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  • 05/06/2022 to 05/29/2022

    THE JEROME INCIDENT, 1956

    Peter Force brings his lockdown story to life, an unexplained craft seen in and around a small town in Jerome, Arizona some 66 years ago.
  • 05/19/2022 to 05/21/2022

    Much Ado About Nothing

    Is Shakespeare better when it's queer? Were the nineties the best decade for music? Do Claudio and Hero ever get their happy ending? Answer all these questions at Much Ado About Nothing NOW!
  • Olaf Petersen. 1970. So Lonely. Auckland Museum. © Olaf Petersen Estate
    04/07/2022 to 03/31/2023

    Nature Boy: The Photography of Olaf Petersen

    See your world through Olaf’s eyes. Explore the captivating work of award-winning photographer Olaf Petersen, one of Aotearoa's finest nature photographers.

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Olaf Petersen. 1970. So Lonely. Auckland Museum. © Olaf Petersen Estate
7 Apr 2022 to 31 Mar 2023
Exhibition

Nature Boy: The Photography of Olaf Petersen

See your world through Olaf’s eyes. Explore the captivating work of award-winning photographer Olaf Petersen, one of Aotearoa's finest nature photographers.
Venue: 
Auckland War Memorial Museum
Auckland
6 May 2022 to 29 May 2022
Art

THE JEROME INCIDENT, 1956

Peter Force brings his lockdown story to life, an unexplained craft seen in and around a small town in Jerome, Arizona some 66 years ago.
Venue: 
The Upstairs Gallery
Auckland
19 May 2022 to 21 May 2022
Theatre

Much Ado About Nothing

Is Shakespeare better when it's queer? Were the nineties the best decade for music? Do Claudio and Hero ever get their happy ending? Answer all these questions at Much Ado About Nothing NOW!
Venue: 
The Tuning Fork
Auckland
26 May 2022
Live event

TE PAE NUKU

TE PAE NUKU - Exploring the Earthly Realm- through movement, voice, taonga puoro, sonic sound & paint (with Waimihi Hotere & Kurahapainga Te Ua)
Venue: 
Online
Online
3 Jun 2022 to 26 Jun 2022
Art

My Bugly Photos

Hi, my name name is Joshua Freitag and these are my bugly photos.
Venue: 
The Upstairs Gallery
Auckland
10 Jun 2022 to 25 Jun 2022
Theatre

A (Midwinter) Christmas Carol

A midwinter season of Patrick Barlow's witty and imaginative Dickensian adaptation.
Venue: 
Dolphin Theatre
Auckland
1 Feb 2022 to 1 Feb 2023
Art

Printmaking Drop-Ins

Venue: 
Studio One Toi Tu
Auckland
19 Mar 2022 to 12 Jun 2022
Exhibition

Our Moon: Then, Now & Beyond

Venue: 
Waikato Museum
Waikato
6 Apr 2022 to 15 Jul 2022
Art

Ruth Beraha - We will name her Tempest

Venue: 
A plus A Gallery, Venice
Overseas
8 Apr 2022 to 29 May 2022
Art

인사 Greeting

Venue: 
Corban Estate Arts Centre
Auckland
8 Apr 2022 to 29 May 2022
Art

Only the strongest / no stars above

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Corban Estate Arts Centre
Auckland
8 Apr 2022 to 29 May 2022
Art

A Dim, Purple Kind of Smell

Venue: 
Corban Estate Arts Centre
Auckland
9 Apr 2022 to 28 May 2022
Art

SOUTH-VERSED | Group exhibition

Venue: 
Fresh Gallery Ōtara
Auckland
9 Apr 2022 to 10 Jul 2022
Art

Nick Austin: Life Puzzle

Venue: 
Whangārei Art Museum
Northland
9 Apr 2022 to 26 Jun 2022
Art

Tēnei Ao Tūroa – This Enduring World

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Te Pataka Toi Adam Art Gallery
Wellington
22 Apr 2022 to 9 Sep 2022
Exhibition

T. Rex is King

Venue: 
Te Ao Mārama South Atrium, Auckland Museum
Auckland
23 Apr 2022 to 3 Jul 2022
Art

'The Art of Healing - Medicine, Myth and Magic'

Venue: 
Auckland Botanic Gardens
Auckland
28 Apr 2022 to 16 Jun 2022
Art

Silver Jewelry Design and Construction // with Simon Misdale

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Nathan Homestead Manurewa
Auckland
29 Apr 2022 to 17 Jun 2022
Art

Silver Jewelry Design and Construction // with Simon Misdale

Venue: 
Nathan Homestead Manurewa
Auckland
29 Apr 2022 to 30 May 2022
Art

Neil Frazer: Skyline (2022)

Venue: 
milford galleries queenstown
Otago
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