How does art transform our experience of living in an intensely urban setting?
Public Art Project Manager Kim Martinengo gives an insightful talk on placemaking and pop-up art in Tāmaki Makaurau, followed by a guided tour, led by Lucy Moore, of open-air artworks in the area surrounding our Gallery.
A guided tour in Samoan and English through contemporary Māori art, sculpture, installations and more. The tour will last 90 minutes and is limited to 15 people. Booking is essential.
Create your own cosmic world in this exciting workshop inspired by Judy Darragh’s sculpture Limbo and the Todd Foundation Creative Learning Centre installation Hole of Yellow Archipelago. Using everyday materials we will create a sculpture that is out of this world.
Create your own cosmic world in this exciting workshop inspired by Judy Darragh’s sculpture Limbo and the Todd Foundation Creative Learning Centre installation Hole of Yellow Archipelago. Using everyday materials we will create a sculpture that is out of this world.
Join us for a talk by artist Greer Twiss on his 1986 sculpture installation work No Sun, No Rain, No Radiation that currently features in the exhibition History Seeds Division.
Join one of New Zealand’s most experimental and internationally recognised artists, Judy Millar, as shes discusses her major, site-specific commission, Rock Drop 2017 located in the Gallery’s South Atrium.
Join artist Sorawit Songsataya, in conversation with Gallery curator, contemporary art, Natasha Conland, as they discuss Sorawit’s new commission, The Interior, opening on 23 Nov on the Gallery’s North Sculpture Terrace.
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.
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.
We welcome all Gallery Members to attend the preview of Toi Tū Toi Ora: Contemporary Māori Art on Saturday 5 December. If you are not a Member, but would like to join us for this event, click here to find out how to sign up today.
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.
Join us to hear acclaimed Scottish artist, Nathan Coley, talk about his practice and our major new acquisition A Place Beyond Belief, with international curator and writer, Juliana Engberg.
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.
grisaille, multiple-colour stone lithography, pearlescent nail polish on paper adhered to ply wood panels with synthetic polymer paint, wood and steel rod hinges
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Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, gift of the artist, 2017
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, commissioned with support from Auckland Contemporary Art Trust, Auckland City Sculpture Trust and the Auckland Art Gallery Foundation Annual Appeal, 2017
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