Art
Stitching stories
From the 7th of December until the 8th of March, Tīpurepure ‘Au Vaine will transform the gallery at Pātaka Art + Museum into a living, breathing space where communal making collides with a rotating display of tīvaivai or traditional Polynesian quilts.
Shared futures
New Zealand Portrait Gallery Te Pukenga Whakaata’s exhibition Reclaimed Land: Tāngata, Tiriti, Taiao brings together bold new artworks that explore deep and enduring connections between people and the land until the 8th of February.
Expanding the boundaries
GLASS, at James Blackie until the 22nd of November, redefines the material in the context of fine art and reframes it as a medium capable of profound storytelling.
Botanicals and beyond
Spring has spring, and artworks of all kinds and colours have blossomed in Wellington Cathedral of St Paul. The New Zealand Academy of Fine Art’s (NZAFA) Spring Exhibition blooms until the 9th of November.
Flecks of life
Holdfast, an exhibition from Kate Stevens West (Kāi Tahu, Pākehā) at Bowen Galleries until the 18th of October, channels the tension between holding on and drifting free.
Tiny universes
Pōneke-based Japanese artist Yae Takahashi presents her solo exhibition The Art of OTOGI at Thistle Hall from the 23rd to the 28th of September to explore the stories of everyday life.
Capturing humanity
Posting up at Tākina Wellington Convention and Exhibition Centre until the 5th of October, the World Press Photo Exhibition celebrates the award-winning work of photographers and storytellers who capture the pressing social, environmental, and political issues of our time.
Rewriting the narrative
A local business and four local artists have banded together to celebrate the arrival of spring and bring Garden Party to the Kaiwharawhara Furniture by Design store from the 30th of August to the 12th of October.
Was, are, will be
Reflecting the human and spiritual lives that have passed and currently pass through Courtenay Place, Tiaki will stand in the centre of Wellington’s nightlife hub until the 5th of October.
A place of belonging
From now until the 9th of November, Jasmine Togo-Brisby’s ungeographic takes over the entirety of Pātaka Art + Museum to create a sense of place for Australian South Sea Islanders.
Harnessed, harvested, honoured
Examining the connection between sugar, colonisation, global trade, and climate change, artists William Franco and Miki Seifert present Azúcar / Sugar at Toi Pōneke Arts Centre until the 8th of August.
Re-assemblage and resistance
In her latest photographic exhibition at Jhana Millers Gallery until the 5th of July, Ann Shelton explores suppressed plant-based knowledge systems to present a feminist reappraisal.