Find out what Exhibitions are on in Hawke's Bay
This stunning exhibition features a broad range of historic and contemporary taonga from the collection of the Hawke's Bay Museums Trust, Ruawharo Ta-u-rangi.
Translated as 'always here', Tēnei Tonu shares diverse stories of local Iwi Ngati Kahungunu and their enduring connection to the...
Date: Sunday 29 November to Thursday 31 December
Where: MTG Hawke's Bay, Napier, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
Waka kōrero Māori: waka carrying the taonga, te reo
The Waka Kōrero Māori exhibition encourages learning the Māori alphabet by pronouncing the names of the kaharehe animal treasures on display.
Bring your whanau to MTG – it’s free!
Kō Waka Kōrero Māori hei whakaaturanga kia...
Date: Sunday 29 November to Thursday 31 December
Where: MTG Hawke's Bay, Napier, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
“The outline of the hill turned into a giant serpent as it heaved up and down. The shock wave swept across it, creating a monster crossing the skyline.” - NG Bailey
At 10:47am on 3 February 1931, a devastating earthquake struck Hawke’s Bay. In that moment it seemed the end of the world had...
Date: Sunday 29 November to Thursday 31 December
Where: MTG Hawke's Bay, Napier, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
Silver, valued for its rarity and attractive lustre, has for centuries been mined and formed into an extensive range of domestic, personal, religious, and ceremonial objects.
Silver is one of the most versatile and singular precious metals: it is malleable and ductile and has a relatively low...
Date: Sunday 29 November to Thursday 31 December
Where: MTG Hawke's Bay, Napier, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
Lewis Evans was born in Birmingham, 1878, the second eldest in a family of eleven children. At the age of nine, Lewis contracted poliomyelitis (polio) a muscle wasting illness. His lower body paralysed, he was for the rest of his life dependent on a bath chair, (similar to a wheel chair) for...
Date: Sunday 29 November to Thursday 31 December
Where: MTG Hawke's Bay, Napier, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
On Art & Activism presents art from key moments in Aotearoa, New Zealand's history. Here we see artists speaking out against legacies of capitalism, industrialism, and colonialism, working in the cause of political movements.
These artworks reflect periods in which New Zealand citizens fought...
Date: Sunday 29 November to Sunday 24 January
Where: MTG Hawke's Bay, Napier, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
Children's Holocaust Memorial - Te Whakamaharatanga o te Parekura Tamariki
A unique Memorial honouring the 1.5 million children killed during the Holocaust 'giving a voice to those who cannot speak' and serving as a reminder to stand up to prejudice, discrimination and apathy.
On display in...
Date: Sunday 29 November to Sunday 31 January
Where: MTG Hawke's Bay, Napier, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
The naming of a new apple cultivar Billy Apple® fulfils a long held ambition for the artist and is the natural culmination of his 1962 self-branding exercise.
Billy Apple® A Brand Looking for a Product 1962—2020 looks back to Apple’s name change and the way Apple created art works that...
Date: Sunday 29 November to Sunday 21 March
Where: MTG Hawke's Bay, Napier, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
Local artist Bobbi Rowe’s exhibition is made up of many mixed emotions and inspirations.
Rowe’s inspiration and media varies. Sometimes she feels the need to just paint, sculpt or create something that is lovely to look at, has lots of colour or movement, or that looks different depending on...
Date: Sunday 29 November to Monday 30 November
Where: Creative Arts Napier, Community Arts Centre, Napier, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
Come along to CAN and see the gorgeous acrylic pour works of Terri Dangen.
Terri discovered the joy of working with acrylic early on, and that incorporating other mediums into her work gave her the freedom to create bright vibrant art pieces. Nature and space have always been her passion and...
Date: Sunday 29 November to Monday 30 November
Where: Creative Arts Napier, Community Arts Centre, Napier, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
'Saving Papatuanuku One Step at a Time'
Di Morgan is the Conservation Coordinator at Richmond School and has been working closely with CAN to organise a very special exhibition. This very passionate educator is encouraging the school children she works with to become our future environmental...
