday 5 May. A unique exhibition celebrating the multi-discipline philosophy of the Arts & Crafts era, showcasing unseen works from the Heather Masters’ portfolio, Canterbury School ...

Fantasy, surrealism and patterns of nature, rolled into a lively collection of vivid colour and complex layering. Sarah Beale has been painting basically her whole life and is finally coming out to show the world her ...

Now on show until 29th of July 2012 at The Pointon Collection of Cars & Costume, "Lets Have a Party" features New Zealand fashion labels from the 1950s, '60s and '70s. What we wore for rock n roll, cocktails, school ...

Katherine Mansfield paintings: "Prelude" and "Revelations". Oil on linen. 50" x 30". Portraits and still life works. Susan Wilson returns to the McAtamney Gallery. Geraldine's McAtamney Gallery is delighted ...

Laurence Aberhart, Richard Wotton, Peter Peryer. The Sarjeant Gallery is fortunate to have one of the finest collections of photography in New Zealand. This collection began shortly after the gallery opened in 1919, ...

28 April to 2 June. Rohana Weaver is an emerging artist whose work examines the complexities of modern transient identity. This series of works draws upon the traditions of the folk arts of quilt making, stories ...

Artefacts and music from the WAM Iseke Collection, Contemporary PNG artwork from the McNicholl Art Collection Trust, The Kairos Oceania Trust and Giles Peterson Collection. Curated by Maree Saunders and Scott Pothan.