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Common Thread Exhibition
  Expressions Gallery's latest exhibition, Common Thread, explores the traditions and history of the woollen blanket with works from contemporary artists. It looks at the original context of the blanket and then turns the focus to the expansion of its use as a material......  View details »
 
New Zealand International Arts Festival 2012
  The New Zealand International Arts Festival begins this Friday!It will run from the 24 February to 18 March 2012. The 24 extraordinary days will feature 300 arts events in Wellington, New Zealand. The Festival will feature a number of Maori and Pacific content so make......  View details »
 
New Zealand Maori Art Forms Being Shared with Parisian Communities
    MEDIA RELEASE - From Te Papa Tongarewa, The National Museum of New Zealand In celebration of the successful partnership between Maori communities of New Zealand and the peoples of the French Republic – traditional Māori art practises and customs are......  View details »
 
A Happy Medium
A Happy Medium   30 November - 23 December     Solander Works on Paper, 218 Willis St. Wellington Ph: (04) 9200913 Gallery open: 10am to 5.30pm Tuesday to Friday Saturday 10am to 4pm......  View details »
 
Caste at Aratoi - The Wairarapa Museum of Art and History
        Artists Rongomaiaia Te Whaiti and Terri Te Tau’s exhibition Caste opens at Aratoi - The Wairarapa Museum of Art and History this November the 4th at 5:30pm (All welcome) This is a collaborative exhibition that explores themes of whakapapa......  View details »
 
Corban Estate Arts Centre - Summer School 2012
Te Mata Kia Mahi 'To work the Surface' With Alexis Neal (all levels) 16 – 19 January (4 days) Fee: $350 (includes most materials) Develop new skills in print, from a traditional understanding to a contemporary art practice. Over the 4 day workshop students will......  View details »
 
Artist Residency - de Young Museum, San Francisco
      Artist Residency - de Young Museum, San Francisco   The de Young Museum in San Francisco has been delighted to host one of Aotearoa’s weavers, Glenda Hape, as a part of their Artist in Residency programme. The residency, Glenda Joyce Hape:......  View details »
 
Tatou tatou e 2
"Tatou tatou e 2" ‘Tātou tātou e’ is a collective of kaiwaiata from Aotearoa NZ and we’re back with Volume 2!  This time we infuse flavours of Reggae, World vibes, Urban beats and R&B as well as adding a dash of new kaiwaiata and......  View details »
 
Weavers National Hui 2011
  Weavers National Hui, Kawhia 2011 The Weavers National Hui was held this Labour Weekend at Maketu Marae, Kawhia. 215 weavers from around the country gathered over the 3 days to network and share in the progress and developments of Maori weaving......  View details »
 
New Cloak Book to be launched at the Weavers National Hui
  Treasured traditions on show in beautiful new book   A major new publication from Te Papa Press opens the storeroom doors of the Māori collections held in our national museum, home to the largest collection of kākahu in the......  View details »
 
Volunteers Needed!
  Volunteers are needed for this years MAORI ART MARKet. The event will run from the 5th - 9th of October at Te Rauparaha Arena in Porirua.We require enthusiastic and friendly people who are interested in being part of an iconic contemporary Maori art event. Volunteers......  View details »
 
Leiden Waka Shelter set for Ceremonial Opening on 11 August 2011
  After the highly successful waka taua paddle up the Thames River in London by Toi Maori, Njord Royal Rowing club and Ngati Ranana members and an epic Canoe Journey paddle to Swinomish territory in the Puget Sound USA by Toi Maori members, another exciting project is about......  View details »
 
From London Canoe Journey to USA Canoe journey 2011
  After the highly successful waka taua paddle up the Thames River in London by Toi Maori, Njord Royal Rowing club and Ngati Ranana members as part of the City of London Festival, another two members from Toi Maori are embarking on an epic Canoe journey paddle to Swinomish......  View details »
 
Waka Taua on the Thames River for City of London Festival
  Toi Maoris’ waka taua Te Hono ki Aotearoa based at the Museum Volkenkunde in Leiden, Holland was paddled down the Thames River in London on July 2nd as a part of the City of London Festival with the support of the Ministry of Culture and......  View details »
 
Artists Alliance is Now Calling for Residency Proposals
    In an introductory project, we are reconfiguring our office spaces to offer a 7-week residency (Sept 1 – Oct 23) for an artist to work within our Ponsonby Road based Auckland studios. The relative short term of the residency is designed so an applicant......  View details »
 
Aratoi Museum of Art & History Friends' Residency
The residency is of one to four week’s duration and worth $NZ1000. It enables NZ visual artists, writers or historians the opportunity to live in a tranquil yet stimulating rural environment with many facilities – such as broadband, an excellent library and a......  View details »
 
Celebrate Matariki!
Celebrate the Maori New Year by checking out the events close to you.... http://www.tepapa.govt.nz/WhatsOn/Matariki/Pages/Matarikifulleventsprogramme.aspx http://www.matarikifestival.org.nz/  http://www.eventfinder.co.nz/search?q=matariki    ...  View details »
 
Waka Taua destined on Thames River for City of London Festival
Toi Maoris’ waka taua Te Hono ki Aotearoa based at the Museum Volkenkunde in Leiden, Holland has been invited to participate in the City of London Festival on the 1st July 2011 on the Thames River with the support of the Ministry for Culture &......  View details »
 
PAO PAO PAO! Mō Otautahi | Supporting Christchurch
  Māori Music Artists to play for Otautahi-Christchurch at PAO PAO PAO 2011. Toi Māori Aotearoa* is proud to announce an exciting line-up of Māori musicians to play at PAO PAO PAO 2011 during NZ Music Month.Hosted by Te Hamua Nikora we will be presenting an......  View details »