https://wellington.gen.nz/exhibitions https://www.thistlehall.org.nz/nong-shao-hua/unseen Unseen brings together recent paintings by Nong Shao Hua that explore the quiet spaces between memory, perception, and imagination. cubastreet places wcnhosted art exhibitions Fri, 17 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://www.thistlehall.org.nz/nong-shao-hua/unseen Thistle Hall Community Venue 2026-04-17T00:00:00Z -41.29736355 174.77365784691114 Thistle Hall, Cuba Street, Mount Cook, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6021, New Zealand https://www.inverlochy.org.nz/Exhibitions/Current-Archive/wood-meets-water-te-taonga-o-te-moana-a-rakau-small-openings-into-fleeting-moments This exhibition brings together the practices of artists Katy Cottrell and Keziah McNamara who, through their individual approaches, offer viewers the opportunity to see what is out of sight - behind closed doors or beneath the surface. Wood meets water: te taonga o te moana a rakau, by... exhibitions art education Thu, 16 Apr 2026 08:00:05 GMT https://www.inverlochy.org.nz/Exhibitions/Current-Archive/wood-meets-water-te-taonga-o-te-moana-a-rakau-small-openings-into-fleeting-moments Inverlochy Art School 2026-04-16T08:00:05Z -41.29419515 174.7699945487031 Inverlochy Art School, 3, Inverlochy Place, Aro Valley, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand https://www.thistlehall.org.nz/matt-majic/walk-long-grass Come and explore ethereal worlds through a series of oil paintings and hear their corresponding musical compositions by the artist. cubastreet places wcnhosted art exhibitions Fri, 10 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://www.thistlehall.org.nz/matt-majic/walk-long-grass Thistle Hall Community Venue 2026-04-10T00:00:00Z -41.29736355 174.77365784691114 Thistle Hall, Cuba Street, Mount Cook, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6021, New Zealand http://enjoy.org.nz/blog/2026/03/lily-worrall We caught up with Lily Worrall, whose exhibition moon iron wings opens Saturday 28 March. exhibitions art cubastreet places museumsandgalleries Mon, 23 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT http://enjoy.org.nz/blog/2026/03/lily-worrall Enjoy Contemporary Art Space 2026-03-23T00:00:00Z -41.2926017 174.7755377 Enjoy Contemporary Art Space, 211, Left Bank, Te Aro, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand http://enjoy.org.nz/blog/2026/03/latamai-katoa We caught up with Latamai Katoa, whose exhibition What happens if it's broken? opens Saturday 28 March. exhibitions art cubastreet places museumsandgalleries Mon, 23 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT http://enjoy.org.nz/blog/2026/03/latamai-katoa Enjoy Contemporary Art Space 2026-03-23T00:00:00Z -41.2926017 174.7755377 Enjoy Contemporary Art Space, 211, Left Bank, Te Aro, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand https://toiponeke.nz/events/2026/05/01/performance-and-artist-talk-daniel-beban-and-tim-barlow Co-creators of the 'Shadow Signals' exhibition, Daniel Beban and Tim Barlow will activate the installation in a duo performance, followed by an artist talk discussing the exhibition and other works. exhibitions art toi-pneke museumsandgalleries Tue, 03 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://toiponeke.nz/events/2026/05/01/performance-and-artist-talk-daniel-beban-and-tim-barlow Toi Pōneke 2026-03-03T00:00:00Z -41.296236050000005 174.77324350825376 Toi Pōneke Arts Centre, Footscray Avenue, Mount Cook, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6040, New Zealand https://toiponeke.nz/events/shadow-signals Daniel Beban and Tim Barlow's immersive, interactive sound installation fills the environment of Toi Pōneke gallery for the final exhibition at the Able-Smith Street space. exhibitions art toi-pneke museumsandgalleries Tue, 03 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://toiponeke.nz/events/shadow-signals Toi Pōneke 2026-03-03T00:00:00Z -41.296236050000005 174.77324350825376 Toi Pōneke Arts Centre, Footscray Avenue, Mount Cook, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6040, New Zealand https://www.thistlehall.org.nz/index.php/atsuko-mccallum-and-shinobu-kuroda/teshigoto Teshigoto - Japanese for “hand-work” - celebrates slow making through visible stitches, thoughtful repair, and objects that carry stories. Rooted in the aesthetics of mending and reuse, this exhibition honors repairs as marks of care that deepen an object’s beauty. exhibitions art cubastreet places wcnhosted Tue, 03 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://www.thistlehall.org.nz/index.php/atsuko-mccallum-and-shinobu-kuroda/teshigoto