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    • Behind the Collaboration: Meadowlark
      • Auckland-based jewellery studio Meadowlark has partnered with City Gallery Wellington to create a limited-edition jewellery collection inspired by the exhibition Cornelia Parker. Founded by creative partners Claire Hammon and Greg Fromont, Meadowlark is known for crafting jewellery as wearable sculpture, drawing on art, nature and everyday life to create pieces that feel both intimate and […] The post Behind the Collaboration: Meadowlark appeared first on City Gallery.

    • New cafe to open in Te Ngākau – City Gallery Wellington partners with Yu Group  
      • Yu Group will open a new café, Āta, in City Gallery Wellington’s heritage building when the gallery re-opens to the public this month.  City Gallery Wellington Te Whare Toi returns home to Te Ngākau Civic Square after two-and-a-half years of continuing to bring art to Wellington in collaboration with arts whānau across the region.  Wheako […] The post New cafe to open in Te Ngākau – City Gallery Wellington partners with Yu Group   appeared first on City Gallery.

    • Behind the Collaboration: Kowtow
      • After two decades at the forefront of ethical and circular fashion, Wellington-based label Kowtow has partnered with City Gallery Wellington to create a limited-edition merchandise collection and staff uniform for Cornelia Parker. Known for transforming everyday materials into thoughtfully designed garments, Kowtow shares a natural affinity with Parker’s practice of reimagining familiar objects and challenging […] The post Behind the Collaboration: Kowtow appeared first on City Gallery.

    • Cornelia Parker inspires tamariki to takeover Newtown galleries
      • 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. Ahead of opening, tamariki inspired by the artist will be moving into galleries across the city and subtly taking possession. Cornelia Parker has flattened celebrated objects, blown things apart, cut them up, and all with intent. She has gained access […] The post Cornelia Parker inspires tamariki to takeover Newtown galleries appeared first on City Gallery.

    • City Gallery Wellington re-opens with Cornelia Parker
      • 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. “This is the biggest show that New Zealand will have seen in years. To have Cornelia […] The post City Gallery Wellington re-opens with Cornelia Parker appeared first on City Gallery.

    • Artists reanimate Nairn Street Cottage’s layered past
      • What was that smell? The first time Megan Dunn and I visited Nairn Street Cottage together, it emanated from the house’s bones. During winter, the cottage is only open on weekends, and after days closed up the air had a ferrous tang. It is this layered atmosphere — sensory and historical, lingering and evasive […] The post Artists reanimate Nairn Street Cottage’s layered past appeared first on City Gallery.

    • Contemporary artists unsettle the past in exhibition at Nairn St Cottage
      • A City Gallery Wellington pop-up exhibition at Nairn Street Cottage is inviting visitors to consider the multiple histories of our neighbourhoods. The late Georgian style cottage is a piece of Wellington’s settler-colonial history. Built by carpenter William Wallis in 1858, it was home to the Wallis whānau for three generations before opening as Wellington’s first […] The post Contemporary artists unsettle the past in exhibition at Nairn St Cottage appeared first on City Gallery.

    • City Gallery Wellington Te Whare Toi Announces Public Sculpture Winner
      • Today, City Gallery Wellington announced artist Sean Kerr the first recipient of its major public sculpture open call, the City Gallery Wellington Te Whare Toi Sculpture Terrace Commission. “The inaugural sculpture terrace commission has been a fiercely competitive process, right down to the end. We were thrilled with the uniqueness of the proposals for this […] The post City Gallery Wellington Te Whare Toi Announces Public Sculpture Winner appeared first on City Gallery.

    • Wellington’s Design Community Gathers for a New Creative Platform
      • Common Material brings together four of Wellington’s most significant fashion labels for a three-day programme at City Gallery Wellington – the first public opening of the building in over two years, and the first edition of what its founders hope will grow into a biennial for New Zealand’s design community. Four of Wellington’s most distinguished […] The post Wellington’s Design Community Gathers for a New Creative Platform appeared first on City Gallery.

    • Through Their Eyes
      • In Recording Mauri: Moments of Light and Earth, Cora-Allan traces mauri through whenua, material, and movement—inviting us to consider how energy lives in the world around us. We chat to Cora-Allan about creativity in her whānau as she shares insights into the power of artmaking, and how it overlaps with home life. Together with her tamariki, we […] The post Through Their Eyes appeared first on City Gallery.

