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Len Lye: Rainbow Dance Virtual Tour↗

External link: “Spanning examples of Lye’s cinematic and sculptural practice, Rainbow Dance explores the full arc of Lye’s creative world.”
Brett Graham: Tai Moana Tai Tangata – Virtual Tour↗

External link: “Engaging the architecture of colonial frontier warfare and the language of war memorials in times of peace, Tai Moana Tai Tangata occupied the entire Govett-Brewster Art Gallery. Three…
Rosalie Gascoigne: NGV Learning Resources↗

External link: “A range of resources that offers students an insight into the artist’s life and work through a series of questions and activities which examine the Rosalie Gascoigne’s distinctive…
Tautai Artists Spotlight: Cora-Allan Wickliffe

“Moana Legacy curator and artist Cora-Allan Wickliffe shares her love for Niuean hiapo and the works she created with her sister Kelly Lafaiki in memory of their beloved late grandfather…
Art2day Artist Search↗

External link: “Art2day enables artists, students and teachers to independently and easily search for contemporary art and photography. This website is dedicated to inspiring and promoting artists and creatives from…
2021 Conference Keynote: Nigel Borell – Toi Tu, Toi Ora

Nigel Borell discusses the thematic narratives and indigenous frameworks of Toi Tū Toi Ora, where as curator he brought 300 pieces of Māori art to Auckland Art Gallery – the…
NGA: Teaching Resources↗

External link: “The National Gallery of Art, founded as a gift to the nation – USA, serves as a center of visual art, education, and culture.”
Christo and Jeanne-Claude↗

External link: The official website of Christo and Jeanne-Claude which includes comprehensive documentation of their life and work.
The Roy Lichtenstein Foundation↗

External link: “The official catalogue raisonné of all known Lichtenstein works; and to share information which could assist the development and education of the next generations of curators, critics and…
Andy Warhol Museum: Lessons↗

External link: “Explore Warhol’s life, artistic practice, and legacy through an extensive archive of free interdisciplinary teaching tools.”
Andy Warhol Museum: Resources↗

External link: A selection of educational resources created by the Andy Warhol Museum in Pittsburgh.
Class kit: What art brings↗

External link: A class kit published by Museum of Contemporary Art of Australia that looks at the important role art plays in STEAM and the skills art teaches us for…
How to make a Dadaist poem

External link: “Is of a fish! Have fun with words: follow these instructions to create your own dadaist poem, using things you are likely to have at home.”
MOMA: Art Glossary↗

External link: “This glossary explains some of the techniques, mediums, art movements, and other terms you’ll encounter on our website, along with links to examples in the collection.”
The Art Story↗

External link: “TheArtStory.org believe’s in a world where the ideas and aspirations behind wondrous art works are accessible to everyone to explore and be inspired by.”
George Nuku: Slideshow

A series of slides that contain information and images about George Nuku’s art practice, along with some activities for students.
George Nuku: Bottled Ocean

A document that contains information and images about George Nuku’s art practice, including an essay on his installation Bottled Ocean 2117.
Steve Rhall: CULTURE + HISTORIES = PLACE

This is a resource for school-based units to be adapted and extended for primary and secondary students, centred upon an investigation of artist Steven Rhall’s practice. It includes several activities…
Patricia Piccinini: Curious Affection – Teacher Resource↗

Patricia Piccinini: Curious Affection’ invites us into an alternative world where nature and technology, humans and animals, fact and fiction all mix and intermingle in ways that are both strange…
Yayoi Kusama: Life is the Heart of a Rainbow – Resource

A school resource based on Yayoi Kusama’s exhibition “Life is the Heart of a Rainbow” that was hosted at Queensland Art Gallery.
Tour Michael Parekowhai’s ‘The Promised Land’

“Maud Page, former Deputy Director, Collection and Exhibitions takes us on a tour of ‘Michael Parekowhai: The Promised Land’. In ‘The Promised Land’ discover photography and sculpture spanning more than…
Being Billy Apple (2007)

External link: “Billy Apple: con man, revolutionary pop artist, or enigma? Or all three? Being Billy Apple looks at one of New Zealand’s most controversial contemporary artists: a man who…
Ngā Kakano: The Seeds by Johnson Witehira

“This 70m long print on vinyl by Johnson Witehira features graphic representations of tūpuna Māori (Māori ancestors). These include the navigator Kupe and those who came with and after him,…
Contemporary Art. Q & A: Zac Langdon-Pole

“We ask, Zac answers … artist Zac Langdon-Pole discusses his background, art, process, and City Gallery show ‘Containing Multitudes’.”
Artist Spotlight: Ahsin Ahsin

“… it’s quite bold, it’s a bit of a statement, it’s in your face…” Moana Legacy artist Ahsin Ahsin talks about reconnecting with his Moana Legacy family and what people…
Tame Iti shares his journey through new art exhibition

