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31 Mar 2021
7.30 – 9am
Members $25, Non-Members $30 Book now
Start your day with food for thought, coffee and actual food at this parakuihi with the artists Ayesha Green and Jasmine Te Hira. Here, the artists will discuss their practice and mahi toi featured in Toi Tū Toi Ora: Contemporary Māori Art
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31 Jan 2016
3pm
Free
Artist-printmaker Struan Hamilton demonstrates the method of lithographic printmaking used by the 19 th century French artist Honoré Daumier.
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8 Dec 2020
9am—7pm
FREE (limited spots, registration required)
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5 Dec 2020
9–11.30am
FREE (Members only)
We welcome all Gallery Members to attend the preview of Toi Tū Toi Ora: Contemporary Māori Art
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22 Nov 2016
6pm
Free
On the occasion of Artspace’s current exhibition Potentially Yours, The Coming Community , exhibiting artist Martine Syms will present her performative lecture, Misdirected Kiss .
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4 Jun 2016
1pm
Free
Senior Curator Ron Brownson joins the Auckland Festival of Photography’s Annual Commission artist, Russ Flatt in conversation about his practice.
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8 Nov 2017
6.30pm
Free – no bookings
Join artists Simon Denny and Michael Stevenson in conversation with Natasha Conland, Curator, Contemporary Art ahead of the opening of Michael's major new exhibition, Serene Velocity in Practice: MC510/CS183 .
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4 Jun 2016
2pm
Free
Keynote presentation by the Auckland Festival of Photography's first international guest curator, Associate Professor Simone Douglas.
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20 Apr 2016
6pm
Free
Current McCahon House artist in residence Bepen Bhana discusses his recent work with Auckland Art Gallery Director Rhana Devenport.
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15 May 2021
11am—12pm
FREE
The Walters Prize is Aotearoa New Zealand’s most significant contemporary art award. Established in 2002, this year will be the tenth iteration of the Walters Prize, which was conceived as a platform to foreground excellence in the visual arts. Come and hear the jury discussing four artworks, selected for their outstanding contributions to contemporary art in New Zealand in the preceding two-year period.
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16 Sep 2018
3pm
Join Balamohan Shingade, curator ST PAUL St Gallery, and Basant Madhur of Sargam School of Indian Music for an introduction to Indian classical music.
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13 Mar 2018
6pm
Free – no bookings
Last year while based in Athens for documenta 14, Laura Preston began a conversation with Wystan Curnow about the relationship of art and place. In Auckland, they continue this discussion by reviewing a number of recent exhibitions, both in Europe and in Aotearoa New Zealand, to consider the importance of art criticism and the issues of writing about art.
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18 Aug 2018
2pm
The invited jury for the 2018 Walters Prize discuss the four finalist’s works that were chosen by them as the most outstanding contributions to contemporary art in New Zealand during the last two years.
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30 May 2018
6pm
Free entry
Enjoy an after hours talk by French installation and sculptural artist Chloé Quenum.
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7 Apr 2016
6pm
Free
London-based art critic and curator Sacha Craddock asks how can critical writing continue to further an understanding and appreciation of contemporary art?
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19 Nov 2015
6pm
Free
McCahon House Artist in Residence Suji Park in conversation with Sue Gardiner, writer/tour guide and co-director of the Chartwell Collection.
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4 Dec 2019
6–7pm
FREE
Join us for a special lecture from New York based arts writer and author, Maura Reilly who will discuss the ethical challenges facing art museums globally.
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5 Dec 2019
6.30pm–9.30pm
$25 + fees Book now
Presented by Objectspace , The Single Object series sees Wallace Chapman, broadcaster and host of The Panel on Radio New Zealand, interview a range of guests about six objects that are important to them, providing a personal insight into how the world can be seen and understood through material culture.
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7 Jul 2019
10.30am–12.30pm
$185 Members, $235 non-Members (includes a one-year Membership), sign up for all three workshops and save $55 Book now
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24 Jan 2017
6pm
CANCELLED
Enjoy a screening of The air is a material , a new documentary film on the work of contemporary New Zealand photographer Ann Shelton. This screening has been cancelled
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19 Mar 2017
1pm
Free entry
Join Emma Chambers, curator, modern British art at Tate, London for an illustrated introduction to The Body Laid Bare and the exhibition's concept, themes and how the works were selected.
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26 Nov 2016
4pm
Free
Enjoy a free screening of The air is a material , a new documentary film on the work of contemporary New Zealand photographer Ann Shelton.
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3 Mar 2019
1–2pm
Nick Spill is a former curator and conceptual artist whose work features in Groundswell: Avant Garde Auckland 1971–79 .