Date: Sunday 29 November to Thursday 10 December
Where: Creative Arts Napier, Community Arts Centre, Napier, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
Well-known local artist Cefyn Gauden with his retrospective exhibition "Colourful Life".
Artist Statement: 'As a painter and drummer I am constantly drawn to the key elements of rhythm, movement and pattern. I like to explore the visual magic of colour in an attempt the balance figurative and...
Date: Sunday 29 November to Saturday 5 December
Where: Central Hawke's Bay Settlers Museum, Waipawa, Central Hawke's Bay
Art Hawkes Bay is having its first Pop Up gallery in the main street of Hastings.
Affordable art from local artists it's a Pop Up Art gallery for artists to sell their work for five weeks.
You may find just the right piece of art for your home or a Xmas present.
Some well-know Hawkes Bay...
Date: Monday 30 November to Saturday 5 December
Where: Pop Up Art Gallery, Hastings, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
This stunning exhibition features a broad range of historic and contemporary taonga from the collection of the Hawke's Bay Museums Trust, Ruawharo Ta-u-rangi.
Translated as 'always here', Tēnei Tonu shares diverse stories of local Iwi Ngati Kahungunu and their enduring connection to the...
Date: Sunday 29 November to Thursday 31 December
Where: MTG Hawke's Bay, Napier, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
Waka kōrero Māori: waka carrying the taonga, te reo
The Waka Kōrero Māori exhibition encourages learning the Māori alphabet by pronouncing the names of the kaharehe animal treasures on display.
Bring your whanau to MTG – it’s free!
Kō Waka Kōrero Māori hei whakaaturanga kia...
Date: Sunday 29 November to Thursday 31 December
Where: MTG Hawke's Bay, Napier, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
“The outline of the hill turned into a giant serpent as it heaved up and down. The shock wave swept across it, creating a monster crossing the skyline.” - NG Bailey
At 10:47am on 3 February 1931, a devastating earthquake struck Hawke’s Bay. In that moment it seemed the end of the world had...
Date: Sunday 29 November to Thursday 31 December
Where: MTG Hawke's Bay, Napier, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
Silver, valued for its rarity and attractive lustre, has for centuries been mined and formed into an extensive range of domestic, personal, religious, and ceremonial objects.
Silver is one of the most versatile and singular precious metals: it is malleable and ductile and has a relatively low...
Date: Sunday 29 November to Thursday 31 December
Where: MTG Hawke's Bay, Napier, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
Lewis Evans was born in Birmingham, 1878, the second eldest in a family of eleven children. At the age of nine, Lewis contracted poliomyelitis (polio) a muscle wasting illness. His lower body paralysed, he was for the rest of his life dependent on a bath chair, (similar to a wheel chair) for...
Date: Sunday 29 November to Thursday 31 December
Where: MTG Hawke's Bay, Napier, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
On Art & Activism presents art from key moments in Aotearoa, New Zealand's history. Here we see artists speaking out against legacies of capitalism, industrialism, and colonialism, working in the cause of political movements.
These artworks reflect periods in which New Zealand citizens fought...
Date: Sunday 29 November to Sunday 24 January
Where: MTG Hawke's Bay, Napier, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
Children's Holocaust Memorial - Te Whakamaharatanga o te Parekura Tamariki
A unique Memorial honouring the 1.5 million children killed during the Holocaust 'giving a voice to those who cannot speak' and serving as a reminder to stand up to prejudice, discrimination and apathy.
On display in...
Date: Sunday 29 November to Sunday 31 January
Where: MTG Hawke's Bay, Napier, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
The naming of a new apple cultivar Billy Apple® fulfils a long held ambition for the artist and is the natural culmination of his 1962 self-branding exercise.
Billy Apple® A Brand Looking for a Product 1962—2020 looks back to Apple’s name change and the way Apple created art works that...
