Gallery

The directors of an Auckland Gallery are 'positively ecstatic' that a huge bronze statue of a giant gnome has been found safe and well. The 55-thousand dollar artwork was stolen from its plinth… Audio

Early on Christmas morning a 2-metre tall bronze gnome, titled "Thinker" was targeted by thieves wearing high-vis vests and removed from his plinth outside the Gow Langsford Gallery. Three weeks later… Audio

Dunedin couple Meg and Cecilia Mickelsen have turned their love of art into a cottage industry. Their St Clair home is also a gallery called Fe29, selling works by local and overseas artists - and a… Audio, Gallery

One of New Zealand's most gifted architects, David Mitchell, has been named as a 2016 Distinguished Alumni by the University of Auckland and will be honoured at a dinner held tonight. He talks about… Audio

After five years of frantic activity, the earthquake damaged Christchurch Art Gallery is about to reopen, earthquake strengthened and with some other nifty alterations. Initially after the big quake… Audio

Arts patron Peggy Guggenheim bequeathed her art-filled home in Venice to the city when she died, leaving it in the hands of a trust to manage. It's now the city's second biggest tourist attractions… Audio, Gallery

This week on Spectrum - A Night at the Museum. Katy Gosset heads to the Catlins in search of the Lost Gypsy Gallery. In remote Papatowai, Blair Somerville crafts automata, or moving sculptures, from… Audio

After four years, Christchurch's Centre of Contemporary Art, is close to reopening - hopefully in November. At its helm is a new Artistic Director Paula Orrell, who's moved to the city from… Audio

It's taken two years to build but Te Uru Waitakere Contemporary Gallery is now open. Justin Gregory went to see the West Auckland gallery a year ago when it was just beginning to take shape and to… Audio

A New Plymouth gallery devoted to the works of the artist Len Lye has got the final go-ahead after a decade-long debate. Audio