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Cancelled: Artist Talk and Tour: Jaimee Peters

Suite Gallery 243 Cuba Street, Wellington, New Zealand

This event is a special presentation by the artist to the Friends of Te Papa just before the official opening of the exhibition to the public. You will have the opportunity to meet Jaimee Peters and learn more about her work

$25.00 – $35.00

City Gallery: Guided Tour of Matarau

City Gallery Wellington Te Ngākau Civic Square, Wellington, New Zealand

The work of the artists in 'Matarau' draw from a strong sense of who and where they are as a compass for their own practice

$15.00

A Fluid Art: Watercolours 1778-1900

Toi Art, Level 5, Te Papa Te Papa, 55 Cable Street, Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand

Join Annika Sippel, curator of 'A Fluid Art: Watercolours 1778-1900', for a floor talk on a forgotten private collector, the history of British watercolours, and their place in New Zealand’s art collections.

$20.00

Curators’ talk: Robin White

Te Huinga Centre, Level 3, Te Papa 55 Cable Street, Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand

Come and join Dr Sarah Farrar and Dr Nina Tonga who will talk through the curation of Dame Robin White’s retrospective exhibition Something is happening here. Sarah and Nina will give insights into

$25.00 – $30.00

Talk: Original Fine Art Prints

Korero, Level 3, Te Papa Te Papa, 55 Cable Street, Wellington, New Zealand

Join us for our first talk in our 'Art on Thursday' series. What is an original fine art print? In this interactive session with Art Historian David Maskill, you will be introduced to the various techniques of original fine art printmaking by examining a range of works dating from the 16th to the 20th centuries.

$25.00

Curator’s Talk: Pāua: A Contemporary Jewellery Story

The Dowse Art Museum 45 Laings Road Lower Hutt, Wellington, New Zealand

Whether its glimmering surface evokes nostalgia or cultural cringe, pāua is undeniably linked with the visual character of Aotearoa New Zealand.

$20.00

Douglas MacDiarmid back-of-house tour

Korero, Level 3, Te Papa Te Papa, 55 Cable Street, Wellington, New Zealand

Mark the centenary of New Zealand artist Douglas MacDiarmid’s birth with this back-of-house tour, led by Curator Modern Art Lizzie Bisley.

$25.00

Original Fine Art Prints: Part Two

Te Huinga Centre, Level 3, Te Papa 55 Cable Street, Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand

In part two, David focuses on later printmaking techniques - aquatint, mezzotint, wood engraving and linocut illustrated with a selection of works from his collection.

$25.00

Curator’s Talk: TATAU: Sāmoan tattoo, New Zealand Art, Global Culture

Te Huinga Centre, Level 3, Te Papa 55 Cable Street, Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand

Join Te Papa Senior Curator Sean Mallon as he discusses his long term research on Sāmoan Tattooing and the stories behind the recent publication TATAU: Sāmoan tattoo, New Zealand Art, Global Culture (2010 and 2023).  This book is the first to cover the 3,000-year history of Sāmoan tattooing, and remarkably, the tools for making Sāmoan tatau remained largely unchanged from the 1800s through to the late 20th century.

$25.00