Thistle Hall Community Venue 2026-03-03T00:00:00Z -41.29736355 174.77365784691114 Thistle Hall, Cuba Street, Mount Cook, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6021, New Zealand https://www.thistlehall.org.nz/atsuko-mccallum-and-shinobu-kuroda/teshigoto Teshigoto - Japanese for “hand-work” - celebrates slow making through visible stitches, thoughtful repair, and objects that carry stories. Rooted in the aesthetics of mending and reuse, this exhibition honors repairs as marks of care that deepen an object’s beauty. exhibitions art cubastreet places wcnhosted Tue, 03 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://www.thistlehall.org.nz/atsuko-mccallum-and-shinobu-kuroda/teshigoto Thistle Hall Community Venue 2026-03-03T00:00:00Z -41.29736355 174.77365784691114 Thistle Hall, Cuba Street, Mount Cook, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6021, New Zealand http://www.blackcoffeenewtown.com/exhibitions/old-gods-new-gods2026 Shanti Gore is a Wellington-based artist, working across oils, acrylics, watercolours, and linocut printing. cafe restaurantsbars newtown places art exhibitions Tue, 03 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT http://www.blackcoffeenewtown.com/exhibitions/old-gods-new-gods2026 Black Coffee 2026-03-03T00:00:00Z -41.3121171 174.7794522 Black coffee, Riddiford Street, Newtown, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6021, New Zealand https://www.inverlochy.org.nz/Exhibitions/Current-Archive/sheet-music IAS Community Gallery are proud to present Sheet Music, an evolving exhibition spanning drawing, painting, sculpture and music Jake Fairweather. Sheet Music celebrates playful experimentation in art, where an artist makes, considers and refines in never ending... art exhibitions education Sun, 01 Mar 2026 04:30:03 GMT https://www.inverlochy.org.nz/Exhibitions/Current-Archive/sheet-music Inverlochy Art School 2026-03-01T04:30:03Z -41.29419515 174.7699945487031 Inverlochy Art School, 3, Inverlochy Place, Aro Valley, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand https://www.thistlehall.org.nz/emily-rose-fletcher/sacred-grove This series of ‘tree of life’ paintings have been created to stimulate personal investigation and self-inquiry as well as to be beautiful and out of the ordinary. cubastreet places wcnhosted art exhibitions Mon, 23 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://www.thistlehall.org.nz/emily-rose-fletcher/sacred-grove Thistle Hall Community Venue 2026-02-23T00:00:00Z -41.29736355 174.77365784691114 Thistle Hall, Cuba Street, Mount Cook, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6021, New Zealand https://www.friendsoftepapa.org.nz/event/members-discount-panel-talk-interconnected-exploring-where-art-science-and-nature-collide/ Discover how art, science, nature, and Indigenous knowledge converge as Marshmallow Laser Feast and experts share insights inspired by Breathe | Mauri Ora: An Immersive Journey into Nature by Marshmallow Laser Feast. Includes exhibition […] art exhibitions communitygroups te-papa museumsandgalleries events Fri, 20 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://www.friendsoftepapa.org.nz/event/members-discount-panel-talk-interconnected-exploring-where-art-science-and-nature-collide/ Friends of Te Papa 2026-02-20T00:00:00Z https://www.thistlehall.org.nz/six-artists/sixth-sense Artists: cubastreet places wcnhosted art exhibitions Tue, 17 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://www.thistlehall.org.nz/six-artists/sixth-sense Thistle Hall Community Venue 2026-02-17T00:00:00Z -41.29736355 174.77365784691114 Thistle Hall, Cuba Street, Mount Cook, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6021, New Zealand https://toiponeke.nz/events/2026/04/04/artists-talk-with-mitchell-manuel-and-teawanuireeder Join Mitchell Manuel as he discusses with Te Awanui Reeder, the works in his exhibition Tartan Meets Koru. exhibitions art toi-pneke museumsandgalleries Sun, 15 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://toiponeke.nz/events/2026/04/04/artists-talk-with-mitchell-manuel-and-teawanuireeder Toi Pōneke 2026-02-15T00:00:00Z -41.296236050000005 174.77324350825376 Toi Pōneke Arts Centre, Footscray Avenue, Mount Cook, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6040, New Zealand https://www.newtownfestival.org.nz/emma-hercus/ Twentysix Gallery is pleased to present ‘The Foragers’, a solo exhibition featuring new paintings by Emma Hercus. Growing up we used to hunt and gather. Rabbits, goats, eels, trout, deer – blackberries, walnuts, macadamias, plums