Exhibitions

Between the Trees

Inverlochy Art School — Thu, 22 Oct 2026 20:10:06 GMT

Between the Trees is the first solo exhibition by Eastbourne artist Laura Round. This new collection of work is inspired by the coastal landscape and native forest of East Harbour Regional Park. Painted in oil, each work is an exploration of the elevated landscape overlooking...

Footprints & Echoes

Inverlochy Art School — Thu, 22 Oct 2026 20:10:06 GMT

This year's People's Choice Award Winner exhibition, Footprints & Echoes, celebrates the paintings of Inverlochy Art School student Bridget Lydon. Every year, Inverlochy offers a solo exhibition to the winner of the Annual Exhibition People's Choice Award. The award winning...

Dualiti

Thistle Hall Community Venue — Mon, 19 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT

The Skullduggery Art Show is back for its fifth year of halloween and horror inspired art. Sculpture, traditional and digital painting, fabrication and sword making are all on display in this creatively excellent fun show!

Annual Exhibition

Thistle Hall Community Venue — Mon, 19 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT

Skullduggery Art Show

Thistle Hall Community Venue — Mon, 19 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT

Skullduggery Art Show

Thistle Hall Community Venue — Mon, 19 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT

Exhibition: Design Review

Architectural Centre Inc — Mon, 19 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT

In celebration of 80-years of activity and advocacy for design the Architectural Centre, in collaboration with GCUR, Small Bore Books and and Aotearoa Festival of Design, Whanganui, is proud to announce the release of ‘Design Review: a partial archive.’ Between 1947 and 1953 the Architectural Centre in Wellington published New Zealand’s first design magazine. Covering […]

Behind the Collaboration: Meadowlark

City Gallery — Sun, 11 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT

Auckland-based jewellery studio Meadowlark has partnered with City Gallery Wellington to create a limited-edition jewellery collection inspired by the exhibition Cornelia Parker.

Celebrating Carmen Rupe with whetū and kākahu

Capital E — Thu, 08 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT

The life and legacy of Carmen Rupe is being celebrated at Wellington Museum in its latest exhibition Arohanui, Carmen xx.

Pura Vida by Teissi Aranda

Black Coffee — Tue, 29 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT

Teissi Aranda’s exhibition Pura vida showcases her growth during the last decade exploring themes of transformation, introspection, and the power of art to heal.

Cornelia Parker inspires tamariki to takeover Newtown galleries

City Gallery — Wed, 16 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT

City Gallery Wellington Te Whare Toi re-opens next month (editor please note October) with Cornelia Parker, an exhibition from one of the most significant artists of the 21st century.

City Gallery Wellington re-opens with Cornelia Parker

City Gallery — Wed, 09 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT

City Gallery Wellington Te Whare Toi re-opens in its heritage building in Te Ngākau Civic Square after two years on Saturday 10 October, with an exhibition from one of the most significant artists of the 21st century, Cornelia Parker.

Bonewitch by Jo Phillips

Black Coffee — Tue, 08 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT

In an old world We look at the seasons The rise and fall of water The waxing and the waning We observed in quiet and in wonder We were cautious with what we didn’t understand We were in awe of life In awe of stars and flame and the moon We had smooth edges to ourselves along with the rough We endured We left our stories on the stones , tucked into tree limbs, buried in soil, cast to water and burned in fires We talked and sand and danced our histories Our survival Our endurance Remember… The harkening of the seed within Blunted now perhaps by a modern world The innate power and knowledge, scraped and erased But still a glimmer remains We are more than one thing Than one skill Than one life Than one individual We are more than a solitary person in the sea of One Persons We are more than survival In an old world, we clung together to endure To thrive We honoured the gifts and observations and teachings of others And as we became bolder and cleverer and "better’ We cast out those same gifts, those teachers, those healers We depended less and strove more We are complex and contrary The light and the dark The best and worst lives inside of each of us But… I am you You are me We are part of everything and everything is part of us Ubuntu - I am, because we are Blessings from the Bonewitch Message me any time to talk about bones, or wood or workshops or life or creating a community that walks together again. toffee.jo @ gmail.com

‘Moments and Milestones Exhibition’ celebrates 150 years of Cricket Wellington

Cricket Wellington — Tue, 08 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT

An exhibition celebrating the moments and milestones of 150 years of Cricket Wellington now encircles the iconic Basin...

Arohanui, Carmen xx

MuseumsWellington — Tue, 08 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT

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Illuminated Sculptures from a Forgotten Eon by Joe Harlow

Black Coffee — Mon, 07 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT

From a Forgotten Eon imagines a primordial Earth as home to an ancient civilisation of geological beings, long before plants, animals or humanity.

Tones of Silence Exhibition— Futuna Chapel in Black & White

Friends of Futuna Charitable Trust — Mon, 07 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT

Experience Futuna Chapel through the dramatic lens of black-and-white photography in a special exhibition held inside this celebrated heritage space over three Saturday’s of the Wellington Heritage Festival; 31 October, 7 November and 14 November, with scheduled public talks bringing the images, stories, and architecture to life. Featuring the work of photographer John Grace, who […]

‘Tones of Silence’ – Futuna Chapel Public Talks

Friends of Futuna Charitable Trust — Mon, 07 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT

Step inside Futuna Chapel for three captivating Sunday afternoon talks covering black-and-white photography, heritage architecture, and Aotearoa New Zealand’s built history, from 2:00pm to 3:30pm during the Futuna Exhibition.

How a Wellington legend shaped library’s new children’s play space

Capital E — Tue, 01 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT

Originally published by The Post Scott Parker is the exhibition and experience designer who built our new play space.

Members exclusive – Preview of He Toi Whakairo

Friends of Te Papa — Fri, 28 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT

Be among the first to experience He Toi Whakairo: The Art of Māori Carving, a landmark exhibition bringing together seven centuries of artistry from Te Papa’s collections.

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