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Left Bank Art Gallery show
The Left Bank is the regional art gallery for the West Coast, housed in what was previously…wait for it… a bank! The gallery shows exhibitions every month and has two…
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Eerie Pageantry
The City Gallery, Wellington/ Te Whare Toi is currently hosting an exhibition of “folk-horror-infused art” by Don Driver and Julia Robinson. Sculptures and assemblages present a view of the Gothic…
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This week’s Spotify playlist
Each week a Spotify playlist is curated that references items on the blog and/ or current events. To listen to this week’s playlist you can click the play button below.…
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An interview with Caroline McQuarrie
This week saw the first interview of the Conversation and Cloth series of textile events. Caroline McQuarrie joined Andy Ross on the couch for a chat about textiles, art practices,…
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Opera as African artform.
A new book on how opera became African has recently been published and it promises to be a fascinating read. Opera was introduced to Cape Town in South Africa in…
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How Shetland wool became famous
For those who have been lucky enough to visit Shetland, the archipelago in the Far North of the UK that has an illustrious and long history of textiles, you will…
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Bicycles on a tapa
This amazing piece of tapa is housed in a beautiful building in Hokitika: Renton Hardware Building. The piece features what looks like columns, writing and bicycles. There is little information…
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Lindzeanne
Lindsey “Lindzeanne” Gradolph is a textile artist who uses embroidery to explore and fill spaces. Basing her practice on the Japanese idea of wasting nothing – mottainai – Lindsey uses…
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Of Paisley, Aunty Mary’s bloomers and A Mystery.
Isn’t it surprising what turns up in unexpected corners of the world? This week an invitation to visit a friend with a collection turned out to be unexpectedly fun! The…
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The choir
A few weeks ago a new singing group started in Greymouth. This week the group started to learn a piece of music that will be familiar to many readers… and…
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