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Category Archives: Museums
Katherine Mansfield 1888-1923
One of the most lauded and influential of New Zealand writers, Katherine Mansfield died in France on 9 January 1923, of tuberculosis. Although only 34, she left behind a legacy of short fiction that continues to inspire. A century after … Continue reading
Posted in Collections, Exhibitions, Heritage, History, Local events, Museums, Wellington
Tagged Katherine Mansfield
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The annual Aotearoa summer dress and textile crawl, 2021-2022
It’s just about time for the annual post on what’s on around Aotearoa New Zealand in the CTANZ sphere of interest but it’s quite the season. This is just a starter: look forward to more detailed posts over the next … Continue reading
Posted in Auckland, Books, Christchurch, Collections, CTANZ people, Dowse Art Museum, Dunedin, Exhibitions, Fashion, Maori, Museums, Nelson, Textiles, Weaving, Wellington, Whanganui
Tagged Auckland Art Gallery, Broadgreen Historic House, Christchurch Art Gallery, Eden Hore, Feathermania, Margery Blackman, Mary Quant, Otago Museum, Otago Polytechnic, Rita Angus, Scope, Whanganui Regional Museum
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Symposium 2021 – textiles and Tāmaki
Not long now until the 2021 CTANZ symposium: Vision: Hindsight, Foresight, Insight, at AUT in central Auckland, 30 April – 2 May. Three days of presentations including keynotes by Dr Maureen Lander and Giles Peterson – you can check out … Continue reading
Envisaging a symposium
Auckland’s back in business and looking forward to welcoming visitors from Hawkes Bay, Dunedin, Wellington, wherever, at the end of April for the 20-21 CTANZ symposium, Vision: Hindsight, Foresight, Insight, to run at AUT from 30 April to 2 May, … Continue reading
Posted in Artists, Auckland, Conference, CTANZ people, Museums, Symposium, Television
Tagged Giles Peterson, Maureen Lander, National Treasures, Te Papa
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Summer viewing
The holiday preview is late this year, but there are textile and dress exhibitions to be found from one end of the country to the other this summer. Starting with Michele Beevors in Invercargill. Yes, those giant skeletal animals on … Continue reading
Posted in Artists, Auckland, Christchurch, Craft, Dowse Art Museum, Emma Fitts, Exhibitions, knitting, Local events, Maori, Museums, New Zealand Fashion Museum, Pacific Islands, Textiles, Weaving, Wellington
Tagged Auckland Art Gallery, He Waka Tuia, Mata Aho, Maureen Lander, Michele Beevers, Moana Currents, Pataka, Veranoa Hetet, Yuki Kihara
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Fashion forward
The New Zealand Fashion Museum turned 10 this year, a milestone that was submerged with all the others as we’ve grappled with the disruptions caused by the pandemic. With NZFM being an online exhibition space, it’s been able to continue … Continue reading
Posted in CTANZ people, Fashion, Museums, Uncategorized
Tagged Doris de Pont, New Zealand Fashion Museum
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Elizabeth Kozlowski visit: Dunedin, Wellington, Auckland May-June 2019
CTANZ is delighted to announce the upcoming visit of US textile practitioner and curator Elizabeth Kozlowski, who also edits the Surface Design Journal, the quarterly publication of the US-based Surface Design Association. Organised in conjunction with CTANZ, Elizabeth’s visit is … Continue reading
Posted in America, Auckland, Craft, Dowse Art Museum, Dunedin, International, lecture series, Lectures & Talks, Local events, Museums, Textiles, Wellington, Workshops
Tagged AUT, College of Creative Arts Massey University, Dowse Art Museum, Dunedin Public Art Gallery, Dunedin School of Art, Elizabeth Kozlowski, Otago Polytechnic, Surface Design Association, Surface Design Journal
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What to do in the holidays – textile edition
Happy Christmas, everyone. Whatever your festive season holds for you, the annual New Zealand shut down will mean most of us will have time on our hands, and many will be spending time in parts of the country other than … Continue reading
Posted in Auckland, Dunedin, Embroidery, Exhibitions, Heritage, Local events, Maori, Museums, Taranaki, Tauranga, Textiles, Weaving, Wellington
Tagged Creative New Zealand, Expressions Whirinaki Arts and Entertainment Centre, Fafine Niutao I Aotearoa, Genevieve Packer, Govett-Brewster Art Gallery, Heritage New Zealand, Janet de Wagt, Lace, Matekino Lawless, Maureen Lander, Mount Felix Tapestry, Objectspace, Otago Embroiderers Guild, Suffrage125, Tauranga Art Gallery, Te Uru Waitakere Contemporary Gallery, The Kauri Museum, Toitu Otago Settlers Museum, Wellington Museum
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November update – textile stories on air and in print
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
Posted in Artists, Auckland, Awards, Craft, CTANZ people, Dunedin, Exhibitions, Festivals, Film, Jewellery, Media, Movies, Museums, New Zealand, Pacific Islands, Symposium, Textiles, Weaving, wool
Tagged Angela Lassig, Anna Williams, Auckland Arts Festival, Choice TV, Christine Keller, Creative New Zealand, Iran, Loom Room, Objectspace, Otago Museum, Pacific Sisters, Qashqai, RNZ, Rosanna Raymond, rugs, Sue McLean, Sulieti Fieme'a Burrows and Tui Emma Gillies, The Wool Lover
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