Topp Twins come home to open Waikato Museum exhibition
The glittering career of arguably Huntly’s greatest exports, Dames Lynda and Jools Topp, is being told in their home region at Waikato Museum Te Whare Taonga o Waikato.
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12 November 2018
Three-way tie for people’s choice art award
Three works have each gained the most votes meaning the respective artists are co-winners of the inaugural Campbell Smith Memorial People’s Choice Award and will share the $250 cash reward.
25 October 2018
Artist gives life’s work to city
An internationally acclaimed printmaker has chosen Hamilton to be the home of his artistic legacy, with a gift of nearly 500 artworks to the city.
9 October 2018
Art angle on Suffrage anniversary
As New Zealand reflects on the 125th anniversary of women’s suffrage, Waikato Museum Te Whare Taonga o Waikato is paying tribute to the influence of a pioneering female painter and her contemporaries on New Zealand art.
14 September 2018
Art and science combine to tackle climate change
Three prominent Hamilton artists are taking part in the next stop of a nationwide tour to debate how the arts can enhance our understanding of climate change science and inspire people to take action.
28 August 2018
Waikato Museum hosts art crime exposé
The motives, methods and mysteries of art crime will be explored by two of the country’s foremost experts during an eye-opening talk at Waikato Museum this week.
21 August 2018
Fashion Weekend at Waikato Museum
Waikato Museum Te Whare Taonga o Waikato is the go-to place for followers of fashion on 18-19 August.
15 August 2018
National Contemporary Art Award winner epitomises contemporary
The winning work from the 2018 National Contemporary Art Award is the epitome of contemporary, featuring a structure and appearance that will continue to change with time, along with its meaning.
3 August 2018
ArtsPost Galleries & Shop turns 20
ArtsPost Galleries & Shop celebrates 20 years as Hamilton’s premier community art gallery and retail outlet.
27 June 2018
Familiar names among National Contemporary Art Award finalists
New and familiar names make up the 32 artists whose works have been selected as finalists in the 2018 National Contemporary Art Award.
30 May 2018
Canterbury artist big winner amid dual Fieldays celebration
Waikato Museum and ArtsPost became an homage to all things agricultural tonight with two exhibition openings celebrating New Zealand’s rural spirit.
10 May 2018
Museum and ArtsPost praised for accessibility
Making community facilities more accessible for people with a disability makes life easier for everyone.
27 April 2018