Artspace Aotearoa (previously known as Artspace NZ) is an art gallery in

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, New Zealand. It is located on

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in Newton. The gallery was founded in 1987, and focuses on contemporary New Zealand and overseas art. It should not be confused with Depot Artspace, an artists' community and working environment in Devonport.

Governance

Artspace is run by a charitable trust by a board of trustees. The trustees appoint a director for the gallery who has a tenure lasting up to three years, during which time they select the exhibition programme. The frequent change of directors by this system allows for a fresh approach to be taken to the gallery's programme on a regular basis.ARTSPACE
," ''The Arts Foundation''. Retrieved 16 February 2019. The inaugural director was Mary-Louise Browne. Subsequent directors have included Priscilla Pitts, Lara Bowen, Robert Leonard, Tobias Berger, Brian D. Butler, Emma Bugden, Caterina Riva, Misal Adnan, Yildiz,Remco de Blaaij and currently (2023 - ) artist-curator Ruth Buchanan.

Programming

As a trust-run gallery, Artspace Aotearoa is able to commission conceptual work by emerging artists whose portfolios are not yet developed enough to command space is major public galleries. Despite this, their exhibitions include works by many major and upcoming New Zealand artists. The gallery includes a public reading room available for research, and runs and promotes numerous education programmes. For several years during the early 2000s, the gallery also hosted an annual festival of experimental music, "ARTSPACE/alt.music". Artists who have exhibited at Artspace Aotearoa include: *

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(1997, 2004, and 2015) * Yuki Kihara (2017) *

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(2002) * Michael Parekowhai (1999) * Peter Robinson (1998 and 2006) * Ava Seymour (1997) *

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(2012) *

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(2017) * Francis Upritchard (2005) * Ronnie van Hout (1997) In 2021, Artspace Aotearoa hosted a fundraiser titled ''When The Dust Settles.'' According to curator Victoria McAdam:

This four-part exhibition series and fundraising auction sees 34 seminal artists return to the gallery, offering significant works for presentation and sale. The list of participating artists ricochets through the programming history of the organisation, calling on both foundational artists and more recent alumni, including
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®, Stella Brennan, Phil Dadson,
Brett Graham Brett Graham (born 1967) is a New Zealand sculptor who creates large scale artworks and installations that explore histories of imperialism and global indigenous issues. Graham lives and works in Waiuku on the southern shore of Manukau Harbour ...
, Nikau Hindin, Claudia Kogachi, Judy Millar, Dane Mitchell, Fiona Pardington, Peter Robinson, Yvonne Todd and others. Together, this cast articulates decades of shifting cultural dynamics, signalling who has championed, shaped and benefited from our contemporary art spaces, and those who will attend to their futures.

References

1987 establishments in New Zealand Art galleries in New Zealand Art museums and galleries in Auckland Auckland CBD Waitematā Local Board Area Karangahape {{Art-display-stub

Governance

Programming

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