    • Limited-edition Cornelia Parker print celebrates City Gallery Wellington’s return home
      • One of the most significant artists of the 21st century, Cornelia Parker, has gifted a limited-edition print to City Gallery Wellington to sell at the Aotearoa Art Fair in Auckland in April. The print was created by the artist to celebrate Cornelia Parker, her first solo public gallery exhibition in New Zealand, which opens at […] The post Limited-edition Cornelia Parker print celebrates City Gallery Wellington’s return home appeared first on City Gallery.

    • Cora‑Allan maps mauri through pigment, performance and whenua
      • Cora-Allan paints Mauri in the Whenua during her artist talk on the opening day of Recording Mauri: Moments of Light and Earth. In Recording Mauri: Moments of Light and Earth, Cora-Allan considers the ways that artmaking might be harnessed to record traces of mauri (essential life force, essence, energy) across contemporary Aotearoa. Using materials including hiapo (traditional, hand-painted […] The post Cora‑Allan maps mauri through pigment, performance and whenua appeared first on City Gallery.

    • 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. “I am from Niue and Aotearoa,” says Cora-Allan, “and usually my art leans towards one or the other, but these works really meet in the […] The post City Gallery Wellington Exhibition Weaves Cultures appeared first on City Gallery.

    • Future-proofing our building
      • Wellington City Council is earthquake strengthening and upgrading our City Gallery Wellington Te Whare Toi building. This is part of Council’s work to restore Te Ngākau Civic Precinct as the heart of our city – a vibrant, creative and future-proofed destination for everyone in Wellington to enjoy. This work began in May 2025, while other construction work took place in Te Ngākau. While we’re away from home, you can visit City Gallery Wellington exhibitions at other locations across the city. Strengthening and upgrades will be […] The post Future-proofing our building appeared first on City Gallery.

    • City Gallery Wellington offers inspiration and awe across Summer
      • City Gallery Wellington Te Whare Toi is working with partner galleries to bring inspiration and moments of awe to visitors across summer, ahead of our return to Te Ngākau Civic Square in October this year. While we are away from home, we are very fortunate to have the incredible opportunity to work with our arts […] The post City Gallery Wellington offers inspiration and awe across Summer appeared first on City Gallery.

    • 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. Widely regarded as one of the most important international artists working in the world today, Parker is known for transformative sculptures and immersive installations that explore themes of destruction, reconstruction, and material […] The post Curator Lecture: Andrea Schlieker on Cornelia Parker appeared first on City Gallery.

    • City Gallery Wellington Te Whare Toi calls New Zealand Artists: New Public Sculpture Commission Open Now!
      • City Gallery Wellington is marking its return to its heritage home in Te Ngākau Civic Square with a new opportunity for a New Zealand-born or based artist to create a major outdoor sculpture in the capital: City Gallery Wellington Te Whare Toi Sculpture Terrace Commission. “We are so excited to have a new site for […] The post City Gallery Wellington Te Whare Toi calls New Zealand Artists: New Public Sculpture Commission Open Now! appeared first on City Gallery.

    • Cornelia Parker: City Gallery Wellington back with a bang
      • City Gallery Wellington Te Whare Toi is announcing its return to Te Ngākau Civic Square with a major new exhibition from one of the most significant artists of the 21st century, Cornelia Parker. “I have always said this is the one exhibition I want to do before I die. I have been following Cornelia Parker’s […] The post Cornelia Parker: City Gallery Wellington back with a bang appeared first on City Gallery.

    • A new fund to support women artists
      • City Gallery Wellington is deepening its commitment to women’s voices in the arts through a dedicated fund that provides vital support for the creation of new work by female artists. We launched the inaugural Women’s Art Fund to a group of Wahine Toa at an event generously hosted by Foggy Valley Aotearoa Trust, and we’ve been overwhelmed to raise $33,500 for […] The post A new fund to support women artists appeared first on City Gallery.

    • Open Letter to Hon. Erica Stanford, Minister of Education: Why Art History Matters
      • 19 September 2025 We write as representatives of Aotearoa New Zealand’s arts and cultural sector to express our shared concern about the suggested removal of Art History from the New Zealand Secondary School Curriculum. Art History develops critical 21st-century skills In a world increasingly dominated by images, Art History provides essential skills. It teaches analytical […] The post Open Letter to Hon. Erica Stanford, Minister of Education: Why Art History Matters appeared first on City Gallery.

