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Ngā Huhua: Abundance
18 Nov 2025  to 05 Jul 2026
Art Exhibition

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  / 
Portage Ceramic Awards 2025
01 Dec 2025  to 08 Feb 2026
Art Exhibition

Portage Ceramic Awards 2025

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

Venue:  Te Uru Waitākere Contemporary Gallery
Region:  Auckland  / 
Artist Talk: Mickey Smith on Morphologies
06 Mar 2026  to 06 Mar 2026
Art Exhibition Seminar

Artist Talk: Mickey Smith on Morphologies

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

Venue:  The Arts House Trust at Pah Homestead
Region:  Auckland  / 
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  / 
20 Sep 2025  to 07 Feb 2026
Exhibition

A Different Light: First Photographs of Aotearoa

A Different Light presents a selection of some of the earliest photographs produced in Aotearoa. These images, dating from the 1850s to 1900, are drawn from the collections of three major research libraries: Tāmaki Paenga Hira Auckland War Memorial Museum, the Alexander Turnbull Library and Uare Taoka o Hākena Hocken

Venue:  Hocken Collections
Region:  Dunedin  /  Otago  / 
27 Sep 2025  to 27 May 2026
Art Exhibition Public Art

Louise Bourgeois: In Private View

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.

Venue:  Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki
Region:  Auckland  / 
15 Oct 2025  to 01 Feb 2026
Exhibition

Chris Yri Connolly: What we take with us

The Pattillo Project at Te Whare o Rehua Sarjeant Gallery

Venue:  Te Whare o Rehua Sarjeant Gallery
Region:  Manawatū / Whanganui  / 
18 Oct 2025  to 22 Mar 2026
Exhibition

Āhua Rerekē: Curious Works from the Collection

This exhibition brings together some unlikely companions that will inspire and delight.

Venue:  Te Whare o Rehua Sarjeant gallery
Region:  Manawatū / Whanganui  / 
19 Oct 2025  to 17 Apr 2026
Art Cultural Exhibition Public Art

Ngā Ara Auaha 2025: Creative Practice Student Showcase

Ngā Ara Auaha 2025: Creative Practice Student Showcase

Venue:  Gallagher Academy of Performing Arts, Main Gallery, UOW
Region:  Waikato  / 
07 Nov 2025  to 01 Feb 2026
Exhibition

Worn: Prisoners' Shoes and the Stories They Tell

An exhibition celebrating the work of unseen artists in prisons across Aotearoa opens at Whirinaki Whare Taonga on Saturday 1 November, for three months. Created and toured by The Learning Connexion (TLC)

Venue:  Whirinaki Whare Taonga
Region:  Wellington  / 
08 Nov 2025  to 17 Jan 2026
Art Exhibition

Visual Diary of an Astral Traveller

Visual Diary of an Astral Traveller reminds us that the mind is unhindered by human boundaries. If we open ourselves to the endless possibilities of the creative process, its transformative power is within reach for us all.

Venue:  Malcolm Smith Gallery
Region:  Auckland  / 
08 Nov 2025  to 19 Dec 2025
Art Craft Exhibition

Sarah Cowie: The Moon Looked at Me Funny

Faces, bodies, and strange creatures emerge from fabric in Sarah Cowie’s exhibition The Moon Looked at Me Funny.

Venue:  DEPOT Artspace
Region:  Auckland  /