Home News News Menu ↑ BlogMedia ReleasesPodcastOur Favourites 28 Jul 2020 Contemporary Jewellery in Aotearoa (revisited 2020): Areta Wilkinson & Alan Preston Relive a defining moment in Aotearoa’s jewellery history, with this special presentation by Areta Wilkinson, Alan Preston and special guests at The Dowse Art Museum, 12 July 2020. Read More 28 Jul 2020 Fiona Amundsen & Tim Corballis: Essay on ‘Human Hand’ Care […] corresponds to a quite ordinary reality: the fact that people look after one another, take care of one another, and thus are attentive to the functioning ... Read More 14 Jul 2020 Poem by Nikau Hindin: Kōkōrangi ki Kōkōwai Poem by Nikau Hindin, as part of Kōkōrangi ki Kōkōwai, on until 4 Oct 2020. Read More 13 Jul 2020 TMD & local rangatahi take art to the streets of Lower Hutt Year-long street art mentoring programme begins 16 July 2020. Nine Lower Hutt rangatahi will have the chance to learn from world-renowned street artists and create murals around their ... Read More 23 Jun 2020 Listen: Artist talk with Nikau Hindin, Kōkōrangi ki Kōkōwai Listen to Nikau Hindin speak about her work in Kōkōrangi ki Kōkōwai, during a live artist talk recorded at The Dowse on Saturday 20 June 2020. Read More 23 Jun 2020 Kia ora to our new Senior Curator Chelsea Nichols We’re excited that Dr Chelsea Nichols will be joining our team as Senior Curator in early July. Chelsea is a curator and writer with a passion for the ... Read More 16 Jun 2020 Listen: Areta Wilkinson & Gina Matchitt in conversation, Ngā Hokohoko Join Gina Matchitt (Te Arawa, Whakatōhea) in conversation with Areta Wilkinson (Kāi Tahu, Kāti Mamoe, Waitaha) about her practice, PhD and recent projects. Read More 16 Jun 2020 A journey into Maramataka: New solo show by Nikau Hindin opens 20 June Intricate star maps painted on hand-beaten aute (Māori barkcloth) feature in Kōkōrangi ki Kōkōwai, a major solo show by artist Nikau Hindin (Ngai Tūpoto, Te Rarawa, Ngāpuhi) opening ... Read More 16 Jun 2020 What we cast aside: New solo exhibition by Bekah Carran opens 20 June What we cast aside: Mystical sculptures cast from everyday clutter.Bekah Carran: And we look and comb our hair opens at The Dowse, 20 June 2020 Mystical and delicately ... Read More 2 Jun 2020 The future of craft in Aotearoa: Ā Mua opens 6 June Jewellery that can only be worn in a virtual world; handwoven harakeke battle suits; and digital mōteatea – a new exhibition at The Dowse Art Museum opening 6 ... Read More 2 Jun 2020 Micro-cities, biospheres & ballistic missiles: Human Hand opens 6 June An experimental micro-city, a biosphere to replicate life in outer space, and the largest intercontinental ballistic missile deployed by the US Air Force – three mesmerising places feature ... Read More 8 May 2020 Human Hand: Artist talk with Fiona Amundsen & Tim Corballis Join artist Fiona Amundsen (2019 Fulbright Scholar & 2020 Walters Award nominee) and writer Tim Corballis in conversation with curator, Melanie Oliver (Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o ... Read More Load More