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3 Aug 2016
6pm
Free
Join Esther Lu, Director of Taipei Contemporary Art Center (TCAC), in conversation with Artspace Director, Misal Adnan Yıldız.
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30 May 2021
2–3pm
Students $5, Members $10, Non-Members $15, Volunteer Guides Free Book now
The authors of The Back of the Painting: Secrets and stories from art conservation – Linda Waters, Jenny Sherman and Sarah Hillary – convene for a lively discussion of their new book.
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16 Apr 2021
6–6.30pm
Free for Members (RSVP required)
Each month, we’re passing the mic to the people we work with to share the stories from the Back Office. Be it their favourite artwork, research or experiences on the job, they’ll be sharing their projects and passions.
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Giovanni Battista Piranesi
Production date
1756
Medium
etching
Size (h x w)
403 x 537 mm
Credit line
Mackelvie Trust Collection, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, bequest of Dr Walter Auburn, 1982
Accession no
M1982/1/4/33
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Arnold Manaaki Wilson
Production date
1984
Medium
wood
Size (h x w)
2400 x 240 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 2014
Accession no
2014/27/1
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Arnold Manaaki Wilson
Production date
1984
Medium
wood
Size (h x w)
1960 x 240 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 2014
Accession no
2014/27/3
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Arnold Manaaki Wilson
Production date
1984
Medium
wood
Size (h x w)
2230 x 240 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 2014
Accession no
2014/27/2
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Marie Shannon
Production date
2011
Medium
single channel SD video, 4:3, sound
Size (h x w)
7min 11sec
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 2015
Accession no
2015/3/4
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Kimberley Gray
Production date
1971-2005
Credit line
E H McCormick Research Library, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, gift of Josephine Gray, 2019
Accession no
RC2020/8
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Elam School of Art
Production date
1983-2002
Credit line
E H McCormick Research Library, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, gift of Ruth Watson on behalf of the Elam School of Fine Arts, 2020
Accession no
RC2020/5
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Frances Hunt
Production date
1925-1949
Credit line
E H McCormick Research Library, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, gift of John Gow, 2011
Accession no
RC2011/16
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Michael Dunn
Production date
1906-2011
Credit line
E H McCormick Research Library, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, gift of Michael Dunn, 2014
Accession no
RC2014/2
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John Weeks
Production date
Unknown
Credit line
E H McCormick Research Library, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, gift of the Estate of John Gerrard Francis O'Connor, 2007
Accession no
RC2007/8
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Molly Macalister
Production date
Unknown
Credit line
E H McCormick Research Library, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, gift of John Haydn, 2006
Accession no
RC2007/7
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Angela Caughey
Production date
1989-2002
Credit line
E H McCormick Research Library, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, gift of Angela Caughey, 2009
Accession no
RC2009/1
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Jim Allen
Production date
1966
Medium
aluminium, bronze, silver, wood
Size (h x w)
762 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 1967
Accession no
1967/8/2
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Unknown artist
Production date
late 18th century-early 19th century
Medium
inlaid marble top with decorative brasswork on sides and legs
Size (h x w)
775 x 1350 x 810 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, gift of Mr Norman B Spencer, 1967
Accession no
1967/19/17
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Roger Blackley
Production date
1874-1887
Credit line
E H McCormick Research Library, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki
Accession no
RC2003/7
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Paul Gibbs
Production date
1973
Credit line
E H McCormick Research Library, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, gifts of Diana Lee-Gobbitt, 1984 and Denis Cohn, 2003
Accession no
RC2003/14
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Theo Schoon
Production date
1964
Medium
oil on board
Size (h x w)
1278 x 1186 x 55 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 1989
Accession no
1989/32
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Louis John Steele
Production date
1910
Medium
oil on canvas
Size (h x w)
1200 x 925 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, gift of the Auckland Picture Purchase Fund, 1910
Accession no
1910/2
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Zac Langdon-Pole
Production date
2018
Medium
paper nautilus shell, Muonionalusta meteorite (iron; fine octahedrite, landsite:, Norrbotten, Sweden)
Size (h x w)
95 x 33 x 65 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased with funds from Auckland Contemporary Art Trust 2018
Accession no
2018/19
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Michael Parekōwhai
Production date
1990
Medium
wood and acrylic
Size (h x w)
2489 x 6096 x 356 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki and Chartwell Collection, purchased with generous assistance from Jim Barr and Mary Barr, 2009
Accession no
2009/26.1-5
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Lisa Reihana
Production date
1990
Medium
single channel video, standard definition (SD), 4:3, colour, stereo sound
Size (h x w)
7min 50sec
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 2005
Accession no
2005/13/1
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Alfred Burton
Production date
Unknown
Medium
black and white photograph (modern print from original negative)
