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HE RIRI AWATEA: FILMING THE NEW ZEALAND WARS How the portrayal of NZ history has changed in films, TV series, and digital storytelling New Zealand Portrait Gallery, Queen’s Wharf VITRUVIAN TUNNEL Interactive light sculpture by artist/ architect Matt Liggins Te Manawa, Palmerston North WHETŪRANGITIA: MADE AS STARS Contemporary indigenous NZ and international artists respond to their relationships with their gods The Dowse, Lower Hutt TE PĀTAKA WHAKAAHUA – THE LINDAUER GALLERY A world-leading collection of Māori tūpuna (ancestor) paintings Whanganui Regional Museum PĀUA: A CONTEMPORARY JEWELLERY STORY Dazzling style or cultural cringe? Check out the work of 30 contemporary jewellers The Dowse Art Museum, Lower Hutt GLEN HAYWARD: WISH YOU WERE HERE Carving, painting, and installation exploring absurdity and anti-art City Gallery Wellington, until 11 September GILBERT & GEORGE: THE TĀMAKI MAKAURAU AUCKLAND EXHIBITION 2022 Challenging, alternative, and sometimes controversial works from the artists’ own collection Auckland Art Gallery, until 11 September
ROBIN WHITE: SOMETHING IS HAPPENING HERE Retrospective exhibition spanning more than 50 years of work Te Papa, Wellington waterfront, until 18 September
STAR GOSSAGE: KIA TAU TE RANGIMARIE – LET PEACE BE AMONG US A survey exhibition of two decades’ work Pātaka Art + Museum, Porirua, until 30 October
SKIN TIGHT Physical theatre at its searing and sensual best Circa Theatre, until 24 September
ARTGLASS22 Annual group show exploring the complex physics of glass NZ Glassworks, Whanganui, until 31 October
PEOPLE OF CENTRAL BRAZIL, ~ THE INY Exhibition of life and culture seen through ceramics and film Te Manawa, Palmerston North until 9 October MAUNGARONGO RON TE KAWA: STAR RELATIONS Recent works about family and relationships Mahara iti, Waikanae until 9 October DROOP Four artists’ unexpected and absurd “floppy formalist” sculptures The Dowse, Lower Hutt, until 9 October SHE SHED: CONTEMPORARY WOOL CRAFT Work by seven contemporary makers exhibiting heritage craft skills Petone Settlers Museum, Petone foreshore, until 16 October
September
1 PRIMAVERA Jewellery exhibition celebrating the arrival of spring Twentysix, Newtown, until 10 September 2—3 JAZZ IN MARTINBOROUGH Two concerts over two nights Martinborough Town Hall 4 FATHER’S DAY 5 I WILL NOT SPEAK MAORI Works by Tama Iti and Delaney Davidson Suite Gallery, Cuba St, until 17 September
THE POOL ROOM Work by eminent potter Ross Mitchell-Anyon Sarjeant Gallery, Whanganui, until 16 October
6 BLACK GRACE: LIFE – O LE OLAFA Dazzling contemporary dance choreographed by Neil Ieremia The Opera House, 7pm
BETWEEN SKIN & SHIRT: THE PHOTOGRAPHIC PORTRAITS OF WILLIAM HARDING First exhibition of works from this New Zealand collection National Library, Molesworth St, until 29 October
8 TAHI – NZ FESTIVAL OF SOLO PERFORMANCE It takes a lot of grit to stand alone on a stage – give these artists your support Various venues until 17 September
