Kiwi comic creator Dylan Horrocks' love of the medium was beaten to a pulp by Batgirl, but was sparked back into life through a trip into his own imaginary landscape.

When Auckland Choral does its annual Messiah in two weeks' time, the four soloists will be headed by soprano Madeleine Pierard.

A man who stole paintings from an Auckland artist and travelled around the country impersonating him and selling the work now owes him $5000.

Germany and a Swiss art museum have signed a landmark agreement returning a priceless hoard of art stolen by the Nazis to their rightful owners.

The boss of an art school that hired Raurimu massacre killer Stephen Anderson as a tutor is "seriously shocked" the school did so without knowing his history.

Thursday's Schirmer and Shostakovich concert was a grand finale for the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra's New Zealand Herald Premier series.

An artist has redrawn classic animated ladies as breast cancer survivors in a bid to raise awareness for those battling the disease.