He Waka Tuia is returning to its roots with its latest exhibition LOCAL: By|For|Of. Staff have carefully chosen 84 works from the Invercargill Public Art Gallery (IPAG) artworks to go on display before the collection goes to the Tisbury storage facility that is currently being built as part of Project 1225, the museum rebuild project. […]
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He Waka Tuia exhibition Seen/Scene captures Southland’s LGBTQIA+ community
Southland’s Rainbow community is being recognised in He Waka Tuia’s latest exhibition, Seen/Scene. Wellington art photographer Adrienne Martyn was commissioned to photograph 41 people from the Southland LGBTQIA+ community specifically for the exhibition. The idea for the exhibition came about following a movement beginning in 1989 called Day Without Art, an international response to the […]
Read More >Configure: HOME – “tender and delightful”
Configure: HOME has seen the space at He Waka Tuia on Don St transformed into a paeon of the female form and the rich, oft-forgotten inner life women both enjoy and endure. Configure: Home is the fourth in a series of exhibitions that began with a simple premise – to examine the relationships between feminist […]
Read More >PLAY exhibition returns with more sensory goodness for the whole family
After the popularity of He Waka Tuia’s exhibition PLAY last year, the team is bringing it back for more fun this year. Opening Saturday, PLAY 2.0 will be a feast for the senses with multiple different stations throughout He Waka Tuia with activities for families to immerse themselves in. He Waka Tuia Art Curator Bridget […]
Read More >William Hodges Fellowship Exhibition artists draw on Southland for inspiration ahead of show
This year’s William Hodges Fellows have drawn inspiration from Southland to create works of art for this year’s exhibition. The Artist in Residence and Fellowship programme has been running for 29 years. This year will showcase the two Fellows – Daegan Wells with his show Finest Fuchsias and Kyla Cresswell’s Tracing the Land. This year’s […]
Read More >He Waka Tuia exhibition celebrates work of late artist Edward Bullmore
Artist Edward Bullmore is finally getting his time in the Southland spotlight with a collection of his works being on display at He Waka Tuia. Bullmore, born and raised in Balfour, was relatively well-known in the international art world, but when it came to his home, not many recognised him for his talents. He Waka […]
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