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ArtsPost Wins Top Shop Retail Excellence Award

ArtsPost Wins Top Shop Retail Excellence Award

ArtsPost Galleries & Shop has won the Giftware and Homeware category in the 2012 Top Shop Retail Excellence Awards for the Waikato region.

Judge announced for 2013 Fieldays No.8 Wire National Art Award

Judge announced for 2013 Fieldays No.8 Wire National Art Award

Acclaimed New Zealand sculptor, John Edgar will judge the 2013 Fieldays No.8 Wire National Art Award.

Winner Announced for 2012 National Contemporary Art Award

Winner Announced for 2012 National Contemporary Art Award

A cantilevered bus shelter, titled Parallel of Life and Art by Auckland artists Michael Parr and Blaine Western has won the 2012 National Contemporary Art Award sponsored by Barry Hopkins and hosted by Waikato Museum.

High Profile Hamilton Art Gallery Seeks Waikato Exhibitors

High Profile Hamilton Art Gallery Seeks Waikato Exhibitors

Waikato artists and community groups interested in exhibiting their work have until 1 September to apply to ArtsPost, Hamilton city’s high profile retail art space.

Experimental Music Pioneer to Perform at Waikato Museum

Experimental Music Pioneer to Perform at Waikato Museum

Experimental music and digital art pioneer, Wang Fujui will treat Hamilton to a one-off performance at Waikato Museum on Monday 27 August.

Semi-finalists Announced for National Contemporary Art Award

Semi-finalists Announced for National Contemporary Art Award

Nineteen semi-finalists have been selected by Judge Caterina Riva for the 2012 National Contemporary Art Award.

Fieldays No.8 Wire National Art Award Winners Announced

Fieldays No.8 Wire National Art Award Winners Announced

A Whanganui design student has won the major prize in the Fieldays No.8 Wire National Art Award 2012.

Waikato Schools Thrilled to Get Free Rugby Gear From Waikato Museum

Waikato Schools Thrilled to Get Free Rugby Gear From Waikato Museum

More than a hundred quality rugby balls, a set of goal posts, nets, passing hoops and exercise pads were welcomed by Waikato schools this week.

Finalists Announced for Fieldays No 8 Wire National Art Award 2012

Finalists Announced for Fieldays No 8 Wire National Art Award 2012

The finalists have now been selected for the Fieldays No.8 Wire National Art Award 2012.

Waikato Museum Wins Two National Museum Awards

Waikato Museum Wins Two National Museum Awards

In the fifth Annual National Museum Awards last night, Waikato Museum was awarded the Project Achievement Award: Exhibition Excellence – Social History for its 2011 exhibition Red, Yellow and (All) Black and the Judges Award for Sustainability for its innovative temporary exhibition wall fabrication system.

New Waikato Museum Director Appointed

New Waikato Museum Director Appointed

Hamilton City Council has appointed Cherie Meecham as its new Director of the Waikato Museum.

Waikato Museum Named as Finalist Twice in National Museum Awards

Waikato Museum Named as Finalist Twice in National Museum Awards

Waikato Museum has been named a finalist in the New Zealand Museum Awards 2012, with not one but two of its entries.