Date: Sunday 29 November to Sunday 21 March
Where: MTG Hawke's Bay, Napier, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
'Saving Papatuanuku One Step at a Time'
Di Morgan is the Conservation Coordinator at Richmond School and has been working closely with CAN to organise a very special exhibition. This very passionate educator is encouraging the school children she works with to become our future environmental...
Date: Sunday 29 November to Thursday 10 December
Where: Creative Arts Napier, Community Arts Centre, Napier, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
Gail Davidson is a Hawke’s Bay artist, and has been painting for more than 10 years now. She is enjoys painting humorous incidents or stories as they unfold, drawn as she perceives “this wonderful world,” usually using acrylics and bright bold colours.
“I am as far from being a realistic...
Date: Tuesday 1 December to Thursday 31 December
Where: Creative Arts Napier, Community Arts Centre, Napier, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
Art Hawkes Bay is having its first Pop Up gallery in the main street of Hastings.
Affordable art from local artists it's a Pop Up Art gallery for artists to sell their work for five weeks.
You may find just the right piece of art for your home or a Xmas present.
Some well-know Hawkes Bay...
Date: Monday 30 November to Saturday 5 December
Where: Pop Up Art Gallery, Hastings, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
Matt Arbuckle: Recto-Verso
Holt Gallery
Arbuckle’s practice is a process-driven exploration of place, bridging the notions of landscape with the languages of abstraction. He manipulates the fundamentals of scale, format, composition, material, colour and mark-making to produce sculptural...
Date: Tuesday 1 December to Saturday 23 January
Where: Hastings City Art Gallery, Hastings, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
Main Gallery
EAST 2020 is the flagship biennial exhibition for Hawke's Bay. With an open call to artists and selection for inclusion, the exhibition has given the opportunity for new stars to emerge and present their work alongside more established and recognised local artists. EAST has provided...
Date: Tuesday 1 December to Thursday 28 January
Where: Hastings City Art Gallery, Hastings, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
Well-known local artist Cefyn Gauden with his retrospective exhibition "Colourful Life".
Artist Statement: 'As a painter and drummer I am constantly drawn to the key elements of rhythm, movement and pattern. I like to explore the visual magic of colour in an attempt the balance figurative and...
Date: Sunday 29 November to Saturday 5 December
Where: Central Hawke's Bay Settlers Museum, Waipawa, Central Hawke's Bay
Elf is a 2003 PG American Christmas comedy film directed by Jon Favreau, written by David Berenbaum, and starring Will Ferrell, James Caan, Zooey Deschanel, Mary Steenburgen, Daniel Tay, Bob Newhart and Ed Asner.
The film centres on Buddy, a human who was adopted and raised by Santa's elves.
6...
Date: Sunday 6 December
Where: MTG Century Theatre, Napier, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
An Exhibition by Printmaker Rachael Stone.
Join Rachael Stone to celebrate the opening of her exhibition on Friday 11 December, 5-7 pm. Light refreshments will be served.
An exhibition of contemporary printmaking, promoting positive self-esteem messages to our tamariki.
To encourage all the...
Date: Friday 11 December to Thursday 31 December
Where: Creative Arts Napier, Community Arts Centre, Napier, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
World War Two exhibition, part 2 (1942 -45) with focus on Long Range Desert Group and the Maori Battalion with profiling soldiers from Central Hawkes Bay. Life in Central Hawkes Bay during war years remembered by locals. A war scene from the desert showcasing military vehicles and equipment.
Date: Saturday 12 December to Wednesday 12 May
Where: Central Hawke's Bay Settlers Museum, Waipawa, Central Hawke's Bay
On Art & Activism presents art from key moments in Aotearoa, New Zealand's history. Here we see artists speaking out against legacies of capitalism, industrialism, and colonialism, working in the cause of political movements.
These artworks reflect periods in which New Zealand citizens fought...
