What's On

The Adam Portraiture Award is Aotearoa New Zealand's premier award for painted portraiture. Presented biennially by the New Zealand Portrait Gallery Te Pūkenga Whakaata, the award has become one of the country's most significant and anticipated art prizes.

Presented as part of Mīharo’s annual art awards and exhibition, Legends of Our Lands – Our People, Our Places, Our Stories brings together artworks by tamariki and rangatahi from Early Childhood, Primary and Secondary education, alongside artists in Mīharo’s open 18–25-year-old category. The opening for the show and awards will be presented on Wednesday 23 September at 5.30pm - all are welcome to join.

'Whenu Ki Te Whenua' invites you into Te Whare Pora (the house of weaving), where raranga becomes a living conversation between people, place, and the natural world. Guided by the kaupapa “the strands that connect us to the land,” this exhibition honours the relationship between weaver, whenua, and te taiao. Free to visit over the weekend 17-18 October, 2026.

Internationally acclaimed environmental artists Martin Hill and Philippa Jones have focussed their work on the ecological /climate crisis for three decades. Burning Issues is drawn from their body of work made in the mountains of the Southern Lakes where they live.

Please join us for the opening of this beautiful exhibition, Thursday 26 November, 6.30pm. Expect to hear insights about the journey to create this detailed study of nature, and the artist's collaboration and vision for the project. We're thrilled to feature this collection in our gallery from 27 November to 25 January 2027.

Explore the rich ecological and cultural histories of Māruawai | Gore and the wider Mataura River Valley through 26 major artworks by botanical and wildlife artist Jo Ogier.