current exhibitions
Assume Nothing
12 April - 31 August, 2008
What does it mean to identify yourself as ‘transgender or gender fluid’, in a world determined to define you as either male or female? In this exhibition TheNewDowse invites you to leave your preconceptions at the door and take a walk in the shoes of those who identify as ‘alternatively gendered’.
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My House Surrounded by a Thousand Suns
5 July - 26 October, 2008
Award-winning Wellington playwright, author and performer, Jo Randerson curates a show of vibrant, intense artworks from individuals formerly known as 'outsider artists', including those with experiences of mental illness and intellectual disability.
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A Generous Eye
Works from the Wallace Arts Trust Collection
5 July - 26 October, 2008
Boasting a wonderfully colourful collection of over 4000 artworks, arts patron James Wallace has, since the mid-1960s, been instrumental in fostering the careers of emerging and established New Zealand artists alike.
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Rangatiratanga – Creative Maori Leadership
Permanent Exhibition
21st Century Maori social leaders, artists, scientists and entrepreneurs tell their stories to honour Nuku Tewhatewha the 1856 pataka carved as a 'pillar' of the emerging Kingitanga movement
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Believe it...or Not
19 July - 10 November, 2008
Featuring over 20 artworks TheNewDowse’s Collection, Believe it… or Not? celebrates the bizarre, the fascinating, the believable… and the unbelievable. This is a fun and stimulating exhibition for children 4-10 years.
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Sinfonia Antarctica
12 April - 28 September, 2008
Responding to life on' terra incognita', 13 New Zealand artists richly illustrate this alien landscape using painting, sculpture and photography
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The Magic of Mud
February 9 - July 27, 2008
Celebrity portraits, dysfunctional families and candy-coloured popcorn feature in this colourful ceramic exhibition, which explores the techniques and processes of nine established artists.
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Wallace Trust Feature Artwork
Ongoing
As well as hosting the Annual Wallace Art Awards, TheNewDowse features a work drawn from the James Wallace Art Trust every three to four months
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Hit the Wall
Ongoing
Several super-sized graphics by artists Neil Pardington, Lee Jensen and Team ProAm are currently featured at TheNewDowse.
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