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

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

Join Alison to capture floral beauty in a ceramic piece

A behind-the-scenes conversation with Mickey Smith on documenting the evolving life of books and libraries.

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.

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

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.

Louise Bourgeois: In Private View is the first solo exhibition in Aotearoa New Zealand of Louise Bourgeois (1911–2010), one of the most intriguing and influential artists of the last century.

A programme for emerging, returning, and practicing artists - to explore and challenge your art practice.

Challenge and develop your art practice, all levels of ability are welcome :)

Drawing is about adventure, courage, and discipline. Join me on this fun and inventive programme to learn how to draw.

Enrolments for the Waikato Society of Arts Term 4 Art School are NOW OPEN!