Home News Blog News Menu ↑ BlogMedia ReleasesPodcastOur Favourites Blog 18 Sep 2017 Immersive and emotive: The Dowse spring season This spring, The Dowse Art Museum in Lower Hutt has a collection of shows that are perfect for quiet reflection and lively debate, followed by a sumptuous treat ... Read More 8 Sep 2017 Straight Outta Uni Our current intern has shared his vew from the inside. Read More 6 Sep 2017 Internal Music Our newest intern shares the music that moves him. Internal music — a playlist by Nelson Bennett Read More 6 Sep 2017 Sculpting the Future of Mining—Nicholas Mangan on RNZ Lynn Freeman chatted to Nicholas Mangan about his newest show on at The Dowse, Limits to Growth and the fascinating stories behind his works Nauru: Notes from a Cretaceous World ... Read More 28 Aug 2017 Student Craft / Design Awards Nearly Open for 2017 For 30 years the Friends of The Dowse have offered their support to New Zealand tertiary students through an award scheme designed to encourage innovation and creativity specifically ... Read More 7 Aug 2017 Mata Aho on Maureen Lander Artist collective Mata Aho has written a reflection on Maureen Lander (whose exhibition 'Flat-Pack Whakapapa' is currently on show here at The Dowse) for The Pantograph Punch. Read More 7 Aug 2017 Finding the Rising Stars of Contemporary Art This week our Senior Curator, Melanie Oliver, is off to Sydney to sit on the judging panel of the John Fries Award. Read More 3 Aug 2017 Malcolm on My Mind It’s been a month since I started the Blumhardt/Creative New Zealand curatorial internship here at The Dowse. Before I got here, at least two people told me to ... Read More 10 Jul 2017 Local Concerns Documenta is a large-scale exhibition that happens every five years in Kassel, Germany. It is considered one of the most important events in the international art calendar and ... Read More 28 Jun 2017 Guy Ngan (1926–2017) The Dowse marks the passing of New Zealand artist and local resident Guy Ngan, whose public artworks shaped so many of New Zealand's cities, including our own. Read More 8 Jun 2017 A Season of Import This year The Dowse Art Museum is presenting a programme of exhibitions that illuminate many important conversations taking place in our world. Read More 8 Jun 2017 Art + Climate = Action In conjunction with current exhibition This Time of Useful Consciousness, The Dowse has hosted a series of public talks to extend the conversation on climate change. We have ... Read More Load More
