Art Tours and Travel NZ

02/11/2024

Leaving Kyoto this afternoon after a busy morning.

Firstly we visited the lovely folks at Orinasukan Hamd Weaving Museum. 2nd visit and always a treat to see the looms in action. So intricate and amazing work.

A few continued to for some beautiful pots and this work by

Then onto for a short visit.
Highlights included

Artist .eriksson.medelplana at Gallerie Neugerriemschneider, Berlin

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nishihisamatsu at
taro at

hosts Raku Kichizaemon XV Jikinyū and Kasimir Malevich

Nice end to our time here - looking forward to Kanazawa

01/11/2024

A Shigaraki day today. Home of the Tanuki sculptures

We finished with a Noribana Kiln firing at with resident studio visits. An amazing facility and a great end to our day in Shigaraki. Loved seeing the school kids get up and personal.

We started at the incredible .official before heading to the home and studio of who we last visited in 2019. As welcoming and sharing as ever. A real privilege.

30/10/2024

We left Takamatsu this morning enroute to Kurashiki - with a stop at the often missed to see the work of Japanese artist Genichiro Inokuma.
Fabulous group show based around the home.
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Incredible work thank you - add it as a stop when you are out on the art islands

29/10/2024

Great day on Naoshima visiting had by all.

Chichu Museum
Art House Projects and the Go’o Shrine
Corridors of Time
Ando Museum

And some pumpkin action

28/10/2024

Great to be back in Takamatsu visiting .takamatsu
Ritsurin Garden - which our guide insisted we walk in reverse, and the city by night.
The station area is looking a bit glitzy these days.
With a great lunch set thrown in for an extra feast for the senses.

27/10/2024

Great to be back in Japan again with and .collis
We spent our first day in Ginza for a change gaining some contrasting experiences.

A revisit to the ‘Big Cat Bang’ and the rooftop garden at
The work references Taro Okamato’s Tower of the Sun, the icon of Expo 70 in Osaka, and around the corner overlooked in a small park is a work by Taro Okamato said to be the forerunner and inspiration for Tower of the Sun

Dropped into and met
And looked at the works of other crafts people from Kanazawa.
After lunch we visited to marvel at a range of items from the Tea Ceremony over the ages. The reverence with which visitors viewed the works was quite something.

We finished with a short train ride to the .art.centre.tokyo to get a shot in the arm from the work of
Big, bold, angst, prolific, covid Picasso, bridges, American Pop culture and memories.
An amazing end to a great first day.

24/10/2024

Great diversity in a short space around the Auckland Uptown Art Loop and the Ponsonby strip.

Star Gossage at
John Bailey at
Group show at .co.nz
at
Sarah Hillary in miniature at
Stevei Houkamau a

24/10/2024

A little bit of Waipu goes a long way.

Easily missed on the way to or from Whangarei
And beyond, but well your time.

Fabulous small museum of Scottish heritage,
of course,
and newly minted - drop in and meet the makers.


And much more in such a short strip.

03/10/2024

Bye bye Bologna. What a warm and welcoming city.

We finished off our visit with the Anatomical Theatre and municipal library.
We caught Ai Weiwei at Palazzo Fava,
a drop into the Medieval Museum and and the Morandi Museum - all in all a varied and richly rewarding day.

We’ll be back!

01/10/2024

An amazing Morandi afternoon

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30/09/2024

It’s Monday, museums are generally closed in Bologna. With we headed up the hill to the Sanctuary of San Luca, a pilgrimage site above the city you can walk (or run) to via a 5km portico from the city. It is a beautiful location.
For value add pay 5 Euro to climb the 108 steps to the top of one part of the church in an easy thigh burner tight stairwell - but the views are amazing.

We visited a great show at ,and wandered back into town for a well earned break.
Late this afternoon we visited the amazing space and works at

Finishing with a spritz in Campo Santo Stefano
Bologna - what’s not to love!

30/09/2024

Farewell Venice and hello Ferrara and Bologna.

A stop in Ferrara had us passing Palazzo Diamanti and Estense Castle, meeting Morandi and Cy Twombly among others at Spazio Antonioni.

