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  • The Insiders group show
    12/07/2022 to 01/31/2023

    The Insiders

    “The Insiders” is a group exhibition featuring six artists from Aotearoa and Australia.
  • 02/10/2023

    Live panel: Prime Minister’s Awards for Literary Achievement

    Join us online to celebrate the Winners of the 2022 Prime Ministers Awards for Literary Achievement: Stephanie Johnson (fiction), Vincent O’Malley (nonfiction), James Norcliffe (poetry).
  • 01/14/2023 to 02/05/2023

    5 Plus 2

    5 plus 2 showcases work from 5 female glass artists touring New Zealand, alongside work from 2 invited local Waikato emerging artists - Wallace Gallery, Morrinsville

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7 Apr 2022 to 31 Mar 2023
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Nature Boy: The Photography of Olaf Petersen

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Auckland War Memorial Museum
Auckland
10 Sep 2022 to 26 Feb 2023
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Tia Ranginui: Gonville Gothic

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Te Uru Waitākere Contemporary Gallery
Auckland
11 Nov 2022 to 28 Feb 2023
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The Big Idea Summer Guide
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Summer at The Auckland Art Gallery | Toi o Tāmaki

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Auckland Art Gallery | Toi o Tāmaki
Auckland
26 Nov 2022 to 5 Mar 2023
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Fiona Jack & Courtney Sina Meredith: Earth Posters

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Te Uru Waitākere Contemporary Gallery
Auckland
1 Dec 2022 to 28 Feb 2023
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Summer Guide 2022-23

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Captains, Collectors, Friends & Adventurers

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New Zealand Maritime Museum
Auckland
2 Dec 2022 to 31 Mar 2023
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MAP Project

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Studio One Toi Tu// 1 Ponsonby Rd
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5 Dec 2022 to 10 Feb 2023
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Squiggla Making Space

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Te Atamira, Queenstown
Otago
10 Dec 2022 to 12 Mar 2023
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Minek Schrijer: Screensaver

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Te Uru Waitākere Contemporary Gallery
Auckland
15 Dec 2022 to 31 Mar 2023
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Secrets of Stonehenge

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Auckland War Memorial Museum
Auckland
15 Dec 2022 to 31 Mar 2023
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Thursday Tours at Artspace Aotearoa

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Artspace Aotearoa
Auckland
1 Jan 2023 to 31 Mar 2023
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Female & Non-Binary Artist Hui

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Studio One Toi Tu // 238 Karangahape Rd
Auckland
9 Jan 2023 to 2 Feb 2023
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15 Jan 2023 to 1 Feb 2023
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Free Science & Technology Open Days! Learn about Brain Play for 2023

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16 Jan 2023 to 18 Feb 2023
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Glow - Glass Casting

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Corban Estate Arts Centre
Auckland
22 Jan 2023 to 26 Feb 2023
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MAP Project Huriana Kopeke- Te Aho

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Studio One Toi Tu// 1 Ponsonby Rd
Auckland
26 Jan 2023 to 23 Feb 2023
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Seen and Heard

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Studio One Toi Tu // 238 Karangahape Rd
Auckland
27 Jan 2023 to 27 Mar 2023
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Studio 9A (2023)

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milford galleries queenstown
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