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Thursday, 23 February 2012

Shop One Night

Shop One Night

23 Feb 2012
Public Event, Auckland
Bringing together the very best and newest in men?s and women?s fashion for one night only, with discounts, gifts with purchase, one-off and limited edition items all on offer in a seven-hour fashion feast from 5pm till midnight.

New Performance Festival

New Performance Festival

17 Feb 2012 → 25 Feb 2012
Festival, Auckland
This festival focuses on artists who create work which slip through the gaps of conventional theatre. An international trend now being showcased in a festival format for the first time in New Zealand.

Prague Quadrennial Design Installation

Prague Quadrennial Design Installation

17 Feb 2012 → 25 Feb 2012
Exhibition, Auckland
Taking place in the Festival Club at the New Performance Festival in Auckland, this instillation features a snap shot from the 12th Prague Quadrennial of Performance Design and Space that took place in Prague in 2011.

Vincent Ward: Breath, the Fleeting Intensity of Life

Vincent Ward: Breath, the Fleeting Intensity of Life

10 Dec 2011 → 26 Feb 2012
Exhibition, New Plymouth
An exhibition of contemporary art work by renowned New Zealand filmmaker Vincent Ward opens at the Govett-Brewster Art Gallery in December.
Old Genes: Artists Reading Len Lye Exhibition New Plymouth 10 Dec 2011 → 26 Feb 2012
Transfer by Angela de la Cruz Exhibition Melbourne 4 Feb 2012 → 17 Mar 2012
Marco Fusinato’s THERE IS NO AUTHORITY Exhibition Sydney 11 Feb 2012 → 17 Mar 2012
Stories In Form Exhibition Sydney 27 Jan 2012 → 25 Mar 2012
EVERGREEN: fresh sustainable fashion Exhibition Sydney 27 Jan 2012 → 25 Mar 2012
Trick i-ey’e Exhibition Auckland 1 Feb 2012 → 25 Mar 2012
Retrospect Exhibition Auckland 1 Feb 2012 → 15 Apr 2012
White Cloud Worlds Exhibition Auckland 16 Feb 2012 → 15 Apr 2012
Unveiled: 200 Years of Wedding Fashion Exhibition Wellington 17 Dec 2011 → 22 Apr 2012
Local Knowledge Exhibition Wellington 17 Dec 2011 → 22 Apr 2012
The Blue Trees Exhibition Auckland 3 Dec 2011 → 30 Apr 2012
Kaipara Coast Sculpture Gardens Exhibition 2012 Exhibition Auckland 19 Nov 2011 → 20 Oct 2012
Sub-Zero Wolf kitchen design contest Competition Online 1 Jan 2012 → 31 Oct 2012

Friday, 24 February 2012

The Obstinate Object: Contemporary New Zealand sculpture

The Obstinate Object: Contemporary New Zealand sculpture

24 Feb 2012 → 10 Jun 2012
Exhibition, Wellington
The Obstinate Object harnesses and explores the ‘object-ness’ of sculpture and its potential to transform real space through physical encounter.

Saturday, 25 February 2012

Shapeshifter Exhibition 2012

Shapeshifter Exhibition 2012

25 Feb 2012 → 18 Mar 2012
Exhibition, Wellington
The 5th biennial Shapeshifter exhibition will take place in 2012 and will display some of New Zealand’s best sculpture.

The Art of Money

The Art of Money

25 Feb 2012 → 23 Jun 2012
Exhibition, Porirua
The Art of Money displays bank notes from many countries around the world in an artistic form.

Thursday, 1 March 2012

Art Month Sydney 2012

Art Month Sydney 2012

1 Mar 2012 → 25 Mar 2012
Festival, Sydney
Art Month Sydney 2012 will comprise of over 200 artists exhibiting at more than 100 artist run spaces, commercial and public art galleries across Sydney.

Saturday, 3 March 2012

Degas to Dali

Degas to Dali

3 Mar 2012 → 10 Jun 2012
Exhibition, Auckland
A visual feast of 79 works from one of the great British and European collections of historical, modern and contemporary Western art.

