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A public contemporary art gallery in Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland. Free entry, Tues-Fri 10am-6pm, Sat 11am-4pm

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Year 2 Gallery visit - Nga mihi Artspace Aotearoa - Felixe & Matt for the Korero regarding the Exhibition - Group Admits Mistake 🙏

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Join Artspace Aotearoa for the opening of ‘Touching grass’ in the Kit, curated by Kaiwhakamahiri Pirihi Taiwhenua Curatorial Intern Emily Lyall as part of the programme Rerekē.

The exhibition ‘Touching grass’, counters prior Rerekē exhibition ‘I’ve Never Had an Original Experience’, rejecting constant involuntary stimulation and consumption. ‘Touching grass’ encourages introspection, slowing down, presence, local inspiration, peace and encounter. The exhibition embodies the change and response encouraged by the programme Rerekē.

Exhibition opening on Friday 30 October 6–8pm, all welcome.

More information at the link in their bio and on their website.

‘Touching grass’
Audrey Goggin, Calista Cristobal, Latamai Katoa, Santiago Sanches
31 October–14 November 2026
Open hours Thursday 11am–6pm and Saturday 11am–4pm
Rerekē, The Kit, 8 East Street

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Expressions of Interest Open:⁠
@‌artspace.aotearoa In focus — A Curatorial workshop with Hamza Walker⁠
Monday 07 Dec, 1–5pm⁠
Applications close 02 November⁠
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Join international curator Hamza Walker for a half-day session that explores his approach to curating and places this in conversation with our context and current curatorial concerns and urgencies in Aotearoa.⁠
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This opportunity is open to people across Aotearoa but please note Artspace Aotearoa is unable to cover travel costs. Expression of interest is essential as space is limited to 20 participants.⁠
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To apply write an expression of interest or under 3 minute video or audio format which includes:⁠
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What is curating to you? (max 200 words)⁠
What is your motivation to join this session? (max 200 words)⁠
Supply a short curriculum vitae (optional, max 200 words)⁠
Please contact matthew@artspace.org.nz to express your interest by 2 November 2026.⁠
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@‌artspace.aotearoa⁠
@‌creativenz⁠
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📷 Hamza Walker. Image supplied.⁠
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#artspaceaotearoa #creativenz #aucklandartgallery #hamzawalker

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“et al. have created some of the most extraordinary thought-provoking installations this country has seen, breaking ground for subsequent generations.” - Laureate Selection Panel

Congratulations to et al. – the artist collective whose boundary-pushing installations have helped shape contemporary art in Aotearoa, and one of eight 2026 Arts Foundation Te Tumu Toi Laureates.

et al. receives the My ART Visual Arts Award. To watch their video in full, head to our website via the link in bio!

#AFLaureates #NZArtsLaureates #BackingTheArts

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Please join us in celebrating Emily Karaka, 2026 Arts Foundation Te Tumu Toi Laureate receiving the Te Moana-nui-a-Kiwa Award gifted by @jfriedlander_nz.

Discipline: Painting

Emily Karaka has built a distinctive painting practice over five decades, exploring Māori sovereignty, social justice and the ongoing impacts of colonisation. Her paintings are known for their vibrant colour, emotional intensity and use of text, drawing on her connections to whenua and Māori identity. In 2024, Sharjah Art Foundation presented ‘Ka Awatea, A New Dawn’, the first major survey of her work, spanning five decades of her practice.

Read more about @karakaemily and the rest of our outstanding 2026 Arts Foundation Laureates via the link in our bio.

#AFLaureates #BackingTheArts #NZArtsLaureates

Work: Emily Karaka, Scorched Earth; Ihumatao in the ring of Fire, 2024 | Emily Karaka, Te Uri o Te Ao, 1995

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This week, the Karangahape Art District has a strong line-up of new exhibitions, openings and exhibitions not to miss.

At Melanie Roger Gallery, master carver Rangi Kipa (Te Āti Awa, Taranaki Iwi, Ngāti Mutunga, Ngāti Tama) presents a short exhibition of new carved works, coinciding with his presentation at the 18th Lyon Biennale in France. Carved from whale bone and teeth recovered from natural strandings along the shoreline of Aotearoa, these works honour the whale as the supreme ariki (chief) of their domain, our revered ancestor and relation, and recognise our place within the interconnected cycles of oceanic life. The exhibition runs for just over a week, with an artist reception on Saturday afternoon. Don’t miss it!

