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No.8 Wire National Art Award

No.8 Wire National Art Award

Artist Rebecca Rose has taken out the major prize in the 2015 No.8 Wire National Art Award with her sculpture, Eye Sight at the awards ceremony, partnered by Waikato Museum and held at ArtsPost Galler

Finalists announced for National Contemporary Art Award

Finalists announced for National Contemporary Art Award

National Contemporary art award judge Aaron Kreisler has selected 52 entries as finalists for this year’s National Contemporary Art Award hosted by Waikato Museum.

Finalists selected for No.8 Wire National Art Award

Finalists selected for No.8 Wire National Art Award

New Zealand National Agricultural Fieldays® is pleased to announce finalists have been selected for the No.8 Wire National Art Award, partnered by Waikato Museum.

Winning wire creation will get $8,000

Winning wire creation will get $8,000

An $8,000 cash prize is waiting for the winner of the Fieldays® No.8 Wire National Art Award and there are only days to go before entries close on Wednesday 22 April, 2015. Fieldays and Waik

Entry Now Open to National Art Award

Entry is now open to the National Contemporary Art Award, sponsored by Tompkins Wake Lawyers and Chow: Hill Architects, and managed by Waikato Museum.This is the 16th year of this national award which

Blockbuster Fletcher Show for Waikato Museum

Blockbuster Fletcher Show for Waikato Museum

Eighty paintings from the rarely seen Fletcher Collection are to be shown at Waikato Museum for the very first time from Saturday 14 March. In a rare move, The Fletcher Trust, owners of New Zealand

Fieldays opens the door to No.8 Wire ingenuity

Fieldays opens the door to No.8 Wire ingenuity

Fieldays is excited to announce the opening of entries for the prestigious No.8 Wire National Art Award, culminating in a public exhibition at ArtsPost Galleries & Shop in June.

Waikato Museum and ArtsPost to extend opening hours

Waikato Museum and ArtsPost to extend opening hours

In a new move to make Waikato’s leading arts facilities more accessible, Waikato Museum and ArtsPost Galleries & Shop will remain open until 7.00pm every Thursday from 15 January until 12 March 20

Artworks from Te Papa's National Collection on Display

Artworks from Te Papa's National Collection on Display

Calling all musicians, performers, poets..

Perform on Waitangi Day at Waikato Museum Te Whare Taonga o WaikatoWaitangi Day at Waikato Museum on the 6 February 2015 will be a family and community day to celebrate and acknowledge the growing tog

New Gallery Extends Hamilton’s Arts Offer

New Gallery Extends Hamilton’s Arts Offer

Hamilton’s arts offer will be extended when Waikato Museum opens The Barry Hopkins Gallery on 17 October 2014. The new gallery has been funded by philanthropist and Museum supporter Barry Hopkins in p

Opportunity for New Zealand artists to exhibit

Opportunity for New Zealand artists to exhibit

Submissions are invited from New Zealand-based artists and arts groups interested in holding an exhibition of their work at ArtsPost Galleries & Shop in Hamilton.