Fresh Gallery Pelenato Liufau, to Mar 13; Czarina Alisi Wilson, Mar 19-Apr 10; Otara Town Centre

March 25 auction will see works produced by Ralph Hotere between 1958 to 1968 go under the hammer.

Sing the Truth is a tribute to feisty, brilliant jazz diva Nina Simone.

An Australian artist uses a bold medium to turn the tide on his country's racism towards Aboriginals.

The pressure is on for Atamira Dance Collective's two rising stars whose first choreographic works for the company form the heart of Hou, a dance performance and Maori arts symposium in Henderson this weekend.

The carny folk have come to Wellington, all sweat, glitter and sawdust.

About 5200 naked people have embraced each other on the steps of Sydney's iconic Opera House for a photo shoot by Spencer Tunick.

New Zealanders are guaranteed a special buzz at the latest MetOpera presentation, opening next week.

A 6am powhiri for two hundred international artists kicked off the 2010 New Zealand International Arts Festival on Wellington's waterfront this morning.

Former festival junkie Mark Amery re-emerges as a critic and commentator for the NZ International Arts Festival opening in Wellington today.

Fresh Gallery - Pelenato Liufau, to Mar 13; Otara Town Centre.

Swedish contemporary circus perform to live rock.

Movement and acrobatics performed by monks from the Shaolin Temple.

It's called Fresh Produce but it has nothing to do with farmers' markets or the current vogue for home-grown vegetables.

Hundreds of festival-goers slapped on sunscreen and absorbed three days of music and art by the sea at the biannual Splore festival at the weekend.