Tag Archives: The Dowse Art Museum

Exhibition: Once at the Dowse starring ‘Huttette’

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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Exhibitions: weaving in the Wellington area

The Professional Weavers Network exhibition Cloak is in its last days at Pataka. You  have until Sunday 17 July to catch it. Legacy: The Art of Rangi Hetet and Erenora Puketapu-Hetet is on at the Dowse Art Museum until 30 October. … Continue reading

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Art Deco buttons delight at the Dowse this summer

Buttons seem to be something of a curatorial theme this year. Déboutonner la mode (Unbuttoning fashion), an extensive, and meticulously researched button exhibition at the Musée des Arts Décoratifs in Paris, has just closed after a successful six month season. Meanwhile, closer to home, the Dowse … Continue reading

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New exhibition: Making Fashion Without Waste

The Dowse Art Museum in Lower Hutt is about to open a new textile and fashion exhibition entitled Yield. It will run from 26 March through to 26 June 2011.  Yield is curated by Holly McQuillan, from Massey University Wellington, and … Continue reading

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