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18 Sep 2025  to 07 Dec 2025
Art

Fell into me: Hannah Ireland

Hannah Ireland, a Tāmaki Makaurau-based artist of Ngāti Hine and Ngāpuhi descent, paints portraits in the broadest, loosest sense, capturing the essence of faces and emotions. Her paintings feature faces that appear distorted, as if pressed against the glass plate of a photocopier.

Venue:  New Zealand Portrait Gallery Te Pūkenga Whakaata
Region:  Wellington  / 
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  / 
07 Oct 2025  to 16 Dec 2025
Art Craft Workshops

Studio Practice, Tuesday mornings, Collective Invention Online Workshops

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

Venue:  Online
Region:  Online  / 
07 Oct 2025  to 16 Dec 2025
Art Craft Workshops

Studio Practice, Collective Invention Online Workshops

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

Venue:  Online
Region:  Online  / 
08 Oct 2025  to 17 Dec 2025
Art Craft Workshops

Observational and Conceptual Drawing, Painting and Making

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

Venue:  Online
Region:  Online  / 
10 Oct 2025  to 30 Nov 2025
Art Exhibition Festival Music

Sonny

Mangaweka FAKES & FORGERIES! - The most scurrilous ART exhibition to hit NZ/Aotearoa in 2025!

Venue:  Mangaweka "Yellow Church" Gallery, SH1, Rangitikei District, NZ/Aotearoa, 4746
Region:  Manawatū / Whanganui  / 
13 Oct 2025  to 08 Dec 2025
Workshops

History of Art in Ancient Mexico

Join us for an exploration of the captivating cultures that flourished in Mexico before the arrival of the kingdom of Spain.

Venue:  Selwyn College
Region:  Auckland  / 
13 Oct 2025  to 13 Dec 2025
Art Workshops

Waikato Society of Arts - Term 4 Enrolments Open Now

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

Venue:  Waikato Society of Arts
Region:  Waikato  / 
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  / 
17 Oct 2025  to 30 Nov 2025
Exhibition

Walker & Hall Waiheke Art Award 2025

The Walker & Hall Waiheke Art Award 2025 is proudly sponsored by Walker & Hall in association with the Waiheke Community Art Gallery. This is a National Award for two dimensional works in any medium and has a Prize of $10,000 as the Premier Award

Venue:  Waiheke Community Art Gallery
Region:  National  / 
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  /