Opening Wednesday evening this week is The Making of Cleo de Clinq a Sept 2026
by Jacquline Fraser at Lett Thomas. On Saturday join them too for an exhibition floor talk by Gregory Burke at 1pm.

Offcuts by Salome Tanuvasa also opens at Tim Melville presenting an exhibition of new paintings created during her time as the recipient of the 2025-2026 C Art Trust Award. And concurrently, Tim Melville opens INNER GARDEN: Homage to my teachers by Sarah Guppy in the office gallery space. Join them for both Wednesday evening.
And closing this Saturday - Gil Hanly’s exhibition of photography at Charles Ninow - a must-see before it ends.

Please check directly with each gallery for opening hours and exhibition details, as these may vary.

#karangahaperoad #NZArt

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Lolani has a new work in the Artspace Aotearoa exhibition Group Admits Mistake! Here he is giving the index finger dressed in a #Mobil jacket standing next to his artwork — three low res cutout figures looming large and a bus stop on loan from Auckland Transport.

Also pictured — Sorawit and Dayle (and a cameo from Mya)!💄💄💄💄💄

Photography — Jerome Warburton for Current xoxo

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MEET THE MAKERS: HAUMI E STUDIOS

At 151 K Road, HAUMI E STUDIOS is making space for creativity, connection and community. This artist-run, pop up gallery space is part of the new wave of creative energy finding a home on Karangahape Road - bringing artists together and making room for fresh ideas, collaboration and expression.

The initiative, a partnership between the Karangahape Road Business Association, @artspace.aotearoa and local property owners, sees artists moving into previously vacant retail spaces to create, collaborate and connect with the community.

Spaces like this are what make K Road special: independent, experimental and full of people doing things their own way. Made possible with support from Auckland Council and the City Centre Targeted Rate, helping bring more creativity into our city.

#KRoad #KarangahapeRoad #HAUMIEStudios #AucklandArts #ArtistRunSpaces #KRoadCreatives

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Cringe’s to-do list this weekend in Tāmaki! An Extra-Cringey supplemental post!

For more of this and much more, sign up to have the free Cringe newsletter hand delivered for free to your inbox every Thursday morning. Link in bio!

📸 Ton Ray, Digital image, 2026 from Group Admits Mistake, opening at Artspace this weekend

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ISSUE Nº56 — FRO-NO

INSIDE: Jean Teng takes on Big Frozen Yoghurt. + Openings, closings and other food news for local eaters + Auckland gets ranked and the Mayor gets on the tools + liquidation stuff and this week’s To-Do List!

All this and more in our (free!) weekly newsletter for better living in Auckland at cringe.nz (link in bio). The new edition was delivered to the city’s finest email inboxes this morning and is online now! Subscribe free now!

📸 Pablo Picasso @ the Auckland Art Gallery (not this particular work though)

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Artspace Aotearoa is back this week with the Friday night opening of ‘Group Admits Mistake’ featuring Lolani Dalosa, Ken Faber, Lily Greig, Ton Ray, Rangi White. The five Tāmaki Makaurau based artists in the exhibition were invited independently to make new art work. They have all produced semi-fictional worlds that raise questions about authority, participation, and meaning. Each of these worlds is interested in a process of transition. Cabins, shelters, underworlds, and purgatories introduce characters who experience uncertainty, misunderstanding, and boundaries. This exhibition asks what happens when we find ourselves part of a system we cannot fully understand or control.

Also opening this week is a new suite of four exhibitions at Studio One Toi Tū on Wednesday night as well as ‘In The Scrum Searching for Joy’ by Natasha Munro Hurn at The Charlotte Museum. On Thursday night, Audio Foundation also opens three new exhibitions.

Ending this week is ‘sisters’ by Shannon Te Ao at Coastal Signs; ‘Orbit’ by Emily Wolfe at Melanie Roger Gallery; ‘K I W A’ at Tautai ; ‘Pōnga Rā - When will you walk with me’ by Ngaroma Riley & Tawhai Rickard at Tim Melville Gallery.
All end Saturday.

Please check directly with each gallery for opening hours and exhibition details, as these may vary.

#KarangahapeArt #NZArt

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"Permission to Stay" Leitu Taulisi

Moat Gallery
Ironbank Krd

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