Join Curator, Contemporary Art Natasha Conland on a tour of our vibrant new exhibition Colour is an Abstraction drawn from the Gallery’s international contemporary collection.
The international paintings in the new exhibition Colour Is an Abstraction will be the inspiration for this fun and innovative workshop. Participants will explore various paint and print techniques with a focus on colour, these will then be used to construct a sculpture.
Join Senior Curator of International Art, Dr Sophie Matthiesson as she reconstructs the artistic dialogue between Dutch abstract painter, Piet Mondrian and his younger British colleague, Ben Nicholson. Their relationship flourished in north London in late 1938, when the two friends worked side by side in neighbouring studios as the clouds of World War II gathered. Gallery and Mackelvie Society Members only.
Join Mary Kisler, Senior Curator Mackelvie Collection, International Art, for a tour of her new exhibition which looks at the development of modernism from the early 20th century onwards and its impact on international and New Zealand art.
Join Curator Contemporary Art, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, Natasha Conland, and freelance art historian and curator, Damian Skinner for a conversation about the writings of Francis Pound on the paintings of Gordon Walters.
Members $90, Non-Members $155, Students $50 Book now
This winter, we are thrilled to be hosting internationally renowned iconographer Aidan Hart for a two-night lecture series which explores the history of Christian Orthodox iconography and its influence on contemporary art.
In these two lectures we will first explore the function of icons and how this affects their form, and then see how they inspired many key twentieth-century artists.
Adults $10; Concessions $7.50 Members and children 12 &under FREE
Book a group of friends or workmates for a bespoke tour of the exhibition Louise Henderson: From Life and gain new insights into one of New Zealand’s most dynamic artists.
Join us to celebrate the opening day of our exciting interactive Todd Foundation Creative Learning Centre project by Auckland-based artist Sara Hughes, All My Favourite Shapes.
A ‘friendraiser’ for Auckland Art Gallery, Kaleidoscope is an exclusive night-time event for forward-thinking, like-minded individuals who value Auckland’s visual culture and want to play a part in the Gallery’s future.
Romancing the Collection is a brand new hang of some of the star works in your art collection, housed at Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki. It’s a chance to fall in love all over again with old favourites, or acquaint yourself with some new ones.
Join Melbourne-based artist Daniel von Sturmer for a discussion on selected recent works and how studio practice can shape thinking, and thinking can shape studio practice.
Join Professor Laurence Simmons for a lecture discussing the importance of intuition, chance, randomness, colour, sensuality and mysticism for Gordon Walters and will seek to demonstrate the active participation in a varied cultural history that lies beneath his work.
Big Day Art: Calling the World provides an opportunity for families to experience Auckland Art Gallery and immerse themselves in a celebration of artistic experience and creativity. See, do, listen, move, make and share – become creative agents and explorers. Join us in celebrating Matariki and our New Zealand landscape and explore what it means to discover, journey and adventure through a series of hands-on activities and workshops.
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