Hashtag turns into museum exhibition
A new exhibition inspired by a social media initiative launched during this year’s lockdown is set to open at Waikato Museum on 12 December.
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9 December 2020
Celebrating 20 years of the National Contemporary Art Award
A celebratory exhibition showcasing works from past winners and finalists of the National Contemporary Art Award is set to open at Waikato Museum on 5 December, following the cancellation of the 2020 competition earlier this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
2 December 2020
North Island exclusive | Waitohu art showcase
An extraordinary showcase of contemporary Maaori art bridging the divide between traditional cultural skills and modern art practice is set to open at Waikato Museum on 28 November – a North Island exclusive.
25 November 2020
The Jurisich Experience at Waikato Museum
Hamilton-based artist Gaye Jurisich has developed an international reputation for creating large-scale art installations and now she has created four new ones for a special exhibition at Waikato Museum.
18 September 2020
Rodin Comes to Waikato Museum
French sculptor Auguste Rodin is one of the world’s most well-known artists, and his work had a profound influence on the development of modern art. Born in 1840, he went on to produce some of the world’s best known and most celebrated sculptures including The Age of Bronze (1876), The Thinker (1880) and The Kiss (1882).
4 September 2020
Essential Workers Thank You postponed
Hamilton City Council has postponed its three-day thank you event for essential workers, planned to begin on Friday 14 August, due to restrictions under COVID-19 Alert Level 2.
12 August 2020
Big Hamilton thank you to essential workers
Essential workers deserve major kudos for the work they did during the COVID-19 lockdown – and Hamilton City Council has a long weekend of thanks planned for them.
7 August 2020
Waikato Museum is the place to celebrate Matariki this weekend
Matariki will be a real celebration at Waikato Museum Te Whare Taonga o Waikato this Sunday (26 July), with an interactive day of weaving, family crafts, music, and a panel discussion with artists who are exploring kotahitanga (unity) through creativity to ‘flatten the curve’ on racism.
20 July 2020
Napier-based artist wins $5,000 Fieldays No.8 Wire National Art Award
Napier-based artist Asaki Kajima has won the $5,000 Fieldays No.8 Wire National Art Award for 2020 with a Dali-inspired sculptural artwork entitled 'Space Cow'.
2 July 2020
Fieldays No.8 Wire National Art Award winner to be announced this week
The 2020 Fieldays No.8 Wire National Art Award, worth $5,000, will be presented on Thursday night (2 July) by this year’s judge, New Zealand sculptor James Wright, at ArtsPost in Hamilton.
29 June 2020
Fieldays No.8 Wire National Art Award proceeds, finalists named
Artists from across New Zealand, from as far afield as Kaipara in Northland and Waikaia in Southland, have been named as finalists in the 2020 Fieldays No.8 Wire National Art Award – which will go ahead after a two-month delay caused by the COVID-19 crisis.
4 June 2020
Waikato Museum helps make programmes for national TV series
Waikato Museum educators are part of a national television series to support home and school-based learning which starts screening today.
28 May 2020