Art
Connecting cultures
Hono Aho – Connecting Lines spins a thread between Māori tukutuku and Korean bojagi. At Pātaka Art + Museum until the 28th of April, this joint exhibition explores cultural heritage and hybridity.
Whereabouts
At Solander Gallery until the 4th of May, 56 Victoria-based screenprinting artists depict real or imagined places in their exploration of the word whereabouts.
Art is real
Richard Lewer believes that it’s important all Kiwis learn about our complex history. Explore the Waikato Wars until the 12th of May at the New Zealand Portrait Gallery Te Pūkenga Whakaata.
Our rainbow, sparkly, sequined selves
Coming to the capital for the first time during the 2024 Wellington Pride Festival, Explosive Empathy challenges LGBTQIA+ discrimination through colourful and quirky mixed-media artworks by creative Melanie Fleet.
A symphony of blooms
Bursting forth in an explosion of colour and life, Andrea Robinson’s exhibition Floral Affair at Mitchell Studios is a celebration of nature, beauty, love, and friendship.
The many faces of love
Love and Marriage: Images of Romantic Unions at New Zealand Portrait Gallery Te Pūkenga Whakaata explores the myriad expressions of love and marriage in Aotearoa New Zealand over the last 150 years.
Being here
Time, place, and light are what drive photographer Ben Lowe to interpret life through his lens. Experience the wild Wellington coast in all its mystical and midnight beauty through the Courtenay Place light boxes.
Questioning, creating, changing
Kiwi painter Ian Scott pulled away from the dominant ideas of his time and pushed towards new possibilities. Paying homage to this great artist, New Zealand Portrait Gallery Te Pūkenga Whakaata celebrates Scott’s work until the 11th of February.
Weaving textile connections
Help weave together a communal tapestry and engage in a kōrero about textile waste at the activation Micro Mill, taking up residence on the corner of Victoria and Dixon Streets until the 21st of December.
A woman’s perspective
Artist Susanne Kerr examines the relationship between humans and their environments in intricate and overflowing paintings as part of her new exhibition Remnants, on display at Pātaka Art + Museum.
The poetry of painting
With his newest pieces currently on display at Robert Heald Gallery until the 18th of November, Andrew McLeod tells us all about his career, process, and inspiration.
The tapestry of life
Artist Kate Stevens West weaves together the fabric of her maternal ancestors into a tapestry of her heritage.