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Lauren Kalman 'But if the crime is beautiful - Strangers in the garden'

11 May 2018

Lauren Kalman: All That Glitters Open Day Presentation

In celebration of our first ever exhibition of international contemporary jewellery, The Language of Things: Meaning and Value in Contemporary Jewellery, The Dowse hosted a special open day ...

Milly Mitchell-Anyon. Photo: Kirsty Baker

10 May 2018

Our New Blumhardt / Creative New Zealand Curatorial Intern Is…

The Dowse is extremely proud to partner with the Blumhardt Foundation and Creative New Zealand to invite an emerging curator to create an exhibition for our programme to ...

'THE LANGUAGE OF THINGS' INSTALLATION VIEW WITH YUKA OYAMA'S 'HELPERS – CHANGING HOMES'.

9 May 2018

Sian van Dyk discusses Helpers: Changing Homes

Listen to Sian van Dyk as she takes Eli Hill from The Hutt Zone on a guided tour of Yuka Oyama's work Helpers – Changing Homes. This work is ...

Otto Künzli with fianl chain made by students. Photo: Therese Hilbert crop

17 Apr 2018

Otto Künzli chats to Kim Hill

On Saturday Morning, 14 April, the dear and talented Otto Künzli chatted all things contemporary jewellery with Kim Hill.

'The Language of Things' installation view

11 Apr 2018

Wearing Materiality

Lucy Jackson has generously reviewed The Language of Things: Meaning and Value in Contemporary Jewellery in EyeContact.

10 Apr 2018

Episode 49: Pattern Project

In this episode of the podcast, Sasha Greig and Michael pester discuss The Dowse's Pattern Project - a partnership between emerging and local designers, and MINE: The Dowse ...

Harriet McFettridge and whānau at the opening of Gavin Hipkins: The Domain

25 Mar 2018

Networking, generosity and internships

One of the best things I did last year was work with two talented interns from Victoria University. Both were a pleasure to work with and brought a ...

Luke Willis Thompson, Adam Art Gallery Te Pātaka Toi, 21 February – 15 April 2018

6 Mar 2018

Going’s on in the arts

Each month our Director Courtney Johnston discusses the issues and trends facing the arts world in Aotearoa New Zealand on Nine to Noon with Kathryn Ryan. This month ...

Cover of 'Gavin Hipkins: The Domain', design by Philip Kelly

1 Mar 2018

"All remarkable" - review of our publication 'The Domain'

We're delighted to share this review from the latest issue of Art News New Zealand of our recent book Gavin Hipkins: The Domain, published in partnership with Victoria University ...

2 Feb 2018

New Funding for Craft/Object Sector

In February 2018 the Blumhardt Foundation is offering for the first time two major new initiatives that recognise the legacy of Dame Doreen Blumhardt and continue the Foundation’s ...

19 Jan 2018

Pay Dirt

Emil McAvoy has reviewed one of our 2017 shows Nicholas Mangan: Limits to Growth in EyeContact. 'Limits to Growth' presented an ecology of art works in which rigorous ...

INSTALLATION VIEW, GAVIN HIPKINS: THE DOMAIN. PHOTOGRAPHER Mark Tantrum

16 Jan 2018

The only show in town — Robert Leonard on Gavin Hipkins: The Domain

Our dear friends at City Gallery Wellington have been busy making sure their infrastructure is as wonderful as their exhibitions, and they’ve still found time to get out and ...