Arts

Jim Barr and Mary Barr are art commentators and collectors who have known Michael Parekowhai since his last year at art school in 1990. Using photographs, videos and personal recollections they will present an insiders’ view of Michael and his work.

THIS TOUR IS NOW FULLY BOOKED

The first tour to Aratoi was fully booked, so to meet demand, we are offering a second chance.
You will travel by bus to Masterton, where, at Aratoi, Wairarapa Museum of Art and History, curator Haami Te Whaiti will lead a tour of Wairarapa Whakaputa Mohio – a fascinating introduction to the region’s rich history.

American curator Wendy Kaplan presents a lecture on Arts and Crafts – one of the most significant and far-reaching movements in Western design.

You are invited to join with members of Friends of Pataka to an exclusive preview of Face/Space, an exhibition of bronze sculpture by Terry Stringer.

Join award-winning author Jill Trevelyan for an inside view of the life and times of Wellington art dealer Peter McLeavey – the subject of her latest book, published by Te Papa Press.

Lecturer Lesleigh Salinger considers the role of female impressionists such as Mary Cassatt and Berthe Morisot in developing a new way of seeing women in art.

Curator Justine Olsen explores the legacy of landmark 1988 exhibition Bone Stone Shell with examples from Te Papa’s collection of contemporary jewellery

Rebecca Rice invokes the sights, tastes and vibrancy of Paris, and the studios of artists like Gérôme and Bouguereau, all to the sensory accompaniment of a sumptuous high tea prepared by Executive Chef Bernd Lippmann and his team ...