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7 May 2016
— 18 Sep 2016
$10 – $15, Members and Children 12 and under FREE
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15 Oct 2022
— 22 Jan 2023
Adults $24.50, Concessions $19.50, Members and children 12 & under FREE
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11 May 2016
11am
Free
Presented by Deaf Aotearoa in celebration of New Zealand Sign Language Week, join in this 45-minute workshop that will introduce you to NZSL.
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14 May 2016
11am
Free
Presented by Deaf Aotearoa in celebration of New Zealand Sign Language Week, join in this 45-minute workshop that will introduce you to NZSL.
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15 May 2016
12.30–3.30pm
Free – registrations required Book now
Join artist and educator Rachel Coppage as we explore artwork and ideas from the exhibition Extra Ordinary Everyday and experiment with materials in the studio to create your own works. This workshop will be delivered in New Zealand Sign Language (NZSL) only.
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10 May 2016
11.30am
Free
Join our knowledgeable volunteer guides for a NZSL-interpreted introduction to the art and architecture of the Gallery.
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9 Oct 2016
2–3pm
Free
Dick Frizzell will be at our shop on 9 October from 2–3pm for an exclusive Q&A event. You can also buy a copy of the Cooking 4 Change book and have it signed by Frizzell.
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14 May 2016
10.30am – 12.30pm
Free – registrations required Book now
Join artist and educator Rachel Coppage as we explore artwork and ideas from the exhibition Te Wā Tōiri: Fluid Horizons and experiment with materials in the studio to create your own works.
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14 May 2016
11.30am
Free
Join our knowledgeable volunteer guides for a NZSL-interpreted introduction to the art and architecture of the Gallery.
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6 Jul 2022
6–8pm
Members $17, Non-Members $22 Book now
Join us for a special screening of the new documentary, Signed, Theo Schoon , followed by a discussion between Nathan Pōhio (Senior Curator, Māori Art, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki) and award-winning arts columnist, advisor and writer Hamish Coney. Offering insights to the film’s production and exploring the many threads of Aotearoa’s art history bundled up in it, this exclusive in-conversation will expand upon the daring career of Theo Schoon and its significance in Aotearoa’s creative landscape.
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20 Aug 2017
3pm
Free
He Whakaputanga/The Declaration of Independence, signed between 1835 and 1839, was a powerful assertion of mana and rangatiratanga. It was followed in 1840 by Te Tiriti o Waitangi/the Treaty of Waitangi, signed in 1840 by 540 rangatira around the country. Talking with Mihingarangi Forbes, Dr Aroha Harris, Dame Claudia Orange and Morgan Godfery discuss the significance of these two New Zealand documents – and the people who signed them.
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20 Jul 2016
11.30am
Free
Join one of our knowledgeable volunteer guides for a free introduction to the art and architecture of the Gallery.
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14 May 2016
1 – 3pm
Free
Create art together and learn the NZSL for the rhyme Incy Wincy Spider in this family drop-in which takes inspiration from artist John Ward Knox’s installation Hardly Held Lightly.
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5 May 2019
2–3pm
Free entry with ticket to Frances Hodgkins: European Journeys exhibition
As part of the opening week programme, exhibition curator Mary Kisler and art historian Frances Spalding will talk about the new exhibition Frances Hodgkins: European Journeys. Following the talk, there will be a book signing with Mary and Frances at the Gallery shop from 3–3.30pm.
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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 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.
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3 Nov 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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30 Apr 2017
11am
Members-only
Meet Assistant Curator and author of Freedom & Structure: Cubism and New Zealand Art 1930–1960 Julia Waite for a talk on how John Weeks, Louise Henderson and Colin McCahon engaged with cubist principles.
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14 May 2022
2–3pm
Members $20, Non-Members $28 Book now
This May, we are proud to be hosting Dame Robin White for a celebration of the major new publication, Robin White: Something Is Happening Here . A true national treasure and one of Aotearoa’s most beloved contemporary artists, Robin will be sharing the stage with the book’s editors, Sarah Farrar, Jill Trevelyen and Nina Tonga. Following a panel discussion and Q&A, attendees will be able to purchase signed copies of the new landmark book.
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22 Sep 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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22 Aug 2016
11.30am
Free
Join one of our knowledgeable volunteer guides for a free introduction to the art and architecture of the Gallery.
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26 Jun 2016
1pm
Free
Join the Gallery’s Curator, Māori Art, Nigel Borell for a talk on the new exhibition of New Zealand art Time: Connecting Past and Future.
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12 Feb 2017
10.30am
Exhibition entry fee applies
Join artist Lee Mingwei for an illustrated introduction to five of his recent projects – Money for Art , Artist as Resident , Through Masters' Eyes , Bodhi Tree Project and Guernica in Sand – followed by a meet and greet in the exhibition.
