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• APIA : Advertising and Illustrative Photographers Association Inc., The Association of Photographers in New Zealand
  An professional photographers association which aims to foster creative excellence and professional business practices throughout the industry. Events, news, membership list and samples of work.
  
  
• Art & Industry Biennial Trust : scape
  Site about Scape : Christchurch Biennial of Art in Public Space, an international biennial exhibition of contemporary art in Christchurch's central city public spaces, organised by the trust.
  
  
• Art and Design, AUT
  Information about the Auckland University of Technology's School of Art and Design. Includes information about courses and staff.
  
  
• Art attacks
  Features work of New Zealand artists with biographical notes.
  
  
• ART BOX Project
  The ART BOX Project is a Wellington-based public art project which will present a series of art installations by different artists based on and around the ART BOX, a transparent, transportable cube.
  
  
• Art New Zealand
  The website of Art New Zealand, the "major visual arts journal in New Zealand." Site features the covers and contents pages of all issues, with full text of selected articles. Information on subscribing to the print edition is also available.
  
  
• Artchart : Whangarei art guide
  A public art work, cultural landmarks and city gallery guide to Whangarei, intiated by the Whangarei Art Museum.
  
  
• artfind.co.nz
  New Zealand artworks, artists, galleries and events.
  
  
• Artists Alliance
  About the organisation for visual artists which represents and advances the professional interests of the visual artists of New Zealand and information about the services it offers. Includes events calendar. Membership section open to members only.
  
  
• ArtKlick
  Online gallery for New Zealand artists, galleries and art lovers to buy and sell original art, prints and handmade crafts.
  
  
• Artnews.co.nz
  Art News is a magazine of the visual arts in New Zealand. The website includes information on the magazine, and the cover and contents page of each issue, as well as full text of selected articles. It also has a page listing gallery events around New Zealand.
  
  
• Arts Canterbury = Ka mahi toi o waitaha
  Arts Canterbury is committed to profiling art galleries and artists in Christchurch and surrounding districts. It is an incorporated charitable organisation, governed by an elected executive committee whose membership is currently made up of artists, business and community representatives from Timaru, Selwyn, Hurunui, Ashburton, Banks Peninsula and Christchurch.
  
  
• Auckland City public artworks
  A database on the Information about public artworks in Auckland City including sculpture, paintings, murals, temporary installations etc. Images; name; artist name; location; description and significance of the work and the main materials used. Developed by the Community Planning Group of Auckland City.
  
  
• Auckland Festival of Photography
  Information about the exhibitions and events in this annual festival celebrating photography which reflects the personality of Auckland. Includes information about the 2007 festival and past programmes.
  
  
• Auckland gallery guide : putting Auckland's best visual art on the map
  Guide to Auckland fine art and galleries.
  
  
• Auckland Photographic Society Inc.
  Information about the APS, including history, gallery, calendar, news, member sites, rules and membership information.
  
  
• Brunswick : : the daily cartoon
  Brunswick is a daily cartoon strip following the adventures of Alex Kincaid, her friend Brunswick (a giant yellow rodent) and Fitz Bunny. Presented online as a flash comic each week there will be a new 30-90 second episode. Site includes information on characters, soundtrack and links to archive.
  
  
• Bucket fountain
  Looks at the bucket fountain, a well-known Wellington landmark located in Cuba Mall. Includes history, how it works, photo gallery and online shop.
  
  
• Chartwell Collection : a collection of contemporary art
  Introduces the scope and content of the Chartwell Collection, a New Zealand based collection of contemporary art from New Zealand, Australia, the Pacific and Pacific Rim countries. Works in the collection can be viewed via a link to the catalogue database which is held on the Auckland Art Gallery web site.
  
  
• City Art Rooms
  Auckland venue for artist projects from New Zealand and abroad. Site has list of artists with previews of their work; information about exhibitions and archive of past exhibitions; publications for purchase and blog.
  
  
• Corban Estate Arts Centre
  Information about the CEAC including past and present exhibitions, gallery shop, artists-in-residence, upcoming arts events, classes, workshops, and the arts education for schools programme.
  
  
• Crease
  Crease is a student-led art publication of the University of Auckland's National Institute of Creative Arts and Industries. Issues are available in full-text.
  
  
• Creative fibre : web site of the New Zealand Spinning, Weaving and Woolcrafts Society
  Information on the Society, with a directory of clubs throughout New Zealand. Includes selected articles from the magazine Creative Fibre; a directory of fibre art and craft suppliers; and images of works exhibited at festivals and other events.
  
