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A Body Of Work By Matt Jordan
13 Oct 2025  to 29 Nov 2025
Art Exhibition

A Body Of Work By Matt Jordan

After winning back to back awards at the biggest tattoo event in the world, Aotearoa’s very own, Matt Jordan, brings you his biggest achievement to date. “A Body of Work” blurs the lines between tattooing and fine art and will change the way you look at the medium forever

Venue:  131 Queen St
Region:  Auckland  / 
Winter's End Pottery Market
30 Oct 2025  to 30 Oct 2025
Art Craft Festival Workshops

Winter's End Pottery Market

Don't miss out on this pottery market extravaganza!

Venue:  Studio One Toi Tū
Region:  Auckland  / 
Ngā Huhua: Abundance
07 Nov 2025  to 25 Jul 2026
Art Exhibition Multidisciplinary

Ngā Huhua: Abundance

Dive into a deep blue world teeming with life in Ngā Huhua: Abundance, an immersive exhibition celebrating the lifeforce of Te Moana-nui-a-Toi, the outer Hauraki Gulf Marine Park, just beyond Auckland’s shores. Meet the surprising and spectacular creatures that call this place home, from tohorā (whales) to honu (turtle

Venue:  New Zealand Maritime Museum
Region:  Auckland  / 
Community Celebration Day — Reopening of Toi Tauranga Art Gallery
15 Nov 2025  to 15 Nov 2025
Art Cultural Exhibition

Community Celebration Day — Reopening of Toi Tauranga Art Gallery

Vibrant community celebration including family-friendly activities, food trucks and entertainment for all ages.

Venue:  Toi Tauranga Art Gallery
Region:  Bay of Plenty  / 
Walker & Hall Waiheke Art Award 2025 Exhibition
17 Oct 2025  to 16 Nov 2025
Art

Walker & Hall Waiheke Art Award 2025 Exhibition

The Walker & Hall Waiheke Art Award 2025 is proudly sponsored by Walker & Hall in association with the Waiheke Community Art Gallery. 

Venue:  Waiheke Community Art Gallery
Region:  National  / 
17 Feb 2025  to 19 Dec 2025
Art Craft Workshops

Lunchtime Drop-in Drawing

Keen to practice your sketching and observation skills in a relaxed environment? Be inspired by a life model in an open drawing encounter, every Friday lunchtime.

Venue:  Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki
Region:  Auckland  / 
30 Jun 2025  to 07 Nov 2025
Art Cultural Exhibition

Ki te kapu o taku ringa | In the palm of my hand

‘Ki te kapu o taku ringa’ is an exhibition by Professor Tom Roa (Ngāti Maniapoto, Waikato, Ngāti Apakura) and Dr. Rodrigo Hill, which merges Mātauranga Māori and photography to reframe place representation. Through a kaupapa-driven lens, large-scale images and video works illuminate historical sites, honouring their pl

Venue:  Gallagher Academy of Performing Arts, Main Gallery, University of Waikato
Region:  Waikato  / 
30 Jun 2025  to 07 Nov 2025
Art Cultural Exhibition Public Art

Ki te kapu o taku ringa

Ki te kapu o taku ringa’ is an exhibition by Professor Tom Roa (Ngāti Maniapoto, Waikato, Ngāti Apakura) and Dr. Rodrigo Hill, which merges Mātauranga Māori and photography to reframe place representation. Through a kaupapa-driven lens, large-scale images and video works illuminate historical sites, honouring their pla

Venue:  Gallagher Academy of Performing Arts
Region:  Waikato  / 
21 Jul 2025  to 08 Feb 2026
Art

Portage Ceramic Awards 2025

The Portage Ceramic Awards is an annual celebration of contemporary ceramics in Aotearoa.

Venue:  Te Uru Wāitakere Contemporary Gallery
Region:  Auckland  / 
26 Jul 2025  to 09 Nov 2025
Art Cultural Exhibition

Jasmine Togo-Brisby: ungeographic

From 26 July, Pātaka Art+Museum is filling all its galleries with the work of just one artist.

Venue:  Pātaka Art+Museum
Region:  Wellington  / 
30 Jul 2025  to 30 Dec 2025
Art Exhibition

Call For Entries — New Zealand Painting and Printmaking Awards 2026

Entries for the New Zealand Painting and Printmaking Awards 2026 are open! Enter now at wsa.org.nz. Entries close December 10, 2025.

Venue:  Enter online at wsa.org.nz. Exhibition to be held at Artspost Gallery.
Region:  Waikato  / 
01 Sep 2025  to 01 Oct 2026
Art

Australasia’s Largest Lightwall, The Lightship, Launches New Art Season On Auckland’s Waterfront

Australasia’s largest lightwall, The Lightship, is set to launch its 2025–26 season next month, illuminating Auckland’s waterfront with its contemporary art platform and a bold new series of works commissioned from six emerging and established artists from Aotearoa and Australia.

Venue:  Port of Auckland
Region:  Auckland  /