Home News News Menu ↑ BlogMedia ReleasesPodcastOur Favourites 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 4 May 2020 The Dowse Art Challenge: A weekly activity for kids & their parents Being stuck at home is the best time to unleash your creativity. The Dowse wants to challenge you and your kids to blow away those boredom cobwebs and ... Read More 14 Apr 2020 About the House: Home-inspired art from The Dowse Collection From the safe bubble of her own home, Curator Grace Ryder scours The Dowse Collection for domestic-inspired art. Read More 31 Mar 2020 Ngā Hokohoko: Bicultural Transference | Essay by Gina Matchitt An excerpt from the Ngā Hokohoko exhibition publication by Gina Matchitt, Blumhardt/Creative New Zealand Curatorial Intern. Read More 31 Mar 2020 Pāua, pounamu, gold: Hokohoko in Aotearoa’s jewellery legacy Ngā Hokohoko opens at The Dowse, 21 March 2020 An incredible pāua chain necklace, pounamu mauri stones and a gold hei tiki: a new exhibition at The Dowse ... Read More 30 Mar 2020 Find joy in the mess: Keeping kids creative in your bubble "As educators, we encourage play, creativity, mistakes, imagination, mess and exploration! As Mums, we don’t want homemade slime in the carpet, felt pen on the duvet and arguments over ... Read More Load More