Friday, 9 March 2012

Talente: One Year On

Talente: One Year On

9 Mar 2012 → 18 Apr 2012
Exhibition, Auckland
A showcase of the new work of 2011 Talente exhibitors Rachel Bell, Corrina Hoseason, Sam Kelly, Flora Sekanova, and Anzac Tasker.

Saturday, 10 March 2012

A View From Where I Was Sleeping

A View From Where I Was Sleeping

10 Mar 2012 → 22 Jul 2012
Exhibition, Lower Hutt
This exhibition takes it name from a poem by Gregory O’Brien and visitors will be able to experience the poem wrapped around a vase by artist Noel McKenna.

Thursday, 15 March 2012

Hohepa

Hohepa

15 Mar 2012 → 18 Mar 2012
Public Event, Wellington
Premiering at the New Zealand International Arts Festival in Wellington, the NBR New Zealand Opera opens its 2012 season with Jenny McLeod’s new opera, Hohepa.

Saturday, 17 March 2012

Best in Show 2012

Best in Show 2012

17 Mar 2012 → 21 Apr 2012
Exhibition, Auckland
This project will showcase emerging applied arts graduates from tertiary institutions around New Zealand, specifying in graphic design, ceramics, product design, textiles, digital design, contemporary jewellery and furniture.

Wednesday, 21 March 2012

2012 Australian Achievement in Architecture Awards

2012 AAAA presentation evening

21 Mar 2012
Function, Adelaide
The 2012 Australian Achievement in Architecture Awards will be presented at the Adelaide Zoo on 21 March.

Saturday, 24 March 2012

Urbis Designday®

Urbis Designday®

24 Mar 2012
Public Event, Auckland
Anchored by the credibility of Urbis magazine, Urbis Designday® is a unique design event that brings top creative practitioners and designer showrooms together.

Friday, 30 March 2012

Cottage to Cutting-edge: Prefabricated Homes in New Zealand

Cottage to Cutting-edge: Prefabricated Homes in New Zealand

30 Mar 2012 → 22 Jul 2012
Exhibition, New Plymouth
This will be New Zealand’s first prefab retrospective and a landmark event that will offer people the opportunity to explore the past, present and future of this intriguing aspect of our built environment. 

Sunday, 15 April 2012

Light + Building

Light + Building

15 Apr 2012 → 20 Apr 2012
Trade Show, Frankfurt
Light + Building is of the world’s leading trade fairs for architecture and technology.

Tuesday, 17 April 2012

Milan – Salone del Mobile

Milan – Salone del Mobile

17 Apr 2012 → 22 Apr 2012
Trade Show, Milan
The Milan Furniture Fair is one of the major international furniture fairs.

Saturday, 21 April 2012

Contemporary Australia: Women

Contemporary Australia: Women

21 Apr 2012 → 22 Jul 2012
Exhibition, Brisbane
Contemporary Australia: Women is the second in an ongoing triennial series of exhibitions focusing on Australian contemporary art.

Friday, 27 April 2012

2012 Australian Interior Design Awards presentation

Australian Interior Design Awards

27 Apr 2012
Function, Sydney
The Australian Interior Design Awards will be presented at Sydney’s Doltone House, Jones Bay Wharf, on Friday 27 April.

Wednesday, 9 May 2012

Auckland Writers & Readers Festival 2012

Auckland Writers & Readers Festival 2012

9 May 2012 → 13 May 2012
Festival, Auckland
A festival of literature and ideas, the Auckland Writers & Readers Festival will celebrate its twelfth anniversary in 2012.

Friday, 11 May 2012

National Architecture Conference 2012

National Architecture Conference 2012

11 May 2012 → 12 May 2012
Conference, Brisbane
The 2012 National Architecture Conference, themed “experience,” will be held at the Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre.
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24 Feb The Obstinate Object: Contemporary New Zealand sculpture – Exhibition, Wellington
25 Feb Shapeshifter Exhibition 2012 – Exhibition, Wellington
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