Te Pātaka Toi Adam Art Gallery kicks off the year with two new exhibitions:

- Nick Austin: Life Puzzle
and
- Aro Toi / Art Collection in Focus: Ana Iti: A dusty handrail on the track, 2021

Life Puzzle is the first substantial exhibition to survey the work of Ōtepoti-based artist Nick Austin. Featuring drawings, paintings, and sculptures produced over the last 15 years and selected and arranged by the artist, it is a reprise and an expansion of the show first devised for Whangarei Art Museum, which is where the artist was born and grew up.

Aro Toi features fragments of text from the writings of wāhine Māori authors: Keri Hulme, June Mitchell, and J.C. Sturm. Iti’s work builds a bridge between visual art and literature, making an eloquent statement about the idiosyncrasies of reading, where a personal path is charted through the words of others.

Te Pātaka Toi Adam Art Gallery 
11 February–30 April 2023 ...

'Take A Moment With Us' is a multimedia exhibition showcasing the dreams, the talents and often the loneliness of people with intellectual disability, exhibiting now at 69 Willis St.

Developed and toured by IHC New Zealand, 'Take A Moment With Us' enables the audience to hear the voices and see the images of people with disabilities just as they are: living in their communities, getting on with life, working hard to be included and to feel connected to what is going on.

A unique and insightful exhibition, 'Take A Moment With Us' invites busy Wellingtonians and passersby to stop for a moment to consider what being part of a community means.

'Take A Moment With Us' runs until and Friday 8 April and entry is free. ...

An NZ painter living in London, Clarissa Lim makes works of exceptional precision and beauty. This particular body of work she used the darkest melanin known to man (thats the substance in the body that produces skin pigmentation): the ink of a squid. Reflecting on personal and collective histories, natural heritage and hybridity, her work has evolved into a site of becoming that is universally accessible and attests to the trans-cultural experience. 

Showing 13th March - 2nd April at Bowen Galleries ...

Founder of Gloria of Greymouth (look it up on instagram) Sam Duckor-Jones is an artist, poet, teacher and musician. His new show of work at Bowen Galleries is sure to make you feel feelings you never knew existed, come and see it for yourselves.

Showing at Bowen Galleries, 13th March - 2nd April  ...

Wellington Opera, in association with the Kiri Te Kanawa Foundation, presents this well- loved romantic tragedy, with a spectacular all-New Zealand cast, set in the stark beauty of Aotearoa’s deep south.

Book now to experience the psychological drama, Lucia’s famous mad scene, and the ultimate Romeo and Juliet love story.

18 – 25 March

St James Theatre, Wellington

Tickets at: www.wellingtonopera.nz or through Ticketmaster ...

This March, Footnote New Zealand Dance is flooding the nation's theatres with an international dance collaboration like no other.

The Impossible Has Already Happened brings together two nation’s stories of water amid a global climate crisis. Choreographers Claire O’Neil (NZ) and Jennifer Mascall (Canada) investigate the power and purpose of water. Water sustains, nourishes, disrupts and dazzles our planet. It draws parallels to our flowing lives, to stagnated situations, and presence of being. With a sense of urgency, this work highlights our precious natural resource and all it can achieve.

At the Wellington Opera House 21st March, and touring nationally 18 March - 5th April. More information and tickets from footnote.org.nz ...

Broadway! Bellies! And Bums!

Welcome to the premiere of A FAT GIRL’S CRY! Join us to celebrate Plus Size bodies On Stage with some of Broadway’s greatest hits! Representing all the Plus Size & Curvalicious Performers!

A Fat Girl’s Cry is about the importance of Plus Size Representation in the Musical Theatre Industry by taking a journey through Song. With Live Music, Singing, and Dance, experience a fresh new take on some of your most beloved musicals. Such as, Chicago, Wicked, Funny Girl, and Hairspray!

Challenging closedminded views of what defines a Romantic Leading Lady and breaking down those traditional stereotypes.

A Fat Girl’s Cry is a musical journey for Every Body!

Tickets from bats.co.nz ...

It's time for a night of high Energy Rock 'n' Roll.
For the fans of The Rolling Stones, Wellington's high octane 'Rolling Stones' tribute Wild Horses are bringing their show to Cutlers Bar Lower Hutt.

As life time fans of the Stones music super-band 'Wild Horses' includes some of NZ's leading pro musicians, charting NZ artists, & young gun session players. With a full sound crew this will be an electric night out.
See you on the dance floor

Friday 24th March at Cutlers Bar - 180 High Street, Lower Hutt ...

Open the portal and experience Cubadupa this weekend! With a diverse and exciting programme that is set to transform Pōneke into the ultimate weekend of creative expression - with artists such as DARTZ, Dawn Diver, Samara Alofa, Taarn Scott & Riki Gooch, Zoe Moon among many more! From 25-26 March, Wellington’s Cuba Street precinct will come to life with selected performances, interactive installations, roaming dance and music ensembles, extraordinary cultural experiences and delicious culinary offerings.

Enjoy one last hurrah of the Wellington summer for this magical free weekend.  ...