Size (h x w)
165 x 215 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 1973
Accession no
1983/70
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Jim Allen
Production date
1937-2018
Credit line
E H McCormick Research Library, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, gift of Jim Allen, 2012
Accession no
RC2012/3
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Theo Schoon
Production date
circa 1936-circa 1939
Medium
carbon print photograph
Size (h x w)
188 x 237 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 2014
Accession no
2014/14/2
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Phil Dadson
Production date
1971-2011
Credit line
E H McCormick Research Library, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, gift of Philip Dadson, 2020
Accession no
RC2021/1
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Giovanni Intra
Production date
Unknown
Credit line
E H McCormick Research Library, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, deposited by Barbara Intra
Accession no
RC2007/3
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Emilio Greco
Production date
1947
Medium
bronze
Size (h x w)
901 mm
Credit line
Mackelvie Trust Collection, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 1962
Accession no
M1962/1
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Gordon Brown
Production date
1891-2016
Credit line
E H McCormick Research Library, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, gift of Gordon H Brown, 2017
Accession no
RC2019/1
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Unknown artist
Production date
1787
Medium
etching
Size (h x w)
140 x 200 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 1955
Accession no
1955/36/28
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Peter Tomory
Production date
1960-2005
Credit line
E H McCormick Research Library, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, gift of Peter Tomory, 2005
Accession no
RC2006/2
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E H McCormick Papers
Production date
1890-1991
Credit line
E H McCormick Research Library, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, gift of Linda Gill, 2015
Accession no
RC2015/4
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Elam Intermedia Resources
Production date
1983-2002
Credit line
E H McCormick Research Library, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, gift of Ruth Watson on behalf of the Elam School of Fine Arts, 2020
Accession no
RC2020/5
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Frances Hunt Ephemera
Production date
1925-1949
Credit line
E H McCormick Research Library, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, gift of John Gow, 2011
Accession no
RC2011/16
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Giovanni Intra Archive
Production date
1989-2002
Credit line
E H McCormick Research Library, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, gift of Angela Caughey, 2009
Accession no
RC2009/1
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Giovanni Intra Archive
Production date
Unknown
Credit line
E H McCormick Research Library, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, deposited by Barbara Intra
Accession no
RC2007/3
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Gordon H Brown Archive
Production date
1891-2016
Credit line
E H McCormick Research Library, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, gift of Gordon H Brown, 2017
Accession no
RC2019/1
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Ikon Gallery Archive
Production date
1960-1965
Credit line
E H McCormick Research Library, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, gift of the Estate of Don Wood, 2016
Accession no
RC2001/23
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Jim Allen Archive
Production date
1937-2018
Credit line
E H McCormick Research Library, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, gift of Jim Allen, 2012
Accession no
RC2012/3
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John Weeks Archive
Production date
Unknown
Credit line
E H McCormick Research Library, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, gift of the Estate of John Gerrard Francis O'Connor, 2007
Accession no
RC2007/8
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John Weeks Archive
Production date
1920-1965
Credit line
E H McCormick Research Library, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, gift of John Weeks Estate, c1980
Accession no
RC2001/1
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John Weeks Archive
Production date
Unknown
Credit line
E H McCormick Research Library, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, gift of the Estate of Peter O'Connor, 2010
Accession no
RC2010/1
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Kimberley Gray Archive
Production date
1971-2005
Credit line
E H McCormick Research Library, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, gift of Josephine Gray, 2019
Accession no
RC2020/8
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Michael Dunn Archive
Production date
1906-2011
Credit line
E H McCormick Research Library, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, gift of Michael Dunn, 2014
Accession no
RC2014/2
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Molly Macalister Archive
Production date
Unknown
Credit line
E H McCormick Research Library, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, gift of John Haydn, 2006
Accession no
RC2007/7
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Paul Gibbs Archive
Production date
1973
Credit line
E H McCormick Research Library, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, gifts of Diana Lee-Gobbitt, 1984 and Denis Cohn, 2003
Accession no
RC2003/14
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Peter Tomory Archive
Production date
1960-2005
Credit line
E H McCormick Research Library, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, gift of Peter Tomory, 2005
Accession no
RC2006/2
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Phil Dadson Archive
Production date
1971-2011
Credit line
E H McCormick Research Library, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, gift of Philip Dadson, 2020
Accession no
RC2021/1
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