  
• Design and Arts College of New Zealand
  D&A in Christchurch offers programmes in: fine arts, contempory photography, graphic design, web design, architectural design, interior design, fashion design and make up design.
  
  
• Discover = Te Kohinga Taonga
  A database of resources selected for use by New Zealand schools. Access to over 2,500 multimedia items available mostly from the National Library of New Zealand collections supporting the visual arts & music disciplines.
  
  
• Et al.
  Website of artist Et al. Includes her projects and graphic drawings.
  
  
• Eventfinder.co.nz
  Lists current and upcoming entertainment events in New Zealand. Features music, theatre, films, sports, lifestyle shows, and exhibitions.
  
  
• Farbeyond Creative
  Online stock image library supplies royalty free photos by Jo Mertens of New Zealand's natural landscapes, architecture, urban lifestyle and culture for print and web. Includes products, publications and services. Online purchasing.
  
  
• FashioNZ : www.fashionz.co.nz
  Commercial site that provides information on some New Zealand fashion labels. Includes photographs of current designs and stockists.
  
  
• Ferns
  Site featuring the work of Neil Dawson a sculpture 'Ferns' located in Civic square, Wellington.
  
  
• Focal plane / Auckland Photographic Society Inc
  Newsletter of the Auckland Photographic Society (APS), covering APS news and events. All issues available in full-text.
  
  
• Garrick Tremain
  Garrick Tremain is a painter and cartoonist. His political cartoons are published in the Otago daily times. The site includes images of his watercolour and oil paintings and cartoons.
  
  
• Graham Bennett sculptor
  About the sculptor and his works.
  
  
• http://www.codec.org.nz
  Website linking 4 contemporary arts organisations, Artspace, Galerie Dessford Vogel, The Physics Room and Teststrip. It presents four artists projects which use the internet as a medium to present new kinds of work to new audiences. Includes articles from the Codec publication which seek to make more visible some of the cultural and internet activity taking place within New Zealand and overseas.
  
  
• James Wallace Arts Trust
  About the Trust, its artworks, art loan programme, and the Wallace Art Awards, with online images of the collection. Includes information about Rannoch, the trust's home, and the Rannoch Sculpture Forest.
  
  
• Jane Sanders art agent
  Contains biographies and works of the artists represented by Jane Sanders.
  
  
• KiwiArtz
  Online gallery promoting New Zealand and Pacific Island artists and their artworks.
  
  
• Learning Connexion
  Offers the Diploma of Art and Creativity in three stages: The Foundation (18 weeks), the Diploma (one year), and the Honours course (one year). Students can study full time, part time or extramurally.
  
  
• Litmus
  The Litmus Research Initiative runs a programme of contemporary art projects which aim to expand opportunities for artistic, curatorial and publishing activities beyond gallery space. Site includes background information, research, news and events, and one day sculpture.
  
  
• Maori.org.nz. Carving = Whakairo
  Includes information about how to read a Māori carving and mediums used in carving.
  
  
• Marianne Muggeridge
  Site of New Zealand artist, featuring images of her art works, some of which are for sale; includes biography, reviews and publications/awards.
  
  
• Marilyn Rea-Menzies
  Marilyn is an experienced artist and tutor of tapestry weaving, drawing and design. Site includes information about her work, a gallery, exhibitions containing her work, and a history of tapestry.
  
  
• Marlborough Art Society
  Marlborough Art Society sponsored site with information on current exhibitions and workshops held at the Marlborough Gallery in Blenheim. Includes map.
  
  
• Matapihi : open the window--
  Bilingual gateway to some New Zealand library, gallery and museum collections. Includes photographs, drawings, paintings, sculpture and some 3-D virtual museum objects. Sound accompanies some items.
  
  
• Merivale Fine Arts
  Merivale Fine Arts is a gallery in Christchurch, N.Z. The site provides artist profiles and examples of their works, exhibition information and details of the services offered by the gallery.
  
  
• Metro live
  Metro magazine site contains entertainment and recreational news for Auckland.
  
  
• National Association of New Zealand Quilters Inc.
  NANZQ site displays the work of New Zealand quilters; has list of New Zealand tutors with contact details; quilting shop directory; newsletter; masterclass information and a calendar of events.
  
  
• National Institute of Creative Arts and Industries, the University of Auckland
  NICAI builds connections between architecture, fine and visual arts, planning, music and dance. Information about courses of study, staff and events.
  
