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Fuzz, Felt and Fur
Jul 31 2010
- Oct 31 2010
Bridgit Anderson, Waimari Cemetary, 2005 - 2006. Courtesy of Sofa galelry and Centre Contemporary Art, Christchurch. Come see the new show for children at TheNewDowse. A new exhibition for children celebrating the magical touch of textiles.
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Jim McMurty
Sep 29 2009
- Jan 30 2010
Michael Parekowhai: Jim McMurty, 2004. Image courtesy of Michael Lett. From around the world to TheNewDowse. Jim McMurtry, Michael Parekowhai's infamous giant blow-up bunny, has been seen snoozing in locations across the world from South Korea to
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Liquid Dreams
Jun 19 2010
- Oct 3 2010
Installation Views by Jeff McEwan. A contemporary take on watercolour. Watercolour has become synonymous with cloyingly sentimental depictions of colonial landscapes, cottage gardens and softly modelled portraits and seemed destined to be locked in
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Tickle My Senses
Sep 12 2009
- Jan 17 2010
Photograph by Jeff McEwa. Courtesy of TheNewDowse. Can you imagine what art looks like by touching it? Can a photograph make you feel hungry? Do you remember sounds when you look at a picture? Targeted at kids aged 3-10, this engaging interactive
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Drawing Conclusions
Feb 13 2010
- May 30 2010
Gordon Walters, Waiata (Detail), 1977. Gain some insight into the way some of TheNewDowse's collection has been created. Works of art are typically the result of months of preparation - the final conclusions of jottings, drawings, sketches and
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Caring for the Dead
Aug 7 2010
- Oct 24 2010
Bridgit Anderson, Waimari Cemetary, 2005 - 2006. Courtesy of Sofa galelry and Centre Contemporary Art, Christchurch. Step into an unfamiliar territory with Bridgit Anderson's exhibtion. In Caring for the Dead, Bridgit Anderson takes the viewer into
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John Lake: Crude Futures
Apr 17 2010
- Jul 25 2010
John Lake, Crude Futures, 2010. Mixing surrealism with a documentary approach. John Lake is primarily concerned with exploring the underlying themes and meta-narratives within contemporary culture, particularly those enacted in suburbia. In Crude
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Best of the Blumhardt
Sep 4 2010
- Oct 17 2010
Lucie Rie, Set of Bowls, c. 1955. Collection of The Dowse Art Museum, Dame Doreen Blumhardt Bequest. In fond memory of Dame Doreen Blumhardt. Best of The Blumhardt, in The Dowse's Blumhardt Gallery, celebrates the vision of one of New Zealand’s
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Long Live the Modern
Jan 30 2010
- Apr 4 2010
Cedric Firth, Monro State Building, Nelson, 1966. Long Live the Modern celebrates twentieth-century architectural initiatives concerned with the new – new technologies, new materials, new forms, new building types, new ways of living -
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