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

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