Date: Sunday 29 November to Sunday 24 January
Where: MTG Hawke's Bay, Napier, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
Children's Holocaust Memorial - Te Whakamaharatanga o te Parekura Tamariki
A unique Memorial honouring the 1.5 million children killed during the Holocaust 'giving a voice to those who cannot speak' and serving as a reminder to stand up to prejudice, discrimination and apathy.
On display in...
Date: Sunday 29 November to Sunday 31 January
Where: MTG Hawke's Bay, Napier, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
The naming of a new apple cultivar Billy Apple® fulfils a long held ambition for the artist and is the natural culmination of his 1962 self-branding exercise.
Billy Apple® A Brand Looking for a Product 1962—2020 looks back to Apple’s name change and the way Apple created art works that...
Date: Sunday 29 November to Sunday 21 March
Where: MTG Hawke's Bay, Napier, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
Fresh on the art scene, this is Kim Cleverton’s first exhibition! She has a love for skies, clouds and colours so this, as her first exhibition, follows that pattern. Along with semi abstract landscapes in which she incorporates all three. Occasionally she has mixed things up with flowers and...
Date: Friday 1 January to Thursday 21 January
Where: Creative Arts Napier, Community Arts Centre, Napier, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
Matt Arbuckle: Recto-Verso
Holt Gallery
Arbuckle’s practice is a process-driven exploration of place, bridging the notions of landscape with the languages of abstraction. He manipulates the fundamentals of scale, format, composition, material, colour and mark-making to produce sculptural...
Date: Tuesday 1 December to Saturday 23 January
Where: Hastings City Art Gallery, Hastings, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
Main Gallery
EAST 2020 is the flagship biennial exhibition for Hawke's Bay. With an open call to artists and selection for inclusion, the exhibition has given the opportunity for new stars to emerge and present their work alongside more established and recognised local artists. EAST has provided...
Date: Tuesday 1 December to Thursday 28 January
Where: Hastings City Art Gallery, Hastings, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
World War Two exhibition, part 2 (1942 -45) with focus on Long Range Desert Group and the Maori Battalion with profiling soldiers from Central Hawkes Bay. Life in Central Hawkes Bay during war years remembered by locals. A war scene from the desert showcasing military vehicles and equipment.
Date: Saturday 12 December to Wednesday 12 May
Where: Central Hawke's Bay Settlers Museum, Waipawa, Central Hawke's Bay
The naming of a new apple cultivar Billy Apple® fulfils a long held ambition for the artist and is the natural culmination of his 1962 self-branding exercise.
Billy Apple® A Brand Looking for a Product 1962—2020 looks back to Apple’s name change and the way Apple created art works that...
Date: Sunday 29 November to Sunday 21 March
Where: MTG Hawke's Bay, Napier, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
World War Two exhibition, part 2 (1942 -45) with focus on Long Range Desert Group and the Maori Battalion with profiling soldiers from Central Hawkes Bay. Life in Central Hawkes Bay during war years remembered by locals. A war scene from the desert showcasing military vehicles and equipment.
Date: Saturday 12 December to Wednesday 12 May
Where: Central Hawke's Bay Settlers Museum, Waipawa, Central Hawke's Bay
Born in, and working out of an apartment studio in New Plymouth, Jordan Barnes is recognised as an artistic all-rounder. He’s an award winning painter and is considered to be one of New Zealand’s top emerging artists.
Jordan is equally passionate about song writing, releasing his debut album...
Date: Thursday 4 February to Saturday 1 May
Where: Hastings City Art Gallery, Hastings, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
Join us for a 'behind the scenes' tour at our offsite storage facility in Ahuriri.
Explore Art Deco objects from the collection as the team take you through a private viewing.
Space is limited do to secure your place register online now!
Date: Friday 19 February to Sunday 21 February
Where: Offsite Storage Ahuriri, Napier, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
The naming of a new apple cultivar Billy Apple® fulfils a long held ambition for the artist and is the natural culmination of his 1962 self-branding exercise.
Billy Apple® A Brand Looking for a Product 1962—2020 looks back to Apple’s name change and the way Apple created art works that...