  
• Natural selection : Australasian art reviews
  Online art and culture reviews magazine. All issues available in full-text.
  
  
• New Zealand Cartoon Archive
  The New Zealand Cartoon Archive collects and makes publicly available New Zealand editorial cartoons. This site offers over 25,000 cartoons (originals and copies), from the 1820s to the present, covering politics, social issues, economics, sport, culture, history, international issues, etc. Includes information about exhibitions, publications, lectures and the National Cartooning Competition for primary and intermediate students.
  
  
• New Zealand Cartoon Gallery
  Features the latest work and brief biographies of New Zealand's leading cartoonists.
  
  
• New Zealand Centre for Photography
  NZCP promotes New Zealand photography. Site has information about the centre's collections; photos from the collections; exhibition information; news; newsletter and articles.
  
  
• New Zealand D-photo
  Magazine about digital photography for novice and amateur photographers. Site provides contents pages and editorials for current and back issues, and full-text of some articles.
  
  
• New Zealand journal of photography
  Website provides covers and contents pages of the New Zealand Journal of Photography. Abridged versions of selected articles are also available.
  
  
• New Zealand quilter
  New Zealand Quilter covers quilts and quilting in New Zealand and world-wide. Contents pages of each issue are available.
  
  
• NewDowse
  Provides information about exhibitions, activities and education programmes at TheNewDowse, an art museum in Lower Hutt which has a strong focus on the decorative arts.
  
  
• Newsletters
  The newsletter of the Wellington Sculpture Trust. Issues are available in full-text.
  
  
• Ngā Taonga a Hine-te-iwa-iwa = Treasures of the Goddess of Crafts : a treasury of New Zealand craft resources
  The site features a guide to crafts people throughout New Zealand and a database of artworks searchable by medium and price. Covers news; events; publications; infomation about different crafts and about awards and grants; dealer galleries and information about membership of the organisation.
  
  
• NZ Art Guild : promoting and supporting New Zealand artists
  Promotes work and exhibitions by artists who are members of the New Zealand Art Guild.
  
  
• NZ Body Art Awards
  Information, images, and entry details for the annual NZ Body Art Awards.
  
  
• NZ Sculpture Onshore
  Website for the biennial exhibition of the work of major New Zealand sculptors, featuring information on the 2006 and 2008 exhibitions.
  
  
• Nzipp means professional
  New Zealand professional photography organisation, currently it has two divisions: Commercial and Wedding/Portrait. Magazine available to members, searchable list of members.
  
  
• Paint Pit & Quayhole Gallery
  Paint Pit is an online and a physical art gallery. The gallery organises art groups, art classes, displays works of resident artists. Paint Pit has a newsletter entitled Quayhole newsletter. It has a calendar of events for art events occurring in Wanganui. Paint Pit promotes the fine arts and specialises in leasing and the sales of art.
  
  
• Paper-works : contemporary art on paper
  Site of the gallery Paper-works, showcasing a range of works from artists who work on paper. Includes list of artists, and images of pencil drawings, watercolours, prints (engravings, etchings, mezzotints and lithographs) and photographs.
  
  
• Pataka : Museum of Arts & Cultures
  Pataka, museum, art gallery and library, showcases leading contemporary Māori, Pacific Island and New Zealand artists, and reflects the social and cultural heritage of Porirua City. Also houses Melody Farm, an exhibition of pianolas, organs, phonographs, gramophones, juke-boxes, radios and musical rarities from the 1840s to the 1960s.
  
  
• PhotoForum
  For the promotion of photography as a means of communication and expression. Main activities include publication of PhotoForum magazine and organisation of exhibitions, workshops and lectures. Site includes gallery and online exhibitions, online version of the magazine MoMento, bookshop, photographer directory, and news/blog.
  
  
• Photographers search
  Directory of photographers who have worked in New Zealand from the 1840s to the present day. Entries include name, studio address, known years of operation, reference sources used, and additional remarks.
  
  
• Photographic Society of New Zealand
  An umbrella organisation for 62 photography clubs throughout New Zealand. Members can enter competitions, attend conventions, and use resources to develop their photography skills. Lists clubs by region. Includes news and photos.
  
  
• Quintessential New Zealand art + photography
  Online Gallery of Sculptor & Ceramic Artist Terri Quinn, and her partner Photographer Peter James Quinn. Site has information about the artists, gallery, exibitions and new work.
  
