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Seeking Assistant Curator, Contemporary Māori Art
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The Govett Brewster Art Gallery - Len Lye Centre is has an exciting opportunity for an Assistant Curator, Contemporary Māori Art to join our collaborative, supportive programming team working in a dynamic contemporary art gallery environment.
ReadInternational attention grows during artist’s 120th anniversary
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Monday 1 November
International interest in the pioneering work of New Zealand artist Len Lye continues to grow 120 years after his birth, with the late artist’s work being included in a number of significant international exhibitions.
Read"Apple Cart Upset. You Have to Laugh"
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Monday 6 September
So said the headline of the editorial in the Taranaki Daily News on 2 October 1975, in response to Billy Apple’s Neon Accumulation, 1968, exhibited on a back staircase of the Gallery.
ReadArt at homeGallery launches virtual tour of acclaimed exhibition Tai Moana Tai Tangata by Brett Graham
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Wednesday 25 August
The Gallery is proud to launch a virtual tour of the monumental exhibition Tai Moana Tai Tangata by Brett Graham (Ngāti Koroki Kahukura, Tainui), produced in collaboration with Puke Ariki Museum and Library.
ReadCollection NewsFoundation supports Gallery acquisition
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Monday 23 August
The Govett-Brewster Foundation has supported the acquisition of an important new work for the Gallery’s permanent collection of contemporary art.
ReadCollection NewsGallery welcomes new works by Billy Apple to collection
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Monday 16 August
Two new works by Tāmaki Makaurau-based artist Billy Apple have been gifted to the Govett-Brewster Art Gallery’s permanent collection by the artist.
ReadGovett-Brewster Foundation acknowledges 50 year commitments
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Monday 16 August
The Govett-Brewster Foundation celebrated four key figures in the Gallery’s early development at a gala event in late July, when Governor General Dame Patsy Reddy and Foundation Chair John Leuthart presented the inaugural Govett-Brewster Foundation Awards.
ReadGallery NewsGovett-Brewster announces new Assistant Curator
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Tuesday 27 July
New Plymouth’s Govett-Brewster Art Gallery has announced that Simon Gennard will join the Gallery as its Assistant Curator Contemporary Art and Collections from late August 2021.
ReadPacific Co-ordinator ResidencyCreative New Zealand partners with the Gallery to support Pacific arts in Taranaki
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Friday 23 July
Creative New Zealand and Govett-Brewster Art Gallery/Len Lye Centre are delighted to announce a new collaboration to support Pasifika arts development and engagement in the Taranaki region.
ReadLaunching in Auckland: our new publication Uneven Bodies (reader)
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Tuesday 20 July
Govett-Brewster Art Gallery’s new publication, Uneven Bodies (reader), will be launched at Samoa House Library in Tāmaki Makaurau / Auckland on Saturday 7 August from 2 - 4pm. The publication launch will include a panel discussion with guest speakers Olyvia ...
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