[COMING SOON] Wild Domain: The Natural History of Jane Dodd Jewellery Filled with a menagerie of creatures, landscapes and stories, Wild Domain covers over 30 years of Dodd’s jewellery practice. Wild Domain is part of our 50th Anniversary programme and opens aton 20 Feb '21.

1 week until we celebrate 50 years of unexpected ideas at Dowse Birthday Bash! 🎸🎷 Karen O’Leary (Wellington Paranormal) will be joining us alongside Tom Watson and their all star band, Fun & Funner! See you there! Find out more: bit.ly/3qdacpv

Today’s the day! Pack your picnic lunch, your imagination and your dancing shoes, and come on out to Dowse Birthday Bash for a free day of creativity, music and play! See you at 12! Dowse Birthday Bash, Sat 13 Feb, 12 - 4 pm Free

[COVID-19 UPDATE] The Dowse will remain open (Tues to Sun) during Alert Level 2. It’s very important that everyone visiting The Dowse signs into our visitor register, uses the NZ COVID Tracer app, maintains social distancing rules and washes/sanitises their hands. Kia kaha NZ

[NOW OPEN] Wild Domain: The Natural History of Jane Dodd Jewellery " ....This will be her first survey show, allowing people to see the amazing consistency of vision across nearly 30 years of making." Karl Chitham, Director of The Dowse and curator of the exhibition.

[CLOSING SOON] Veranoa Hetet: Creating Potential "The hands of three generations have touched this kakahu: the guiding hand of my mother, Erenora Puketapu-Hetet; my weaving hand; and the learning hand of my daughter, Erenora.” - Veranoa Hetet Creating Potential closes 28 Feb.

Kia ora! The Dowse remains open to the public under Alert Level 2. Please check-in with the NZ Covid-19 app, practise social distancing rules, sanitise/wash your hands on arrival, wear a mask if possible and stay home if you are unwell. Kia kaha 💛

[JOIN OUR TEAM] We're looking for an Art Registrar to join the HCC Museums team and manage registration for our calendar of changing exhibitions and oversee the touring exhibition programme. Applications close 15 March. Visit dowse.org.nz to find out more.

[COMING SOON] The Most Dedicated: An Aotearoa Graffiti Story Aotearoa’s most renowned international street art collective, The Most Dedicated is the centre of this immersive exhibition and tells the evolution of this graffiti super group. Opens 27 March at The Dowse.

[OPENING THIS SAT] The Most Dedicated: An Aotearoa Graffiti Story See the evolution of street art into a contemporary art genre through the lens of Aotearoa’s most prolific urban street art crew - The Most Dedicated Behind the scenes by Mire Moschella.

[NOW OPEN] Candy Coated "Like the feeling of eating too many lollies, this exhibition will certainly stimulate the senses…in both a delicious and a queasy way," says curator of the exhibition, Dr Chelsea Nichols Candy Coated is open until 4 July.

Empathy by Berst & myself - painted in Lower Hutt for The Most Dedicated festival timed with our opening at The Dowse Art Museum

[SPEAKER SERIES] Not Today… How to decolonise an art gallery, 10 Apr With Nigel Borell (Pirirakau, Ngāti Ranginui, Ngāi Te Rangi, Te Whakatōhea), Puawai Cairns (Ngāi Te Rangi, Ngāti Ranginui, Ngāti Pūkenga) and Karl Chitham (Ngā Puhi, Te Uriroroi). 📅 Book via Eventbrite

For my friends in New Zealand, I'm currently having an exhibition at the Dowse Art Museum, The Dowse Art Museum. Head over to see a ton of exploding heads all splattered over the walls! 02 Apr – 04 Jul 2021 Free entrance.

Over at The Dowse Art Museum today to support Karl, Nigel & Puawai 🖤✊💪

Puawai Cairns being boss* at The Dowse Art Museum talk with Nigel Borell and Karl Chitham in Not Today...Can you decolonize an art gallery? *actually is my boss

Looking for something to do on a wet weekend? Come and visit The Dowse Art Museum and it’s TMD (The Most Dedicated) exhibition. Very popular, attracting such a diverse range of people and families.

If you missed the korero on 'Not today... Can you decolonise an art gallery?' with Nigel Borell, Puawai Cairns and Karl Chitham, you can watch the full discussion here: fb.watch/4NS4j5KLVA/ This is the first in our 50th Anniversary Speaker Series: 50 years of Remarkable Ideas

[SPEAKER SERIES] Buy, Borrow, Break; The Dowse Collection, 5 June 11am Join Chris Parker, Jo Randerson, Finn Ferrier & Dr Chelsea Nichols in a game of difficult ultimatums as they choose three works from The Dowse Collection to buy, borrow, and break. 📅 Book via Eventbrite

Jane Dodd is one of the country’s most prolific jewellers. She chats to Kim Knight about her latest exhibition 'Wild Domain: The Natural History of Jane Dodd Jewelley’ on display now at the The Dowse Art Museum: viva.co.nz/article/cultur… ✨