and roadside apples. Dad would make my brother and I rabbit stew and blackberry milkshakes, while our neighbour Mike would […] exhibitions art newtown places events wcnhosted Wed, 11 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://www.newtownfestival.org.nz/emma-hercus/ Newtown Festival 2026-02-11T00:00:00Z https://www.thistlehall.org.nz/f32-studio/after-judgement 60 photographic prints. Contemporary Wellington based images. Also showing a significant number of earlier works including past exhibition photos. exhibitions art cubastreet places wcnhosted Tue, 10 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://www.thistlehall.org.nz/f32-studio/after-judgement Thistle Hall Community Venue 2026-02-10T00:00:00Z -41.29736355 174.77365784691114 Thistle Hall, Cuba Street, Mount Cook, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6021, New Zealand https://www.thistlehall.org.nz/index.php/cordula-taiwo/wild-god Tauranga-based artist Cordula Taiwo is set to open her exhibition, "Of a Wild God," at Thistle Hall, intentionally overlapping with Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds’ Wellington concerts (Feb 5 & 6). This sophisticated body of work is a deeply personal creative response to Nick Cave’s music, his public correspondence (The Red Hand Files), and his published conversations (Faith, Hope and Carnage). exhibitions art cubastreet places wcnhosted Wed, 04 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://www.thistlehall.org.nz/index.php/cordula-taiwo/wild-god Thistle Hall Community Venue 2026-02-04T00:00:00Z -41.29736355 174.77365784691114 Thistle Hall, Cuba Street, Mount Cook, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6021, New Zealand https://www.inverlochy.org.nz/Exhibitions/Current-Archive/now-showing-reflections-refractions Reflections & Refractions presents an expansive collection of paintings by Pōneke artist Heather Collie. The interplay of colour and light are a central focus to the artworks that Collie present for this exhibition. Inspired by the Impressionists, Collie's paintings are grounded... exhibitions art education Mon, 02 Feb 2026 02:30:03 GMT https://www.inverlochy.org.nz/Exhibitions/Current-Archive/now-showing-reflections-refractions Inverlochy Art School 2026-02-02T02:30:03Z -41.29419515 174.7699945487031 Inverlochy Art School, 3, Inverlochy Place, Aro Valley, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand https://www.friendsoftepapa.org.nz/event/toi-art-talk-collecting-a-lifelong-pursuit/ Passionate collectors of design, decorative art and antiques share their stories of obsession, instinct and luck in this special event celebrating the exhibition Towards Modernism. For many collectors, the work is never finished. As the […] art exhibitions communitygroups te-papa museumsandgalleries events Sat, 31 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://www.friendsoftepapa.org.nz/event/toi-art-talk-collecting-a-lifelong-pursuit/ Friends of Te Papa 2026-01-31T00:00:00Z https://citygallery.org.nz/city-gallery-wellington-exhibition-weaves-cultures/ Recording Mauri: Moments of Light and Earth, a solo show by award-winning visual artist Cora-Allan (Ngāpuhi, Ngātitumutumu; Niuean -Alofi, Liku), is unapologetically political, deeply thought, and imbued with earth-toned beauty. exhibitions art museumsandgalleries Fri, 30 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://citygallery.org.nz/city-gallery-wellington-exhibition-weaves-cultures/ City Gallery 2026-01-30T00:00:00Z -41.28844155 174.77725074851375 Wellington City Gallery, Civic Square, Te Aro, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand https://www.inverlochy.org.nz/Exhibitions/Current-Archive/coming-soon-reflections-refractions Reflections & Refractions presents an expansive collection of paintings by Pōneke artist Heather Collie. The interplay of colour and light are a central focus to the artworks that Collie present for this exhibition. Inspired by the Impressionists, Collie's paintings are grounded... exhibitions art education Wed, 28 Jan 2026 22:30:02 GMT https://www.inverlochy.org.nz/Exhibitions/Current-Archive/coming-soon-reflections-refractions Inverlochy Art School 2026-01-28T22:30:02Z -41.29419515 174.7699945487031 Inverlochy Art School, 3, Inverlochy Place, Aro Valley, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand https://www.thistlehall.org.nz/marcel-baaijens-artist-lynsey-gedye-author/nontropolis A Nontropolis is an old-world-charm tiny town, village, or neighbourhood, that grew organically over time. cubastreet places wcnhosted art exhibitions Mon, 26 