August 2024
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January 2024
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oOh!media adds 20 new screens to the urbanart network at Commercial Bay,
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June 2023
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Click on image to watch TVNZ news report.
TVNZ - News Report
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The Post - Article and Video |
November 2022Celebrating 5 years of bringing art to the people. Watch on YouTube
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September 2022Bringing Parliament and more to the people. Listen to audio (17 minutes).
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February 2022Graphic and colourful Hundertwasser Art Centre opens in Whangarei
Twenty nine years after the late Austrian artist Friedensreich Hundertwasser first sketched his original design for the building, Whangārei’s iconic and highly anticipated Hundertwasser Art Centre has officially opened. Read article
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Hundertwasser Art Centre
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December 2021The Parliamentary Collection goes urban
Parliament TV is partnering with the Urban Art Foundation - Ki the marama to bring Urban Art exhibitions to Parliament TV. Once the House adjourns for summer, Parliament TV will screen arTVox, a programme intended to showcase work by artists from Aotearoa New Zealand. Read article
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David Wilson, Clerk of the House with Andrew Hagen of Urban Art
Source: Parliamentary Service
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October 2021Take time to Kōrero, Sam Hollis
One in five New Zealanders experience a mental illness each year, and that number is only trending upwards. To draw attention to Mental Health Awareness Week (MHAW), the Urban Art Foundation teamed up with the Mental Health Foundation to launch Take Time to Kōrero/mā te kōrero, ka ora. Read article
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Little King by Melissa McDougall. Courtesy of the artist and the New Zealand Portrait Gallery
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June 2020Art in Isolation auction raises money for Youthline, RNZ First
A seven-year-old is one of a number of artists who's donated art to an auction raising money for Youthline. The Art in Isolation auction, which is a collaboration between Urban Art Foundation, oOh!media, Youthline and Trade Me, sees Charlie Juliet McCartney's painting listed alongside the work of Karl Maughan. Read article
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Lockdown Exhibition - May 2020
In Isolation Video TVNZ Report
Eighteen artists from across Aotearoa New Zealand sent Urban Art works they created during" Lockdown" together with comments on how they felt and were coping with one of the most serious medical challenges to our country. Click picture to view.
April 2020Art in Isolation, Eva Radich, RNZ Upbeat
Have you been noticing the artwork that’s been appearing on large digital billboards in our streets, malls, railway stations and bus-stop shelters over the past month in isolation?
They’re part of an exhibition called In Isolation which focuses on artwork created by New Zealand artists reflecting their experiences during the Covid-19 lockdown period. Read article |
Suraya Townshend - And This Little Piggy Stayed Home
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March 2019The Parliamentary Collection goes urban
The Parliamentary Collection is taking its art to the streets of Wellington. From March 20 to April (20), an exhibit titled ‘120 Years of the Parliamentary Collection’ will be displayed across three electronic billboards along Lambton Quay between Johnston Street and Panama Street. Read article
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Descendents Linda Te Puni and Ben Barraud beside the portrait on Lambton Quay
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November 2017Wellington gets permanent art exhibition on Lambton Quay, Lucy Swinnen, Stuff
It'll be 16 seconds of culture on Lambton Quay when the new urban art gallery opens on Friday. Described as the world's first permanent outdoor electronic art gallery, the Hidden Treasures exhibition will hit the capital's streets in a unique format. Read article
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Billboard on Lambton Quay
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