What's on at The Dowse
What's on at The Dowse
Upcoming Events…
Late
Lounge
Late Lounge: Disasteradio
Thu 5 March 7:00
p.m.
Disasteradio is a 31 year-old plus-size electronic
musician called Luke Rowell from Lower Hutt who has been
releasing music online since 1998. At age 6 he heard Wendy
Carlos’s “Switched On Bach” for the first time, and
got a Commodore 64, on which he taught himself sound
synthesis.http://dowse.org.nz/events/late-lounge-disasteradio
Art
+ Feminism Wikipedia Edit-A-Thon
Sat 7 March, 10am –
5pm
Join us at the Dowse in the campaign to increase the
presence of New Zealand female artists on Wikipedia. http://dowse.org.nz/news/wikipedia/2014/women-on-wikipedia
Big
Day Dowse
Sunday 22 March 2015
12pm – 6.30pm
Save
the date for an awesome big day at The Dowse! With the Black
Seeds as the headline act, free entertainment and activities
for the whole family, this is going to be a great Big Day
Dowse. Mark it in your diary now! http://dowse.org.nz/events/big-day-dowse-2015
Current
Exhibitions…
Nuku: Symbols of Mana
14 February 2015
– 26 April 2015
Exploring the concept of mana, this show curated by features the works of Maureen Lander, Octavia Cook, Tui Emma Gillies, Denise Batchelor, Erena Baker, Pauline Bern, Candice Stock, Areta Wilkinson and Joanna Langford. http://dowse.org.nz/exhibitions/detail/nuku-symbols-of-mana
Alphabet Street
14 February 2015 – 17 May 2015
Featuring an
artwork for each letter of the alphabet, Alphabet Street is
a curious neighbourhood where families will use the letter
as the clue to solve the puzzle. http://dowse.org.nz/exhibitions/detail/alphabet-street
The
Bold and the Beautiful
21 February 2015 – 5 July
2015
The Bold and the Beautiful showcases larger-than-life
necklaces, pendants and breastplates from The Dowse Art
Museum’s collection.http://dowse.org.nz/exhibitions/detail/the-bold-and-the-beautiful
Modern
Revivals: Contemporary New Zealand Furniture
13 Dec 2014
– 22 Mar 2015
Modern Revivals features award winning furniture by New Zealand designers who draw inspiration from the sleek lines of modernist twentieth century design, while addressing twenty-first century values such as comfort, space and financial constraints and the environment.http://dowse.org.nz/exhibitions/detail/modern-revivals-contemporary-new-zealand-furniture
S
P A C E S
13 Dec 2014 – 22 Mar 2015
SPACES brings
architecture, the background to our lives, to the forefront
with works influenced and inspired by architectural
spaces.
Featuring work by artists Andrew Barber, Zac
Langdon-Pole, Gavin Hurley, Kate Newby, Patrick Lundberg,
Fiona Connor and Peter Peryer.http://dowse.org.nz/exhibitions/detail/spaces
Upcoming
Exhibitions…
Cut and Paste: The Practice of
Collage
21 Mar – 14 Jun 2015
Bright and satirical, political and dreamy: Cut + Paste traces the influence of international movements such as Dadaism, Surrealism, Pop art, abstraction and new media art on contemporary collage in New Zealand. http://dowse.org.nz/exhibitions/detail/cut-paste
Mudlark:
Bronwynne Cornish, Ceramics 1982 - 2013
11 APRIL 2015 –
2 AUGUST 2015
Mudlark is a major survey exhibition by
Bronwynne Cornish, one of New Zealand’s most celebrated
ceramic artists. The exhibition features over sixty works
spanning over three decades of making and includes temples,
cats, birds and sphinxes which will be mounted in a totally
immersive space where people can create their own
mythologies. The exhibition pays homage to an artist who has
devoted her life to the ceramic medium.http://dowse.org.nz/exhibitions/detail/bronwynne-cornish-mudlark
Reweti
Arapere: Rangimatua
11 APRIL 2015 – 2 AUGUST
2015
Exploring customary whakairo (carving) with new
materials, Reweti Arapere will build a giant poupou out of
cardboard to represent a tiki. Inspired by Māoritanga and
street art, this larger than life sculpture will be adorned
with felt pens to depict the creation myth of the sons of
Ranginui and Papatuanuku. http://dowse.org.nz/exhibitions/detail/reweti-arapere
ends