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7 Aug 2016
1pm
Free
Join the Gallery’s Senior Curator, Mackelvie Collection, International Art, Mary Kisler for a talk on the collection exhibition Grand Designs .
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10 Feb 2017
3pm
Members-only
Join Auckland Art Gallery Director Rhana Devenport and international artist Lee Mingwei for a conversation about his current exhibition and practices.
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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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7 Aug 2016
2–4.30pm
CANCELLED
Join Deaf artist and educator Rachel Coppage as we explore artwork and ideas from the exhibition Grand Designs and experiment with materials in the studio to create your own works.
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10 Feb 2018
10.30am–12.30pm
All four workshops from $825, one workshop from $215 Book now
Inspired by the seasons, Perfume Playground introduces a series of four intimate perfume design workshops.
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9 Jul 2016
2–4.30pm
$16 Book now
Join Deaf artist and educator Rachel Coppage as we explore artwork and ideas from the exhibition Extra Ordinary Everyday and experiment with materials in the studio to create your own works.
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16 Oct 2016
2–4.30pm
CANCELLED
Join Deaf artist and educator Rachel Coppage as we explore artwork and ideas from the exhibition To All New Arrivals and experiment with materials in the studio to create your own works.
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10 Nov 2018
10.30am–12.30pm
All four workshops from $825, one workshop from $215 Book now
Inspired by the seasons, Perfume Playground introduces a series of four intimate perfume design workshops.
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25 Aug 2018
10.30am–12.30pm
All four workshops from $825, one workshop from $215 Book now
Inspired by the seasons, Perfume Playground introduces a series of four intimate perfume design workshops.
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13 May 2018
10.30am–12.30pm
All four workshops from $825, one workshop from $215 Book now
Inspired by the seasons, Perfume Playground introduces a series of four intimate perfume design workshops.
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16 Oct 2016
1pm
Free
Join the Gallery’s Senior Curator, New Zealand and Pacific Art, Ron Brownson for a talk on the collection exhibition To All New Arrivals .
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Rosalie Gascoigne
Production date
1988
Medium
roadwork reflector signs on plywood
Size (h x w)
1715 x 2700 mm
Credit line
Chartwell Collection, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, 1988
Accession no
C1994/1/298.1-3
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Robert MacPherson
Production date
1983-1987
Medium
plastic signs and ledger covers
Size (h x w)
1073 x 8370 mm
Credit line
Chartwell Collection, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, 1997
Accession no
C1997/1/11/1-38
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Robert MacPherson
Production date
1989-1995
Medium
acrylic on board
Size (h x w)
1220 x 3960 mm
Credit line
Chartwell Collection, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, 1997
Accession no
C1997/1/9/1-4
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Harvey Benge
Production date
1993
Medium
photo book
Size (h x w)
265 x 203 x 18 mm
Credit line
Harvey Benge Photobooks, E H McCormick Research Library, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, gift of Harvey Benge, 2015
Accession no
RC2015/2/1/3
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Peter Peryer
Production date
1985
Medium
gelatin silver print
Size (h x w)
360 x 353 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 1989
Accession no
1989/47
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Rosalie Gascoigne
Production date
1991
Medium
enamel on plywood
Size (h x w)
512 x 591 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 1992
Accession no
1992/10
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Tony de Lautour
Production date
2021
Medium
Oil and acrylic on canvas
Size (h x w)
1200 x 1600 mm
Credit line
Chartwell Collection, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 2021
Accession no
C2021/1/3/2.1-2
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Jim Speers
Production date
2000
Medium
mirror, enamel
Size (h x w)
450 x 450 x 95 mm
Credit line
Chartwell Collection, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, 2001
Accession no
C2001/1/2
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Niki Hastings-McFall
Production date
2001
Medium
reflective road sign vinyl and automotive paint on aluminium panels
Size (h x w)
1600 x 2400 mm
Credit line
Chartwell Collection, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, 2001
Accession no
C2001/1/26/1-24
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Jim Speers
Production date
2000
Medium
vinyl, acrylic and fluorescent light
Size (h x w)
1100 x 2000 x 220 mm
Credit line
Chartwell Collection, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, 2001
Accession no
C2001/1/3
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John Reynolds
Production date
2011
Medium
reflective vinyl on aluminium
Size (h x w)
1200 x 800 mm
Credit line
Chartwell Collection, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 2012
Accession no
C2012/1/8.1-3
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Peter Peryer
Production date
1989
Medium
gelatin silver print
Size (h x w)
267 x 413 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 1992
Accession no
1992/2/1
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Robin Morrison
Production date
1981
Medium
cibachrome
Size (h x w)
266 x 399 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 1983
Accession no
1983/49/10
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John Reynolds
Production date
2001
Medium
oil stick on metallic paper
Size (h x w)
1000 x 700 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, gift of the Patrons of the Auckland Art Gallery and the artist, 2002
