The Black Islands – Spirit and War in Melanesia. Photographs by Ben Bohane
2 February – 21 April 2013
Since 1994 photo-journalist Ben Bohane has journeyed through these islands to find and document the spirit worlds that local people inhabit so as to better understand their circumstances and ours. His photographs reveal the turbulent, layered relationships between traditional kastom beliefs and Christianity embroiled into the social and political movements of the area.
Tihei Mauriora – Here We Stand
6 – 24 February 2013
Graduates of Whitireia NZ’s weaving programmes bring together their collection of work from 2012, joined by selected carving graduates and associated tutors and artists; Kohai Grace, James Molnar and Mathew McIntyre-Wilson.
Porirua Four Artists
Bottle Creek Gallery
28 February – 17 March 2013
Works by local Porirua artists: Maggie Hazlewood, Fluer Ruth, Derek Paterson and Alan Hodgetts.
All Fired Up: Diversity
Bottle Creek Gallery
21 March – 14 April 2013
Clay works by members of the Gear Homestead Woolshed Potters group.
21st ANNUAL WALLACE ART AWARDS 2012
1 December 2012 – 24 February 2013
The Annual Wallace Art Awards aim to support, promote and expose New Zealand contemporary art and artists. Sir James Wallace established the Annual Wallace Art Awards 21 years ago. These Awards are now the longest surviving and largest annual art awards of their kind in New Zealand, with a value amounting to over $165,000.
