Category Archives: Jewellery

Tamaki Makarau exhibition crawl

Posted on March 17, 2023 by karinwarnaar

After a good start to the year, Auckland is continuing to provide the costume and textile community with reasons to hit the galleries. This weekend – 18 March – is a good one for a gallery crawl if you’re looking … Continue reading →

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Crafting Aotearoa

Posted on December 8, 2019 by karinwarnaar

Every couple of decades, someone takes stock of craft/object art in Aotearoa New Zealand. There was Doreen Blumhardt and Brian Brake’s Craft New Zealand in 1982 and Helen Schamroth’s 100 New Zealand Craft Artists in 1998, both of which won … Continue reading →

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November update – textile stories on air and in print

Posted on November 25, 2018 by karinwarnaar

Lots of recent coverage of textile events and people involved in CTANZ, including our members, our symposium speakers and attendees and subjects, offering up a rabbit warren of links. For starters, coming up on Choice TV this week (Monday 26 … Continue reading →

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Auckland’s famous Vintage Textile Fair is THIS SUNDAY!

Posted on August 25, 2017 by Angela Lassig

It’s that time of the year! The Auckland Vintage Textile Fair time! And CTANZ will be there with our own table – do come & say hello! When: THIS SUNDAY! 27th August 2017 From: 10AM to 4PM Where: Tasman Room, Alexander Park … Continue reading →

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Masterworks Gallery, 30 July-19 August 2017 Two new exhibitions with costume and textile interest open at Masterworks Gallery in Auckland at the end of July. Weaver Christopher Duncan is part of  Room for Conversation, with ceramicist Aaron Scythe and glass … Continue reading →

Posted on July 29, 2017 by karinwarnaar | Leave a comment

Exhibition: Once at the Dowse starring ‘Huttette’

Posted on February 22, 2017 by Claire Regnault

Once, The Dowse Art Museum 25 Feb – 11 Jun 2017 FREE admission In 2008 when I worked at the Dowse Art Museum we commissioned textile artist Vita Cochran to make a creative response to Malcolm Harrison’s remarkable work, The Family. This much-loved … Continue reading →

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Mark your diary – the countdown is on for Auckland’s famous VINTAGE TEXTILE FAIR!!

Posted on August 3, 2016 by Angela Lassig

This anticipated event is the largest of its type in Australasia and is the place to purchase items from comprehensive displays carefully collected throughout the year by a range of exhibitors. Everything for sale is genuine vintage … from the 1970s or earlier! On offer … Continue reading →

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Victoria McIntosh off to Schmuck

Posted on January 24, 2016 by karinwarnaar

Dunedin jeweller Victoria McIntosh is off to Munich in February for this year’s Schmuck exhibition. Over the past half century, Schmuck has become one of the most prestigious international events for contemporary jewelley. The Schmuck submission includes pieces similar to … Continue reading →

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What’s on in Auckland and Wellington – a roundup

Posted on September 24, 2015 by karinwarnaar

The previous post noted Objectspace’s paua shell jewellery exhibition; another reason to get along there in the next few days is that it’s the last week of Strands: weaving a new fabric, curated by Doris de Pont. Highlighting the resurgence … Continue reading →

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Glorious paua

Posted on September 24, 2015 by karinwarnaar

It’s always a delight to celebrate with CTANZ members when their projects come to fruition, so congratulations to Elly van de Wijdeven on the publication of Vintage Paua Shell Jewellery (Bateman, RRP $50-ish from good bookshops). For those of us … Continue reading →

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