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Writing and Disrupting Short Fiction
04 Sep 2025  to 06 Nov 2025
Literature Workshops

Writing and Disrupting Short Fiction

Writing and Disrupting Short Fiction with Emma Hislop (Kāi Tahu) - scholarship available for this online writing course

Venue:  Online
Region:  Auckland  /  Online  / 
Auckland Philharmonia | NZ Herald Premier Series: Mozart & Mischief
02 Oct 2025  to 02 Oct 2025
Music

Auckland Philharmonia | NZ Herald Premier Series: Mozart & Mischief

Respighi (after Rossini) La boutique fantasque Mozart Piano Concerto No.21 Shostakovich Symphony No.9

Venue:  Auckland Town Hall
Region:  Auckland  / 
The Arts Centre Sculpture Festival 2025
04 Oct 2025  to 19 Oct 2025
Art Exhibition

The Arts Centre Sculpture Festival 2025

A vibrant celebration of object art, contemporary jewellery, and outdoor sculpture created by over 50 of Aotearoa’s most exciting artists.

Venue:  The Arts Centre's Great Hall & North Quad
Region:  Canterbury  /  Christchurch  / 
Pete Bossley Painting Exhibition
04 Oct 2025  to 19 Oct 2025
Exhibition

Pete Bossley Painting Exhibition

A series of paintings addressing the idea of Colonisation, from neolithic times to AI.

Venue:  Pete's Studio
Region:  Auckland  / 
At the World's Edge Festival
04 Oct 2025  to 12 Oct 2025
Music

At the World's Edge Festival

Nature the muse, mountains the stage

Venue:  Queenstown - Te Atamira; Wānaka - Rippon Hall; Bannockburn - Coronation Hall
Region:  Otago  / 
Women walking, the city, at night
07 Oct 2025  to 07 Oct 2025
Art Public Program

Women walking, the city, at night

A collective drift under the full moon.

Venue:  Meet at the Auckland Cenotaph outside the Auckland War Memorial Museum
Region:  Auckland  / 
Bruce Johnson McLean Curator's Talk VCP 2025 at AUT
09 Oct 2025  to 09 Oct 2025
Conference Seminar

Bruce Johnson McLean Curator's Talk VCP 2025 at AUT

Join us for an informative talk from Bruce Johnson McLean, member of the Wierdi people of Wribpid (Belyando River region in Central Queensland). Bruce has been involved in First Nations art and culture his entire life and has over 25 years’ professional experience in the sector, primarily as a writer, curator, advisor,

Venue:  Location: AUT Lecture Details to come.
Region:  Auckland  / 
Enamoured Books - Bookshop day 2025
11 Oct 2025  to 11 Oct 2025
Literature

Enamoured Books - Bookshop day 2025

Enchanting Bookshop Day at Enamoured Books  Goodie bags, tea tastings, tattoo artistry, and literary sweetness—celebrating a decade of Bookshop Day

Venue:  Enamoured Books
Region:  Auckland  / 
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  / 
Open Late: In the Web of Louise Bourgeois
16 Oct 2025  to 16 Oct 2025
Exhibition

Open Late: In the Web of Louise Bourgeois

Step into the surreal world of Louise Bourgeois – an iconic artist who transformed memory, identity and emotion into raw, unforgettable art.

Venue:  Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki
Region:  Auckland  / 
Auckland Philharmonia | NZH Premier Series: Fantastique!
16 Oct 2025  to 16 Oct 2025
Music

Auckland Philharmonia | NZH Premier Series: Fantastique!

Louise Webster Proof Against Burning Liszt Totentanz Berlioz Symphonie fantastique

Venue:  Auckland Town Hall
Region:  Auckland  / 
 Out the Gate
29 Oct 2025  to 15 Nov 2025
Theatre

Out the Gate

Theatre Marae kōrerorero about the broken promise

Venue:  Various
Region:  Wellington  /