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The Festival Garden, Aotea Square is the hub of the night, with
an easy walk taking you to major venues, outstanding exhibitions
and unique events, including family fun, explosive performances and
stimulating discussions.
Free buses will connect key
locations across the city!
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FESTIVAL GARDEN
White Night's magical hub hosts a wonderful array of activities,
including a special drumming performance by U Theatre
at 6pm.
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AUCKLAND ART GALLERY
Against a backdrop of exhibitions celebrating New Zealand's rich
art history, and art of today, families will be entertained with a
range of intriguing activities. 5:00pm - midnight.
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CENTRAL CITY LIBRARY
Browse the library until late with tours, bedtime stories and a
bargain booksale. 6:00pm - midnight.
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VOYAGER NEW ZEALAND MARITIME MUSEUM
Discover the epic stories of New Zealand's maritime history,
explore exhibitions, take a night time boat ride. 5:00pm
-midnight*.
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ANNA MILES GALLERY
Amber Wilson. Irresistible, eye-catching
abstractions. Artist on site. 6:00pm - 9:00pm.
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ANTOINETTE GODKIN GALLERY
Miranda Parkes. A new selection of rich and
subversive abstract works. 6:00pm - 10:00pm.
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FORMICA FORMATIONS™
An extraordinarily varied display of sculptured Formica chairs
created by nine world-renowned architects. 1.30pm -
11:00pm.
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OKAIOCEANIKART
AlterNative Surfaces. Alternative histories of Pacific
Island art by abstract artists of Samoan ancestry. Gallery open
7:00pm - midnight. Music 7:30pm - 8:30pm, Spoken Word 8:30pm
- 9:30pm.
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BLEDISLOE WALKWAY LIGHT BOXES
Crossings - Daniel Crooks. A series of
new stills work for this public site featuring images of a major
Queen Street intersection and pre-Christmas foot-traffic.
24/7.
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FINGERS
Home Sweet Home - Ross Malcolm. A new collection of
innovative jewellery. Gallery open 6:00pm - 10:00pm. Artist talk
7:00pm - 8:00pm.
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FLY-TOWER
Showcasing New Zealand innovation in the field of performance
design, works explore the evolving space and processes between
visual arts, performance, architecture, theatre, film and design
practice. 6:00pm - 9:00pm.
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GEORGE FRASER GALLERY
Auckland and Beyond: Four Future Architects. Award
winning work from the top graduates of the University of Auckland
School of Architecture and Planning. 6:00pm - late.
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GOW LANGSFORD GALLERY
Lisa Roet. Startling sculptural works and 2001: A Space
Odyssey screening. Gallery open 6:00pm - 10:00pm. Screening
7:30pm - 10:00pm.
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THE GUS FISHER GALLERY
Playing with Fire. A celebration of ceramics in a suite
of three exhibitions with a kerb-side kiln firing in a unique
shaped kiln, outside gallery. 6:00pm - midnight.
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HÉCTOR ZAMORA
Hector Zamora's unique site specific work takes two forms in two
spaces during the festival. On White Night the second part of the
work, the attendant installation and documentation referencing the
public sculpture created in the first part, is open late. 6:00pm -
midnight.
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JANE SANDERS ART AGENT
A Little Night Time Conversation. Works by established
NZ artists and three artist talks. Gallery open 6:00pm - 10:00pm.
Talks 7:00pm, 7:15pm, 8:00pm - 8:15pm and 9:00pm - 9:15pm.
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JOHN LEECH GALLERY
Pākehā - Liam Barr. Refreshing narrative paintings
encapsulating NZ in colonial times. 6:00pm - 10:00pm.
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KURA GALLERY AOTEAROA ART + DESIGN
In the Whare! Funky, cross-culturally inspired interior
design; socialising and laid back grooves. 6:00pm - midnight.
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OREXART
Asylum - Mary Coleman. Compelling
paintings depicting people and interiors from 19th and 20th century
asylums and institutions. 6:00pm - 10:00pm.
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PARSONS BOOKSHOP
Relax, Refresh and Retail. An outdoor art book sale and
refreshments. 6:00pm - 10:00pm.
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ST PAUL ST GALLERY ONE & TWO
Video Life - Ko Nakajima and
Kentaro Taki. A meditation and an explosive
presentation of video technology's impact on contemporary Japanese
society.
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ST PAUL ST GALLERY THREE
Print Season 2011. Three artists reconfiguring the idea
of cover art, from book jackets to fly posters and record
sleeves. Revolving personalised tours throughout the night.
6:00pm - midnight.
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SUE CROCKFORD GALLERY
Work from Gordon Walters Estate and a
presentation about the artist by Dr Francis Pound. Gallery open 6pm
- 8pm. Artist talk 6:00pm - 6:30pm.
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VIEWFINDER
A specially selected survey of playful and compelling
moving image work shows in both the window frontage of the
Central City Library, and as a rear projection in the window of the
New Zealand Film Archive. 6:00pm - 6:00am.
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There's also a spectacular array of Festival shows set to light
up White Night too. Find details of shows available
on White Night and throughout the Festival here.
Find a full programme of White Night events here.