Te Reo Māori activist Tame Iti shares his journey through new art exhibition.
Yvonne Todd: Creamy Psychology – Resource Card

Yvonne Todd makes portraits, landscapes, and still lifes using the language of commercial photography. She is known for creating portraits of female characters who seem to suffer from some malaise,…
Fiona Pardington: A Beautiful Hesitation – Resource Card

A Beautiful Hesitation is an exhibition of photographs by New Zealand artist Fiona Pardington. It brings together over 100 images from the past 30 years.
Steve Carr and Daniel Crooks: Bullet Time – Resource Card

Bullet Time showcases the work of two New Zealand video artists who manipulate time, Daniel Crooks and Steve Carr. It places them in the context of two historical photographers, pioneers…
Francis Upritchard: Jealous Saboteurs – Education Kit↗

This resource contains information about selected works in the show, along with discussion questions and classroom activity ideas.
Francis Upritchard: Jealous Saboteurs – Resource Card↗

Jealous Saboteurs surveys twenty years of work by London based, New-Zealand-born artist Francis Upritchard. The show ranges from model landscapes she made at art school to her recent figurative sculptures.
Sister Corita’s Summer of Love – Resource Card↗

External link: Sister Corita’s Summer of Love surveys the graphic art of Sister Corita Kent (1918–86), an unsung figure in pop art.
Photographic Portraiture Unit

A photographic portraiture unit written for 2.2 and 2.3 Achievement Standards looking at the work of Cindy Sherman and Yvonne Todd.
John Stezaker: Lost World – Resource Card

John Stezaker is a British artist famous for his distinctive, often deceptively simple collages.
Eva Rothschild: Kosmos – Education Kit↗

Exhibition kit for Eva Rothchild’s exhibition ‘Kosmos’ at City Gallery Wellington. Her works explore the formal language of sculpture—form, shape, colour, structure, scale, material.
Christina Pataialii and Ruth Ige: A Place Apart – Resource Card

Resource card for the exhibition ‘A Place Apart’ by Christina Pataialii and Ruth Ige who make paintings that traverse abstraction and figuration, their work manifesting an enigmatic in-between.
Simon Ingram: The Algorithmic Impulse – Resource Card

Art and algorithms: New Zealand artist Simon Ingram uses mathematics, machines, and electronics to make paintings.
Johnson Witehira: Ngā Kakano The Seeds – Resource Card↗

External link: Resource card about Johnson Witehira: Ngā Kakano The Seeds mural in Wellington which looks at the taniwha of Te-Whanganui-a-Tara.
Zac Langdon-Pole: Containing Multitudes – Resource Card

Resource card for Zac Langdon-Pole’s exhibition Containing Multitudes at City Gallery Wellington. He is a New Zealand artist whose diverse works often take the form of collages or assemblages of…
Judy Millar: Action Movie – Resource Card

An education resource to supplement Judy Millar’s exhibition ‘Action Movie’ at City Gallery Wellington. Judy Millar is a New Zealand artist who famously ‘paints backwards’, wiping paint off her canvases…
Brett Graham: Tai Moana Tai Tangata – Resource Card

Resource guide for Brett Graham’s exhibition Tai Moana Tai Tangata which addresses the architecture of colonial warfare, the language of war memorials, and historic political pacts between Tainui and Taranaki…
Hilma af Klint: The Secret Paintings – Secondary Study Guide

A guide for students about Hilma af Klint’s exhibition at City Gallery Wellington.
Hilma af Klint: The Secret Paintings – Teachers’ Resource

Teachers resource guide to Hilma af Klint’s exhibition at City Gallery with a range of activities related to the paintings.
Glen Hayward: Wish You Were Here – Resource Card

Resource card for Glen Hayward’s exhibition ‘Wish You Were Here’ at City Gallery Wellington. “Mainly working from photographs, he recreates everyday objects and environments in hand-carved and painted wood.”
Matarau – Resource Card

Resource card to accompany Matarau exhibition. “The word Matarau refers to an early multi-pronged spear used in fishing and eeling by Māori. To use matarau successfully any hunter or way…
Bulletin Online ↗

External link: “B. is the online home of Bulletin magazine. It’s a place for ideas, experiments, opinions.”
Moana Fresh ↗

External Link: “Moana Fresh is a marketplace and community space celebrating Pacific and Māori artists, creatives and authors indigenous to Moana Nui a Kiwa.”
Brett Graham ↗

External Link: “Brett Graham (Ngāti Koroki Kahukura, Tainui, b. 1967) is a sculptor who creates large scale artworks and installations that explore indigenous histories, politics and philosophies.”
Dunedin Public Art Gallery ↗

External Link to Dunedin Public Art Gallery.
City Gallery Wellington ↗

External Link to City Gallery Wellington
Auckland Art Gallery ↗

External Link to Auckland Art Gallery