  
• Ranfurly Collection
  The Ranfurly Collection is an online collection of paintings and drawings, papers and photographs created by Lord Ranfurly, Governor of New Zealand from 1897 to 1904, and his entourage.
  
  
• Real Art Roadshow
  A mobile exhibition for secondary school students of original art works by more than 60 leading New Zealand artists. Lists artists, art works, and school itinerary. Resource tools include artist essays on PDF files, and video clips.
  
  
• School of Fine Arts, University of Canterbury
  Founded in 1882, it offers courses in fine arts, art history and theory. Information about courses, staff, facilites, latest exhibition at the Gallery.,
  
  
• Shafts of Strife
  Shows all 57 episodes of this 1980s comic strip, created by political cartoonist Trace Hodgson.
  
  
• Spark : international festival of media, arts and design
  Festival showcasing national and international artists, writers, musicians, filmmakers and media personalities. Includes programme of events for the current festival.
  
  
• Suite : fine art gallery
  The Suite Gallery exhibits contemporary and historical artworks from New Zealand and overseas. Includes news, profiles of artists, images of past exhibitions, and works for sale.
  
  
• Tairāwhiti Arts
  Information about arts and artists on the East Coast. Includes events, competitions, a directory of artists (with images of their work), information about artists' collectives, and fundraising.
  
  
• Tautai Contemporary Pacific Arts Trust
  The aims of the Trust include the development of contemporary Pacific artists and art. Includes: Pacific Artists Bibliography.
  
  
• Telecom Prospect 2004 : new art New Zealand / presented by City Gallery Wellington in partnership with the Adam Art Gallery, New Zealand Film Archive and Massey University
  Site of the 2004 arts survey exhibition held at the City Gallery 30 May-22 Aug. 2004 and later at other venues, shows a selection of innovative artwork currently being produced in New Zealand. Includes works, curatorial statements and artists' résumé·s.
  
  
• Telecom Prospect 2007 : new art New Zealand
  Site of the third arts survey exhibitions held at the City Gallery, Feb. 11-Apr. 29. Has innovative art from 30 New Zealand artists in many media including painting, photography, sculpture, film, video and jewellery. Includes works, curatorial statements, information about each artist, calendar of events and podcasts of artists discussing their work.
  
  
• Toi iho, Māori made
  Registered trade mark used to promote and sell authentic, quality Māori arts and crafts and to authenticate exhibitions and performances of Māori arts by Māori artists. Includes artists' profiles and stockists.
  
  
• Trout : a South Pacific journal of the arts
  An online journal of the arts providing a forum for poetry, prose, reviews, interviews, photography and artwork of, or about, New Zealand and Pacific writers and artists.
  
  
• Virtual TART : Art from Taranaki New Zealand
  Virtual TART is a cooperative artists website. It is a permanent showcase for the work of artists from Taranaki as well as a new exhibition each month. The site has Taranaki art news and links to artists, art galleries, art supplies and resources.
  
  
• Wai Art
  Site for Wairarapa artists to promote their art. Includes information about the society's art awards, artists' biographies and catalogues, and details of exhibitions.
  
  
• Waiheke Community Art Gallery
  Information about current and past exhibitions at the gallery, with brief information on exhibitors.
  
  
• Wellington Photographic Society
  WPS site includes a photo gallery of members' work, information about competitions and exhibitions, special interest group details and back copies of the newsletter.
  
  
• Wellington Sculpture Trust
  The trust commissions sculpture for public spaces to enhance the urban environment. Site includes a gallery, news and events, and back issues of the trusts newsletter.
  
  
• West of the Southern Alps
  Website of photographer Kathleen Shepherd. Includes photos of landscapes, flora and fauna on the West Coast in NZ.
  
  
• Westfield Style Pasifika
  Includes show information, past photographs and entry forms for the annual Pacific themed fashion show.
  
  
• World of WearableArt : WOW
  Information about the show held annually Wellington and its related exhibition at the World of WearableArt & Classic Cars Museum in Nelson, includes video of show highlights. Entry forms, and ticket information available on the site.
  
  
• Wotzon.com : Wellington's events, locations and services
  Entertainment and recreational news for Wellington.
  
  
• www.nzartmonthly
  www.nzartmonthly is an online journal featuring articles about New Zealand art and reviews of art exhibitions. The site also includes links to arts websites, an events page, and a discussion forum.
  
  
• Yellow Pages Group Art Awards
  The YPG site of art for telephone directory covers includes entry details, exhibition of present and past finalists and winners, with online voting for current finalists.