Wellington City Art

Wellington Life Drawing   (www.lifedrawing.wellington.net.nz)  

Promoting life drawing and figure sketching in Wellington, to assist artists, models and tutors. Visit the Wellington Life Drawing site to find out when and where life drawing classes and workshops are being held in the city.

Adam Art Gallery   (www.vuw.ac.nz/adamartgal)  

A purpose-built university gallery located in New Zealand's capital city, offering a broad programme of exhibitions and events that foster the understanding and practice of national and international visual art and culture.

Craftworld   (www.craftworld.co.nz)  

Art and craft centres located in Auckland and Wellington.

Maori Arts   (www.maoriart.org.nz)  

Maori Arts New Zealand presents a powerful face for Maori art in its preservation, development, promotion and participation.

Arts Access Aotearoa   (www.artsaccess.org.nz)  

A charitable trust whose objectives are to ensure that people and communities of New Zealand have unhindered access to the arts.

Idiom Studio   (www.idiom.co.nz)  

A Wellington gallery which exhibits contemporary New Zealand work by established and up and coming artists.

Art Bureau   (www.artbureau.co.nz)  

Provide rental of artworks locally, and art sales nationally and internationally, from studios in Auckland and Wellington.

Astarte   (www.astarte.net.nz)  

The art of Kelly Green, a Wellington artist who paints and sketches from nature, capturing the flora and fauna of Aotearoa New Zealand.

The Art Box Project   (www.artbox.org.nz)  

A public art space in the form of a one cubic metre perspex box. The Art Box relocates to varied public locations within Wellington city, producing a nomadic itinerary of site-oriented installations.

Art Gallery New Zealand (www.art-gallery-newzealand.com)  

A gallery specialising in investment art, paintings, fine art prints, art glass, ceramic art, books and cards by New Zealand artists. Located in Wellington City.

Barbarian Productions   (www.barbarian.co.nz)  

A New Zealand based independent artist run theatre company founded by Jo Randerson, showcasing extraordinary productions.

Bucket Fountain   (www.bucketfountain.co.nz)  

One of Wellington's most recognised landmarks, the Bucket Fountain resides at the very heart of Cuba Mall.

ships2000   (www.ships2000.8m.com)  

Ships-2000 is an art site representing a bygone era dedicated to old sailing ships of the pre-1900's.

Janne Land Art Gallery   (www.janneland.co.nz)  

Located in the heart of Wellington city, the Janne Land Art Gallery specialises in exhibiting contemporary New Zealand art by established and emerging artists. Work includes paintings, sculpture, works on paper and some applied arts.

New Zealand Portrait Gallery (www.portraitgallery.nzl.org)  

A gallery in Wellington, showing New Zealanders as they have been seen through the eyes of painters, sculptors, caricaturists and photographers.

Solander, Works on Paper   (www.solandergallery.co.nz)  

An artist-run gallery in Lyall Bay, Wellington, featuring works on paper by a number of New Zealand artists.

Rox Flame (www.roxflame.com)  

Rox's original art, games, music, video, animation and literature. There is also a forum for creative discussion.

Art Attack   (www.artattack.co.nz)  

The art gallery and studio for New Zealand artist Shona Moller, located in Wellington City.

Learning Connexion   (www.tlc.ac.nz)  

Offers three courses based around The Diploma of Art and Creativity. The course teaches visual art skills as a means to exploring individual creativity. NZQA approved. Full time, part time and extramural options.

My Wall Prints   (www.mywallprints.com)  

At My Wall Prints you can buy canvas art, and posters of beautiful pictures.Located in Wellington, they can ship great prints anywhere in New Zealand.

Mary Newton Gallery   (www.marynewtongallery.com)  

The Mary Newton Gallery opened in 2004 and is located in central Wellington. The gallery hosts regular exhibitions, which change every three weeks. Visit the site for artists' profiles and information on past and current shows.

Bowen Galleries   (www.bowengalleries.com)  

A contemporary New Zealand art gallery representing over fifteen artists from sculptors to painters who use a wide range of styles and materials to produce their work.

Hamish McKay Gallery   (www.hamishmckaygallery.com)  

A contemporary art gallery located in Wellington City.

McGregor Wright Gallery   (www.mcgregorwright.co.nz)  

Specializing in watercolour and oil paintings by prominent New Zealand artists.