The Rugby World Cup 2011 is good fodder for satire, and art is traditionally a burner as well as a builder of sacred cows.

As Auckland Art Gallery reopens its doors today, Linda Herrick walks through its marvellous collection of New Zealand art.

Pacman, Tin Tin and Spongebob Squarepants have started popping up in hundreds of office windows across France as workers wage an unconventional 'post-it war'.

Four children under six in a pristine art gallery sounds like a recipe for disaster, but, as Danielle Wright finds out, there are 'safe' areas for families if you know where to look.

Our interviewer finds the canny but philanthropic arts patron hard to prod out of his shell.

Fraser Munroe has been a stonemason for 17 years, and his quality stonework can be seen at many of Waiheke Island's vineyards and lodges. He tells Raewyn Court what he loves about living on the island.

Music for the movies deserves a little time in the spotlight. Too often it is viewed as a secondary art. It is not only composers who lose out because of this, but audiences too.

Students from Manukau Institute of Technology will put a South Auckland spin on the much-loved musical West Side Story.

The world's first Pacific musical is inspired by our nation's immigrants who each made sacrifices for a chance in New Zealand.

Ian Wedde's new novel portrays a troubled food critic who creates a crisis.

Expect a plethora of international flavour at this year's wearable art show, writes Ann Newbery.