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 […]
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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 […]
Read More >Comic talent on display at Kapow! The Great Comic Art Show
In need of a superhero? Kapow! may be just what you need. The team at He Waka Tuia have teamed up with Greenlight Innovations and Whare Tuapua to present Kapow! The Great Comic Art Show, held at Whare Taupua/Rest Room gallery on Forth St between 4 May and 3 June. Greenlight managing director Leon Hartnett […]
Read More >First contact between Southern Māori and Captain Cook to be depicted in latest He Waka Tuia exhibition Tamatea
He Waka Tuia’s latest exhibition will commemorate the 250th anniversary of first contact between Southern Māori and explorer and cartographer Captain James Cook. Tamatea, which starts on 26 March, marks the time between the same date in 1773 and 11 May 1773, when the crew of the Resolution sheltered in Tamatea and began to explore […]
Read More >Precious personal items to go on display at He Waka Tuia’s latest exhibition Nohi: Artefact
People from the Invercargill community are sharing their own precious personal items at He Waka Tuia’s latest exhibition Nohi: Artefact. Nohi is an Aotearoa slang word for nosey, which He Waka Tuia manager Sarah Brown says fits this exhibition well. “People from the community are essentially inviting members of the public in to view some […]
Read More >Tamariki encouraged to show their artistic side with Kids Can Curate exhibition at He Waka Tuia
Young budding art lovers have got the opportunity to walk in a curator’s shoes and help decide what the next He Waka Tuia exhibition will look like. Kids Can Curate is the chance for anyone under the age of 18 to look through 70 works of art from the Invercargill Public Art Gallery collection and […]
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