Accession no
2002/26/6
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Guerrilla Girls
Production date
1995
Medium
offset lithograph
Size (h x w)
432 x 559 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased with funds from the Elise Mourant Bequest, 2018
Accession no
2018/5/49
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Jim Speers
Production date
1998
Medium
vinyl on Perspex, fluorescent light tubes
Size (h x w)
425 x 2485 x 305 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 2003
Accession no
2003/29
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John Reynolds
Production date
2001
Medium
oil stick on metallic paper
Size (h x w)
1000 x 700 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, gift of the Patrons of the Auckland Art Gallery and the artist, 2002
Accession no
2002/26/5
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Dylan Horrocks
Production date
1990
Medium
ink on paper
Size (h x w)
420 x 295 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 2002
Accession no
2002/22
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William Frith
On display
Production date
1885
Medium
oil on canvas
Size (h x w)
762 x 609 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 1975
Accession no
1975/2
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Rosalie Gascoigne
Production date
1991
Medium
paint on hardwood pieces on a wooden panel
Size (h x w)
1235 x 2050 x 48 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, gift of the Patrons of the Auckland Art Gallery, 1999
Accession no
1999/29
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F R Lamb
Production date
circa 1952
Medium
photograph
Size (h x w)
89 x 139 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 2010
Accession no
2010/14/172
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Simon Denny
Production date
2007
Medium
polystyrene sheet, blackboard paint, spraypaint, dressed pine and dowel
Size (h x w)
2440 x 2400 x 50 mm
Credit line
Chartwell Collection, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, 2007
Accession no
C2007/1/19.1-3
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Don Driver
Production date
1981
Medium
tea chest, overcoat, ladder
Size (h x w)
595 x 505 x 410 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, gift of the artist, 1982
Accession no
1982/29
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Paul Hartigan
Production date
1982
Medium
neon, tubing, galvanised iron
Size (h x w)
1500 x 3005 x 200 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased with assistance from the Queen Elizabeth II Arts Council of New Zealand, 1982
Accession no
1982/47
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Grahame Sydney
Production date
1976
Medium
tempera on gesso on board
Size (h x w)
624 x 675 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 1980
Accession no
1980/47/1
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Laurence Aberhart
Production date
1986
Medium
black and white photograph
Size (h x w)
191 x 242 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 1987
Accession no
1987/36/4
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Charles Blomfield
Production date
1884
Medium
oil on canvas
Size (h x w)
298 x 603 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, gift of Mr H D Buddle, 1952
Accession no
1952/11
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Robin Morrison
Production date
1981
Medium
cibachrome
Size (h x w)
266 x 399 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 1983
Accession no
1983/49/13
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Jacques Callot
Production date
1615-1619
Medium
engraving
Size (h x w)
228 x 303 mm
Credit line
Mackelvie Trust Collection, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, bequest of Dr Walter Auburn, 1982
Accession no
M1982/1/2/9
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Fiona Connor
Production date
2013
Medium
paper poster
Size (h x w)
433 x 533 mm
Credit line
Fiona Connor Archive, E H McCormick Research Library, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, gift of Fiona Connor, 2018
Accession no
RC2013/4/18/2
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Tony de Lautour
Production date
2000
Medium
oil and acrylic on canvas
Size (h x w)
1560 x 2030 mm
Credit line
Chartwell Collection, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, 2000
Accession no
C2000/1/24
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Noel McKenna
Production date
1999
Medium
watercolour, pencil
Size (h x w)
320 x 400 mm
Credit line
Chartwell Collection, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, 2000
Accession no
C2000/1/26
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Laurence Aberhart
Production date
1979-1980
Medium
black and white photograph, toned in gold chloride
Size (h x w)
196 x 249 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 1981
Accession no
1981/34/3
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Ralph Hotere
Production date
1975
Medium
pencil
Size (h x w)
320 x 230 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 1979
Accession no
1979/37
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Robin White
On display
Production date
1975
Medium
oil on canvas
Size (h x w)
609 x 914 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 1975
Accession no
1975/30
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Colin McCahon
Production date
1965
Medium
synthetic polymer paint on hardboard
Size (h x w)
1220 x 916 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, on loan from a private collection
Accession no
L1998/28/20
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Fiona Connor Archive
Production date
2007-2020
Credit line
E H McCormick Research Library Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tamaki (see archive item details for credit lines specific to each deposit)
Accession no
RC2013/4
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Harvey Benge Photobooks
Production date
1993-2018
Credit line
E H McCormick Research Library, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, gift of Harvey Benge, 2015
Accession no
RC2015/2
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