Date: Sunday 29 November to Sunday 21 March
Where: MTG Hawke's Bay, Napier, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
World War Two exhibition, part 2 (1942 -45) with focus on Long Range Desert Group and the Maori Battalion with profiling soldiers from Central Hawkes Bay. Life in Central Hawkes Bay during war years remembered by locals. A war scene from the desert showcasing military vehicles and equipment.
Date: Saturday 12 December to Wednesday 12 May
Where: Central Hawke's Bay Settlers Museum, Waipawa, Central Hawke's Bay
Born in, and working out of an apartment studio in New Plymouth, Jordan Barnes is recognised as an artistic all-rounder. He’s an award winning painter and is considered to be one of New Zealand’s top emerging artists.
Jordan is equally passionate about song writing, releasing his debut album...
Date: Thursday 4 February to Saturday 1 May
Where: Hastings City Art Gallery, Hastings, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
Flirting with form: Works by Toi Ako artists is an exhibition that explores the role of the arts and wellbeing in communities, and its effectiveness in supporting older people to age well.
Showcasing works by 13 emerging elder artists aged 56-91, developed over 2019-2020 as part of Connect the...
Date: Saturday 13 March to Saturday 22 May
Where: Hastings City Art Gallery, Hastings, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
Join us for the Tremains Affordable Art Exhibition 2021, an annual fundraiser for Napier Girls High School.
The exhibition features over 300 artworks by more than 80 professional artists from around New Zealand.
Please see our website profiling the event, the artists and our wonderful fleet...
Date: Friday 26 March
Where: Napier Girls' High School, Napier, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
Born in, and working out of an apartment studio in New Plymouth, Jordan Barnes is recognised as an artistic all-rounder. He’s an award winning painter and is considered to be one of New Zealand’s top emerging artists.
Jordan is equally passionate about song writing, releasing his debut album...
Date: Thursday 4 February to Saturday 1 May
Where: Hastings City Art Gallery, Hastings, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
Flirting with form: Works by Toi Ako artists is an exhibition that explores the role of the arts and wellbeing in communities, and its effectiveness in supporting older people to age well.
Showcasing works by 13 emerging elder artists aged 56-91, developed over 2019-2020 as part of Connect the...
Date: Saturday 13 March to Saturday 22 May
Where: Hastings City Art Gallery, Hastings, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
World War Two exhibition, part 2 (1942 -45) with focus on Long Range Desert Group and the Maori Battalion with profiling soldiers from Central Hawkes Bay. Life in Central Hawkes Bay during war years remembered by locals. A war scene from the desert showcasing military vehicles and equipment.
Date: Saturday 12 December to Wednesday 12 May
Where: Central Hawke's Bay Settlers Museum, Waipawa, Central Hawke's Bay
Born in, and working out of an apartment studio in New Plymouth, Jordan Barnes is recognised as an artistic all-rounder. He’s an award winning painter and is considered to be one of New Zealand’s top emerging artists.
Jordan is equally passionate about song writing, releasing his debut album...
Date: Thursday 4 February to Saturday 1 May
Where: Hastings City Art Gallery, Hastings, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
Flirting with form: Works by Toi Ako artists is an exhibition that explores the role of the arts and wellbeing in communities, and its effectiveness in supporting older people to age well.
Showcasing works by 13 emerging elder artists aged 56-91, developed over 2019-2020 as part of Connect the...
Date: Saturday 13 March to Saturday 22 May
Where: Hastings City Art Gallery, Hastings, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
World War Two exhibition, part 2 (1942 -45) with focus on Long Range Desert Group and the Maori Battalion with profiling soldiers from Central Hawkes Bay. Life in Central Hawkes Bay during war years remembered by locals. A war scene from the desert showcasing military vehicles and equipment.
Date: Saturday 12 December to Wednesday 12 May
Where: Central Hawke's Bay Settlers Museum, Waipawa, Central Hawke's Bay
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