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Turning 50 is a major milestone in anyone’s lives including the Friends of the Govett-Brewster Art Gallery who have been supporting the Gallery since 1971.

The Govett-Brewster Foundation has announced that Heather Froude will become a Trustee, maintaining the longstanding connection to Taranaki legal firm Govett Quilliam.

Celebrate Pasifika creativity as we weave together Pasifika art, culture and community at the first Lalaga Pasifika, happening in and around the Gallery from 11am – 4pm on Saturday 28th May.

The new ArtNow.nz essay series – Thinking Out Loud – features an insight into the preparation for an exhibition by Areez Katki.

Areez Katki’s intricate embroideries and earthen sculpture adds rich family narrative and insight into Persian cultural history to There is no other home but this exhibition.

Three towering tapestries are about to take pride of place in New Plymouth’s premier contemporary art Gallery after being smuggled out of war-torn Afghanistan disguised as cushions.

The first collection of poetry by the internationally recognised pioneering filmmaker and kinetic artist Len Lye has been published by the Govett-Brewster Art Gallery and Len Lye Foundation.

Over three days in October, the Grounded in Place online symposium presented a conversation between 16 Frist Nation artists, curators, and filmmakers, along with non-indigenous scholars and museum professionals.

The Len Lye Centre Cinema is welcoming four international film festivals in the coming weeks, connecting the district’s residents to the world despite the current travel restrictions.