Before we headed out of town talked us through the amazing story of Palazzo Schifanoia and its beautiful Sala dei Mesi.
A secular fresco cycle painted in the 1460s-70s.

On arrival in Bologna the city was alive with people. The streets and squares were full.
There was time for a quick visit to Casa Morandi, the home and studio of Morandi.

Loving Bologna and its 38 km of porticos so far.

27/09/2024

A great day visiting Padua yesterday. A short train ride from Venice. We enjoyed a visit to the Arena Chapel and the amazing frescoes of Giotto.
We spent 30 minutes exploring the space with in detail. Such a great morning, follow by lunch and a visit to Palazzo Bo and the incredible Anatomical Theatre.

25/09/2024

A few moments from the Arsenale today at

Claire talked with passion and detail about the work of and Fred Graham before moving on to a wide range of other work.

A big space with much amazing work, lots of painting and textile.
An intense and amazing afternoon had by all.

25/09/2024

Burano, colourful, relaxed and enjoyable, with lunch at on Mazzorbo

25/09/2024

A few moments from the Giardini - La Biennale today.

A great day among the main exhibition and pavilions.
Lucky to avoid the queues in places and enjoy an intro to the Australian Pavillion.

Such a lot of art and just as many people, and a few dogs.

23/09/2024

A great first morning in Venice with strolling, vaporettos and of course art.
Including the amazing
for some Veneziaano and friends

Passengers in Transit - a Biennale collateral event in Dorsoduro, with

to see Marta Jungwirth

Not a bad effort pre lunch!

21/09/2024

A short visit to Bologna today. Loved everything about the old town, alleyways, markets, graffiti, colours and crowds. Will be a great stop on tour.

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20/09/2024

On the way to Venice to start our Biennale tour with and friends.
For pre tour jet lag adjustment we visited friends. In Lenzburg and the small Hallwyl castle nearby.
Then onto Como for a short hop and a middle size Duomo before finding the biggest crowd at the oversized Milan Duomo.

Contrasted that with a peek at the Raphael and Botticelli at along with the beautiful crypt.
A great warm up.

On this tour we will be spending a week in Venice then visiting Bologna and Milan, with stops in Padua, Ferrara, Mantova and Bergamo

Can’t wait

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20/09/2024

On the way to

12/09/2024

12/09/2024

PSA - Hawkes Bay Art Trail returns this November

The Hawke's Bay Art Trail returns bigger and better than ever before with two weekends of Art Trail magic this November 2/3 and 9/10, 10am – 4pm. Throughout the region artists are throwing open the doors of their studios to welcome you in - meet painters, potters, sculptors, carvers and more in their special spaces. Hear what inspires them, watch them work, and discover their stories.
This year the free event offers more participants and more variety than ever before with a record number of over 90 participants, over 20 of them new to the Trail.
Immerse yourself in all-things-art and create your own trail enjoying open studios, art groups, shared spaces and creative hubs, demonstrations, workshops, gallery visits and more. Recharge at our Food & Art stop Hygge Café at Clifton along the way.
Grab your friends and family, mark your diaries, and get set to discover our vibrant creative community on the Trail!

Trail maps available late September online and from Hastings Community Arts Centre and Creative Arts Napier.

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05/09/2024

Our latest newsletter is out, where we pack for Venice, and have 2025 tours available to Hawkes Bay and Wairarapa, a few spaces left for our Yayoi Kusama adventure and a plan for an Auckland Art Experience in April.

We also include a link to Stone Maka's Boosted campaign for SSCAPE Public Art
https://mailchi.mp/arttravel/art-tours-hawkes-bay-yayoi-kusama

16/08/2024

Lots of colour and line about this week around town.

Love new work at .co.nz
This new work is delicate and mesmerising from all angles

Yafeng Duan colour at scale, finishing up this weekend at in Onehunga

A little amazing ceramics just up the road at the is and
Upstairs is the annual Fire and Clay show by

Finally back in town at is ‘Quadraphonic Coats’, and for added value a beautiful stitched puriri moth.

06/08/2024

Plan ahead and join us in Melbourne for the amazing Yayoi Kusama exibition at the NGV.

Departing 13 February 2025

Check the link for details

https://www.arttravel.co.nz/tours/yayoi-kusama-melbourne-2025