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://www.thistlehall.org.nz/marcel-baaijens-artist-lynsey-gedye-author/nontropolis Thistle Hall Community Venue 2026-01-26T00:00:00Z -41.29736355 174.77365784691114 Thistle Hall, Cuba Street, Mount Cook, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6021, New Zealand https://www.thistlehall.org.nz/origins-flight-resettlement-two-german-jewish-families/refugee-stories-expressed-art In My Dreams is a whimsical, vibrant, first ever, solo exhibition by artist Hannah Truly, featuring an enchanting collection of miniatures, floral paper sculptures, original paintings & prints, hand-crafted zines, tiny furniture, and beaded tapestry. art exhibitions cubastreet places wcnhosted Tue, 20 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://www.thistlehall.org.nz/origins-flight-resettlement-two-german-jewish-families/refugee-stories-expressed-art Thistle Hall Community Venue 2026-01-20T00:00:00Z -41.29736355 174.77365784691114 Thistle Hall, Cuba Street, Mount Cook, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6021, New Zealand https://www.thistlehall.org.nz/hannah-truly/my-dreams In My Dreams is a whimsical, vibrant, first ever, solo exhibition by artist Hannah Truly, featuring an enchanting collection of miniatures, floral paper sculptures, original paintings & prints, hand-crafted zines, tiny furniture, and beaded tapestry. exhibitions art cubastreet places wcnhosted Tue, 20 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://www.thistlehall.org.nz/hannah-truly/my-dreams Thistle Hall Community Venue 2026-01-20T00:00:00Z -41.29736355 174.77365784691114 Thistle Hall, Cuba Street, Mount Cook, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6021, New Zealand https://www.inverlochy.org.nz/Exhibitions/Current-Archive/now-showing-picking-up-the-pieces Picking up the Pieces presents a combination of new and previously exhibited artworks by Pōneke artist Todd Atticus. A sister show to the recent Sala Alas, this exhibition finds Todd Atticus probing further into blue states of being: fragility and the fruitlessness of despair. The works in... exhibitions art education Mon, 12 Jan 2026 06:30:02 GMT https://www.inverlochy.org.nz/Exhibitions/Current-Archive/now-showing-picking-up-the-pieces Inverlochy Art School 2026-01-12T06:30:02Z -41.29419515 174.7699945487031 Inverlochy Art School, 3, Inverlochy Place, Aro Valley, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand https://toiponeke.nz/events/korumeetstartan Toi Pōneke is excited to present Koru meets Tartan by Toi Pōneke Art Centre’s 2024 Visual Arts Residency recipient Mitchell Manual, opening on Saturday 21st March 2026. art exhibitions toi-pneke museumsandgalleries Tue, 06 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://toiponeke.nz/events/korumeetstartan Toi Pōneke 2026-01-06T00:00:00Z -41.296236050000005 174.77324350825376 Toi Pōneke Arts Centre, Footscray Avenue, Mount Cook, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6040, New Zealand https://toiponeke.nz/events/2026/1/28/toitu-visual-sovereignty-film-screening Toi Tū Toi Ora: Contemporary Māori Art was the largest Māori exhibition in the history of Auckland Art Gallery and attracted attendance levels not seen by the gallery since 1989. art exhibitions toi-pneke museumsandgalleries Mon, 05 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://toiponeke.nz/events/2026/1/28/toitu-visual-sovereignty-film-screening Toi Pōneke 2026-01-05T00:00:00Z -41.296236050000005 174.77324350825376 Toi Pōneke Arts Centre, Footscray Avenue, Mount Cook, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6040, New Zealand https://citygallery.org.nz/curator-lecture-andrea-schlieker-on-cornelia-parker/ In October 2026, City Gallery Wellington Te Whare Toi will reopen with the first major Aotearoa exhibition by celebrated British artist, Cornelia Parker. exhibitions lecture art events museumsandgalleries Wed, 17 Dec 2025 00:00:00 GMT https://citygallery.org.nz/curator-lecture-andrea-schlieker-on-cornelia-parker/ City Gallery 2025-12-17T00:00:00Z -41.28844155 174.77725074851375 Wellington City Gallery, Civic Square, Te Aro, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand https://www.museumswellington.org.nz/fat-freddys-drop-exhibition-invites-visitors-to-step-into-the-album/ The post Fat Freddy’s Drop exhibition invites visitors to step into the album appeared first on Museums Wellington. exhibitions art museumsandgalleries Tue, 16 Dec 2025 00:00:00 GMT https://www.museumswellington.org.nz/fat-freddys-drop-exhibition-invites-visitors-to-step-into-the-album/ MuseumsWellington 2025-12-16T00:00:00Z