New ZealandFounder to auction roadshow galleryThe handbrake is set to be pulled on the Real Art Roadshow which has visited schools around NZ for 10 years - unless someone new grabs the wheel.07 Jun 05:00 PM
New ZealandKiwi artist, The Toastman, diesNew Zealand artist Maurice Bennett crafted unique portraits of celebrities from pieces of toast.06 Jun 04:50 AM
OpinionT.J. McNamara: Reaching new heightsAbstract art is showing new vitality. It can be Classical or Romantic, poised and precise, or energetic and expressionistic.04 Jun 05:00 PM
OpinionT.J. McNamara: Shows share political insightSpace to Dream: Recent Art from South America includes art from the late 1960s to the present created by artists from eight different countries.27 May 07:00 PM
EntertainmentVivid Sydney: Struck by lightingKiwi artists are flocking to Australia this weekend for the opening of Vivid Sydney, where their work will be on show alongside artists from around the world.27 May 05:21 PM
EntertainmentArt matters: Images offer vision of the worldLocal photographer Julia Glover has experienced the excitement of Africa without leaving town.27 May 05:00 PM
New ZealandWatch: Child's tattoo that isn't what you thinkAn airbrushed "tattoo" on a five-year-old Tauranga boy has become an internet phenomenon that could bring smiles to the faces of children at Starship Hospital.Watch23 May 08:59 PM
EntertainmentPasifika artists off to GuamCreative New Zealand spent $650,000 to ensure the country is well-represented.21 May 05:00 PM
EntertainmentA brief encounter with Justin Webster, film-makerA few words with documentary film-maker Justin Webster.21 May 01:30 AM
EntertainmentExhibition: A look at the Pacific in the digital ageWhat is it like to live, as many of us in the Southern Hemisphere do, with our eyes forever on a different part of the world?20 May 05:00 PM
TravelA neon Stonehenge in the Nevada desertFive years in the making, Seven Magic Mountains is the work of Swiss artist Ugo Rondinone, inspired by the natural "hoodoo" rock formations in southwestern America.19 May 03:30 AM
Entertainment'Love class' next step for PM's daughterStephie Key this week graduates from the exclusive Paris College of Art, and her dad will make a flying visit to be there for the big day.14 May 10:31 PM
EntertainmentA half-century of sharing his passionIn a sense, it all began with a question from a small boy: "If we're going to catch the bus into Auckland Library, please can we go to the art gallery, too?"14 May 02:03 AM
OpinionT. J. McNamara: A modern twist on folk artIt is not all abstraction; there is still painting about people.13 May 11:00 PM
New ZealandAuckland Arts Fair: Lessons in fair play for allAuckland Art Fair will show the best in contemporary art from New Zealand and the wider Pacific.13 May 09:39 PM
EntertainmentA brief encounter with Beatriz Bustos OyanedelA few words with art curator Beatriz Bustos Oyanedel.13 May 09:00 PM
EntertainmentAuckland Writers Festival: Suburban subjectsIt might more commonly be called the City of Sails, but to sociologist and historian Scott Hamilton Auckland is "a city of text", with multiple stories waiting to be told.07 May 05:30 PM
EntertainmentNick Atkinson: Man of words sharing poetry and all the jazzAuckland pianist Ben Fernandez and drummer Stephen Thomas have been roped in for the one-off performance.06 May 10:48 PM
OpinionT. J. McNamara: Strange encounters on the matThe works, for the most part small statues and ceramics, are displayed on carpet mats on the floor.06 May 09:33 PM
New ZealandWatch: Ohope Beach wood carving artistHarlem Shine from Ohope Beach carves logs washed ashore during storms. He can spend weeks/months carving a huge log only to have a storm wash it out to sea. Watch05 May 06:10 AM
EntertainmentA tale of two Block PartiesThere are two Block Parties happening in Auckland: which is the one for you?04 May 01:30 AM
New ZealandArt reaches out across the oceanIt is astounding to think no art gallery in Australasia has ever generated a comprehensive exhibition of work from South America until now.29 Apr 05:00 PM
New ZealandAn alternative assessment of real lifeFifteen seconds: according to a number of surveys, that's the amount of time the "average" viewer spends looking at a painting and accompanying text.29 Apr 05:00 PM
New ZealandIslands of colour mixed media and visual inventionMuch exciting contemporary art aims not to promote meaning or message but rather to engage the eye with new visual experience.29 Apr 05:00 PM
TravelHotel decorating: The artful lodgerIt used to be that art in hotels was deliberately inoffensive.25 Apr 04:00 AM
EntertainmentBeauty on the inside comes outOne of the most popular exhibitions at the Mairangi Arts Centre, on Auckland's North Shore, is now on.22 Apr 07:30 PM
EntertainmentArtists focus on the futureAnimated artistry narrows gap between art and science, writes Nick Atkinson.22 Apr 06:00 PM
EntertainmentGalleries: Latest exhibitions not all sweetness and lightTwo exhibitions in prominent galleries immediately next to each other show works that are poles apart in concept and execution.22 Apr 05:00 PM
EntertainmentT.J. McNamara: The wealth of human figurativesArtists delve in to expression embracing their interpretation of mankind.16 Apr 04:00 AM
EntertainmentKiwi artist part of children's book collaborationAuckland artist Flox speaks to Dionne Christian about her children's book collaboration.16 Apr 02:00 AM
EntertainmentSir Quentin Blake - a portrait of the artistGhislaine Kenyon tells Craig Sisterson about why she felt compelled to write a book about Sir Quentin Blake, the most renowned illustrator of our time.15 Apr 11:30 PM
EntertainmentLost $197m painting found in atticThe 400-year-old picture had been left for more than 150 years in a property in the outskirts of Toulouse.13 Apr 06:30 AM
