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Category Archives: Wellington
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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Wellington woven and wearable
If you’re anywhere near the Beehive over the next couple of days, there’s a couple of small exhibitions to check out at Parliament and the National Library. The exhibition on the first floor of Bowen House offers a monochrome Muka … Continue reading
Posted in Artists, Classes, Craft, Education, Exhibitions, Libraries, Maori, Students, Theatre, Weaving, Wellington, Workshops
Tagged Handmade, National Library, Parliament, Queen Margaret College, Raukura Weavers Collective
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Happy 2020
Welcome to another year. We hope you’ve all been able to enjoy relaxing time with family and friends, and members should have received their copies of the glorious summer issue of Context just before Christmas for their holiday reading. This … Continue reading
New exhibitions – Auckland and Wellington
Just opened this weekend (19 October), textile exhibitions at two of the country’s most recognised centres of craft/object art. At Objectspace in Auckland, Mulame is the first solo exhibition by Lema Shamamba, a community leader, educator, mother and storyteller who … Continue reading
Posted in Artists, Auckland, Australia, Christchurch, Dowse Art Museum, Embroidery, Emma Fitts, knitting, Objectspace, Radio NZ, Weaving, Wellington
Tagged CoCA, Kate Scardifield, Knit a Critter, Lema Shamamba, Zena Abbott
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Indian textiles lecture series at Te Papa 26-29 September
During the 2019 World of Wearable Art season the Friends of Te Papa is hosting three illustrated lectures by Shani Pillai and Joji Jacob on traditional Indian textiles, their history, their connections and their future. Set over 3 one hour sessions Shani and … Continue reading
Posted in Fashion, Lectures & Talks, Local events, Wellington
Tagged ikat, Indian textiles, indigo, Joji Jacob, Shani Pillai
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CALL FOR PAPERS Millennial Masculinities Massey University, 10-11 December 2019
CALL FOR PAPERS Millennial Masculinities: Queers, Pimp Daddies and Lumbersexuals Massey University, Wellington New Zealand December 10-11 2019 Keynote Speakers Christopher Breward, National Galleries of Scotland Pamela Church Gibson, London College of Fashion, University of the Arts Shaun Cole, Winchester … Continue reading
Posted in Conference, Gender, Men, Wellington
Tagged Massey University, Millennial Masculinities
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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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Fashion Matters: fashion, art and society with Dr Peter McNeil – lecture series
Fashion Matters: fashion, art and society with Dr Peter McNeil The Friends of Te Papa are offering lovers of fashion history a wonderful treat this year. They have enticed Dr Peter McNeil to deliver a series of six lectures in Wellington … Continue reading
Posted in Exhibitions, Fashion, Lectures & Talks, Local events, Wellington
Tagged fashion history, Friends of Te Papa, lecture series, Peter McNeil
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