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Artist in Residence 2025: Parked up with a purpose
For the last 17 years, Auckland Council’s Artist in Residence programme has offered a unique invitation to selected artists: to live within and be creatively inspired by the beautiful natural spaces that are our regional parks.
Wynyard Quarter artwork Waka Moana blends Māori artistry with contemporary technology
Vision for a continuous network of publicly accessible green spaces moves closer with the arrival of new artwork.
Boost to arts and culture close to $500,000
Thirty-one recipients will receive a funding boost of $482,400 in the first round of Auckland Council’s Regional Arts and Culture Grants Programme for 2025/2026.
From maunga to lagoon, wind breathes light into footbridge
Environmental cues light new bridge, already a hit with Panmure locals.
Whai shines 3D light on Māori string game at Silo Park
Whai is a captivating light-based artwork by Janine Williams, suspended and intertwined across the Gantry at Silo Park until 5 October.
The best of the Wests: Te Puna Creative Hub celebrates Outrageous Fortune
Auckland’s screen production sector delivered $940 million to the region’s economy in 2024, with 1700 businesses employing 4300 people.
A fortnight of show-stoppers brings Matariki Festival to a close
Watch the city centre’s streets and squares become a canvas for extraordinary Māori artistry
People of Midtown
Otis Frizzell’s midtown mural gets a refresh, 40 years on
The mural, depicting Queen Street in 1986, has become an integral element in midtown’s artscape, and seemingly it will never grow old.
People of Midtown
Public art’s star turn in the regeneration of midtown
Emily Trent speaks on the importance of public art in Tāmaki Makaurau / Auckland.
Matariki Festival inspires the region
Matariki Festival is inspiring generations across the Auckland region.
5 royal ways to celebrate King’s Birthday weekend
Try something new this King's Birthday weekend with activities fit for royalty! Give some of King Charles' hobbies a go, from beekeeping to tree planting.
The art world pays respects to celebrated artist Fred Graham
Te Kaunihera o Tāmaki Makaurau (Auckland Council) is joining the art world in paying its respects to Fred Graham (Ngaati Koroki Kahukura), ONZM, Art Foundation Icon.
Discover midtown's hidden art gems
See some exciting and mysterious art that you might never have noticed before.
Te Wheke-a-Muturangi floats on Tāmaki Makaurau waters for first time
Celebrated artwork signals a packed season of the arts in city centre.
NZ Music Month takes to the streets
Music and the arts continue to be a beacon of light in the regeneration of Auckland’s midtown, and that leading role is ever-present this NZ Music Month across the city centre.
Artist plans seascape series at Auckland regional park
An established writer with an affinity for the ocean is thrilled to have the opportunity to live at the idyllic seaside Barr Cottage in Huia, as Auckland Council’s regional parks’ artist in residence for 2025.
