Festival Zone

Welcome to Festival Zone for end May 2014. We kick off our 2014 Festival officially today. Over the next 2 days alone 33 exhibitions are opening, so pick up a programme now and start planning the holiday weekend!

Tatsumi Orimoto - Art Mama + Son H5 - On show at Silo 6 Wynyard Quarter

Silo 6 - Memory artists

Open now Tatsumi Orimoto (Japan), Ayala Gazit (Isreal) and Yang Jianchuan (China). See full exhibition programme.

Ayala Gazit - Was it a Dream

Talking Culture Symposium 31st May - Free

Come along to hear some great presentations from noted local and international photographers. Auckland Art Gallery Auditorium plays host to Chris Rainier, Wayne Quilliam, Qiane Matata-Sipu and Ans Westra, who are all discussing areas of their practice as documentation of cultural knowledge & memory.

This is a one off opportunity to hear all the stories behind the images of these four esteemed artists. Not to be missed! Free from 1045am.

Qiane Matata-Sipu - IHUMATAO

Our Portfolio Reviews at Auckland Museum have a handful of sessions left to book, all the reviewer sessions are booking quickly so try to be in touch soon for your FREE Portfolio Review, supported by HP. New presentations by Wayne Quilliam and Chris Rainier at 1pm and 3pm on 2 June, Auckland Musuem.

Signature exhibitions

Signature exhibitions starting this week are NZIPP Awards exhibition at Vero Centre, open at Gow Langsford is Spiros Poros, Nikon Photo Contest award winners exhibition at Aotea Center. Tomorrow Ans Westra opens at Northart. Full programme here.

Seta; Ane Tonga

Another show that starts tomorrow 30 May at the Gus Fisher is Grills by Ane Tonga, whose work looks at body adornment in the Pacific.Festival programmes can be downloaded or viewed on our website or we have printed copies available at our office in Parnell. Email info.photo.festival@xtra.co.nz if you need some.

Festival Tuesday - 3rd June 6 - 9pm Free

And don't forget our original concept evening circuit of exhibition openings, Festival Tuesday on 3rd June from 6pm til 9pm. Full details here of more than a dozen shows to zip around and again it's all FREE. If you would like to join us at the Silo 6 for a free coffee or hot chocolate supplied by De'Longhi we will using this as our Festival hub. It's a fun and social event and done for the love of photography!

Nikon Auckland Photo Day - 7 June 2014

Just over a week to our annual 24hours day in the life of Auckland competition. Dont forget to check out the new prize for People's Choice, where you get to be the judge!

Peoples Choice Prize 2014;

This event celebrates the many individual pockets of culture and identity present in New Zealand's biggest city by building cultural currency. Whilst celebrated in a spirit of fun this event also fulfills the important role of documenting our life right here and now in the world we live in.

Check out 1st, 2nd and 3rd place prize cameras, Top 30 prizes and People's Choice 2014. Read full Nikon prize package details.