Whangarei Art Museum

Press Releases

These articles have been formatted as downloadable MS Word or PDF documents many of which contain large photos suitable for use in various media. In the case of exhibition notices especially, the resources below contain the full length info pack as opposed to the web version of the exhibition notices which are summaries only.

Dates on this page indicate either the date of the announced event (e.g. when an exhibition will start) or in the case of non-event related articles (e.g. endowments, partnerships, general info, etc.) the date of the articles' release.

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Exhibition: Korea - The Land of Morning Calm (08/03/2010) 65 KB
Exhibition: Te Huringa (15/02/2010) 346 KB
Exhibition: Duality of Exile (30/11/2009) 44 KB
New Acquisition - Hatupu & the Bird Woman c.1966 (30/11/2009) 424 KB
Baha’i Martyrs of Iran (23/11/2009) 37 KB
Exiles – Rudolf Boelee (17/11/2009) 129 KB
ey! iran (12/11/2009) 340 KB
‘Sweet As’ – More than Looking (12/11/2009) 124 KB
Exhibition: ‘Sweet As’ – More than Looking (26/10/2009) 101 KB
Goldie - Sperrey Profile (01/10/2009) 48 KB
Competition: Win a Prize Winner! (19/8/2009) 81 KB
Acquisition of Selwyn Wilson Memorial Collection (2/7/2009) 127 KB 102 KB

3 Concurrent Exhibitions(29/06/2009):
Rembrandt - The Experimental Etcher
Nieuw Zeeland – and Petrus van der Velden
Editions – a history of New Zealand printmaking

  • To be opened by Her Excellency Annelies Boogaerdt, Ambassador of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, 5.30pm, Monday 29 June, 2009

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    Acquisition of Drummond's "Whangarei Heads" for International Museum's Day (18/5/2009) 600 KB 216 KB
    Event: International Museums Day, 2009 (18/5/2009) 539 KB 256 KB
    Exhibition: Plumb Lines (09/03/2009) 276 KB 456 KB
    Exhibition: Len Castle: Mountain to the Sea (15/12/2008) - 254 KB
    Concurrent Exhibitions (13/10/2008):
    Turuki, Turuki! Paneke, Paneke!
    Turning Point
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    Exhibition: Cultural Memory (04/08/2008) 544 KB 684 KB
    Concurrent Exhibitions (02/06/2008):
    Ralph Hotere: Figurative Works
    Makereti: Taking Maori to the world
  • Paul Diamond Book Signing at Opening (June 2, 2008)

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    Exhibition: Echoes of the Landscape (28/04/2008) 60 KB 68 KB
    Concurrent Exhibitions (07/04/2008):
    Subjects to Hand (drawings of Joanna Margaret Paul)
    The Hand as Subject (imagery of the hand)

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    Exhibition: Entwined (10/03/2008) 304 KB 568 KB
    Exhibition: All Dogs Shot (10/02/2008) 52 KB 124 KB
    Exhibition: In the Making of Chalk (04/02/2008) 64 KB 156 KB
    Exhibition: Creating the Ultimate Living Environment (07/01/2008) 316 KB 346 KB
    Exhibition: The Cursive Line - Adele Younghusband (15/10/2007) - 824 KB
    Exhibition: Tears for Tane's Children (3/9/2007) 356 KB 196 KB
    WAM Director Chosen as NZ rep for Korean conference (15/8/2007) 104 KB 272 KB
    Exhibition: Chemistry of Three (20/8/2007) 230 KB 600 KB
    Master carver receives Creative Places Award (17/7/2007) 208 KB 124 KB
    E-North Exhibition: Primary Referents (9/7/2007) 1 MB 492 KB
    E-North Exhibition: Through Our Eyes (5/6/2007) 240 KB 352 KB
    Exhibition: Luncheon Under the Ash Tree (23/4/2007) 1.4 MB 384 KB
    E-North Exhibition: 1.1 (16/4/2007) 280 KB 272 KB
    Event: Pavement Art Competition (14,15/4/2007) 36 KB 48 KB
    Exhibition: Living Carpets (5/3/2007) 428 KB 496 KB
    E-North Exhibition: Flag to Flag (5/3/2007) 760 KB 344 KB
    Exhibitions: History Unfurled & Jack or Black (19/2/2007) 1.4 MB 716 KB
    Exhibition: Another View (10/12/2006) 24 KB 96 KB
    Exhibition: Tiki Tour (16/10/2006) 504 KB 136 KB
    The work of Julian Dashper 1990-2006 (14/08/2006)
  • artist and writer Mark Kirby to appear for pre-opening floor talk
    Walk the Line - Drawings from WAM, Fletcher Trust, and private collections
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    Exhibition: Dual exhibitions for Matarikil (19/06/2006) 1.1 MB 96 KB
    Exhibition: über kewel (24/04/2006) 1.8 MB 1.7 MB
    Collections Article for Northern Advocate (23/03/2006) 28 KB 96 KB
    Exhibition: Kupe Sites/Shadow on the Land (20/02/2006) 810 KB 430 KB
    Michael Shepherd - Artist Talk (10/02/2006) 44 KB 32 KB
    Cotton Reel Tractor Race (21/01/2006) 84 KB 48 KB
    Asia New Zealand Museums Aotearoa Award 2006 (19/01/2006) 40 KB 68 KB
    Partnership with Whangarei City Council (01/2006) 244 KB 144 KB
    Generous Gifts to Art Museum (08/12/2005) 748 KB 196 KB

     

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