The Dowse Art Museum The Dowse Art Museum

On a rainy morning at the beginning of autumn, in a slightly unpredictable council car, I joined photographer Ans Westra and curator Sian van Dyk for a four-wheeled wander through the streets of Naenae to visit some of the photographs taken by Ans in the area in 1988 -1989, and which have now been produced as billboards as part of the exhibition Time Capsule: Ans Westra in the Hutt.

We talk with Ans about her relationship with her subjects, her proclivity for getting in and out of trouble, and the real struggle photographers face in trying to keep their eyes on the road…

'So... Tell us about the cheese and the bananas.'

Artist Mark Schroder and Gus Fisher Gallery Curator, Lisa Beauchamp take us on a workplace orientation in 'Mark Schroder: Fortune Teller (No. 2) (Branch Office)'.

Inspired by his day job as a “corporate lawyer drone”, Mark has created a dystopian office plastered with absurd inspirational posters, copious memos about employee well-being, and handmade ceramics that speak to the workaday grind.

Did your mother ever tell you, ‘There’s no I in team’? Claudia Kogachi’s mom did, so she made it the title of her exhibition.

Senior Curator Dr. Chelsea Nichols sat down with Claudia to discuss hairy legs, The Simpsons and using portraiture to explore a complex mother-daughter relationship – warts and all.

Visual artist Jess Johnson & video-maker and animator Simon Ward in conversation with curator and Dowse director Karl Chitham about their unique collaborative relationship and the process of developing their virtual reality exhibition, Terminus.