    • Open Letter to Hon. Erica Stanford, Minister of Education: Why Art History Matters
      • We write as representatives of Aotearoa New Zealand’s arts and cultural sector to express our shared concern about the suggested removal of Art History from the New Zealand Secondary School Curriculum. Art History develops critical 21st-century skills In a world increasingly dominated by images, Art History provides essential skills. It teaches analytical and critical reasoning, […] The post Open Letter to Hon. Erica Stanford, Minister of Education: Why Art History Matters appeared first on City Gallery.

    • Human Godwits: on John Ward Knox  
      • By Megan Dunn I’m no bird watcher but I’ve had my eyes on John Ward Knox’s ducks. I first saw them online. Gosh, they are so bloody beautiful. How I covet those wooden ducks, like decoys, but so much more. Ward Knox’s elegant sensibility is always, at least for me, a little bit elegiac, almost […] The post Human Godwits: on John Ward Knox appeared first on City Gallery.

    • Human Godwits: on John Ward Knox
      • I’m no bird watcher but I’ve had my eyes on John Ward Knox’s ducks. I first saw them online. Gosh, they are so bloody beautiful. How I coveted those wooden ducks, like decoys, but so much more. Ward Knox’s elegant sensibility is always, at least for me, a little bit elegiac, almost unbearably poignant. Last […] The post Human Godwits: on John Ward Knox appeared first on City Gallery.

    • Art History has been cut as a school subject. What could be lost?
      • Dr. Kirsty Baker | 17 September 2025 I, like many others, was devastated to hear that the Minister for Education had quietly cut Art History from the high school curriculum late last week. What I did not feel, however, was a great deal of surprise. It was a deeply demoralising realisation. Art History as a discipline […] The post Art History has been cut as a school subject. What could be lost? appeared first on City Gallery.

    • Is it wrong to anthropomorphise animals?
      • Megan Dunn is curator special project at Wheako Pōneke Experience Wellington. OPINION: The quick answer to my question is yes, the long answer starts on Molesworth St, where I saw a man walking a llama on a lead outside the National Library last year. The llama was stopped by construction workers who wanted a photograph with […] The post Is it wrong to anthropomorphise animals? appeared first on City Gallery.

    • Is it wrong to anthropomorphise animals?
      • The quick answer to my question is yes, the long answer starts on Molesworth St, where I saw a man walking a llama on a lead outside the National Library last year. The llama was stopped by construction workers who wanted a photograph with it. Obviously. Who doesn’t want a selfie with a llama? I […] The post Is it wrong to anthropomorphise animals? appeared first on City Gallery.

    • New exhibition explores humanity, other animals, and AI
      • What do an elk riding the New York subway, a flock of carved godwit, and a photograph of a taxidermied elephant standing on a sleepyhead mattress have in common? They all feature in Messengers, the latest exhibition from City Gallery Wellington Te Whare Toi that brings together historical photographs and contemporary works to examine the […] The post New exhibition explores humanity, other animals, and AI appeared first on City Gallery.

    • New exhibition explores humanity, other animals, and AI
      • 15 July 2025 What do an elk riding the New York subway, a flock of carved godwit, and a photograph of a taxidermied elephant standing on a sleepyhead mattress have in common? They all feature in Messengers, the latest exhibition from City Gallery Wellington Te Whare Toi that brings together historical photographs and contemporary works […] The post New exhibition explores humanity, other animals, and AI appeared first on City Gallery.

    • Site Seeing brings birds into view
      • Kirsty Baker is a curator/kaipupuri whakaaturanga for City Gallery Wellington Te Whare Toi OPINION: I imagine that humans have been telling stories about birds for as long as we have been storytellers. The appearance and disappearance of vast numbers of birds has been used to mark seasons, to track environmental change and to provide rich metaphorical […] The post Site Seeing brings birds into view appeared first on City Gallery.

    • Site Seeing brings birds into view
      • I imagine that humans have been telling stories about birds for as long as we have been storytellers. The appearance and disappearance of vast numbers of birds has been used to mark seasons, to track environmental change and to provide rich metaphorical terrain. In Aotearoa many native bird species are read as tohu (signs), their […] The post Site Seeing brings birds into view appeared first on City Gallery.

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