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10am - midnight

Bridget Bidwill

ARTIS Gallery

Explore the sublime use of colour in richly textured works by Bridget Bidwill.

6pm - midnight

Kazu Nakagawa- Knowing

Bath St Gallery

A meditation on the art practice of Kazu Nakagawa in a short film about him directed by Bridget Quick.

6pm - midnight

White Night @ Black Door

Black Door Gallery

Delight in the bold, brilliant colours and beautiful from over 80 renowned New Zealand artists behind Black Door Gallery in the heart of Parnell.

6pm to midnight

Microworlds / Healing in Nature

iShen Gallery

Get up close with Microworlds as photographers dissect the hidden beauty of our natural universe in minute detail.

6pm - midnight

The Far East - Paintings of China & Hong Kong

Jonathan Grant Gallery

Travel through the bustling ports and rich material culture of Southern China and Hong Kong with artists Shen Ming Cun and Peter McIntyre.

6pm - midnight

Parnell Road installations

Snapstar 31 — Interactive

Performance

Family

Light

Street-based art projects throughout Parnell

All 6pm to midnight unless otherwise stated.

6pm to midnight

The Australians

Pearce Gallery: Whitecliffe School of Arts and Design

Cross the ditch with three leading Australian artists – Bernard Ollis, Johnny Romeo and Archibald Prize Winner Wendy Sharpe.

6pm - midnight

Highlights: Important Paintings & Contemporary Art

Webb's

From their new Parnell premises, Webb’s stays open late to present a selection of highlights from their April auction of Important Paintings & Contemporary Art.

6pm to midnight

Back of the Bus

Natalie Hona Rosie Christie Photo Tom Hoyle — Family

Performance

Intrepid

Java Dance Company take you on a ride you'll never forget - on the White Night buses and popping up around Auckland

Fresh from sell-out performances at the Edinburgh Fringe, in Australia and Welling- – well, all over! Java Dance Company performs their acclaimed dance theatre show Back of the Bu*s *on the free White Night buses. Join them for a magical ride combining physical comedy, kinetic energy and captivating scenarios in a character-based dance tour of Auckland city.

6pm - midnight

Stairway to Heaven

Stairway in the arcade at 297 to 299 Parnell Road

Be transported by Sally Lush’s magical stairway of twinkling and shimmering candles in crystal glass.

6pm - midnight

Beseeching

280 Parnell Road

Contemplate the human form with Llew Summers’ beauty-affirming 1.5m bronze work.

6pm - midnight

Blossom

Outside the Parnell Baby Boutique 269 Parnell Road

See the ordinary become extraordinary with Becca Bolscher's multicoloured Pohutukawa-like orbs, made to fascinate and push the boundaries of perception and experience.

6pm - midnight

Respire

Inside courtyard of the Geyser Buildling, 105/100 Parnell Road

Breathe out and interact with AUT students Tanya Lim, Jewel Yan, Anna Mansan, Ella Chen, Cassandra Ho, Huai Hsuan Huang, Katie Jun and Oliver Latimer’s ethereal floating sculpture that pulses like the breath of the Geyser building.

6pm - midnight

Subtlehack

Entry way to Pierre Peeters, approx. 251 Parnell Road

Become entangled in the bone-like forms of Audrey Boyle's installation paying homage to the young lives tragically lost in the Battle of Messines during World War 1.

6pm - midnight

Treasure Stones and Rock Clouds

Courtyard at 135 Parnell Road

Karin Barr’s installation of individually cast glass rocks that resemble floating clouds.

6pm - midnight

Home Comforts

Courtyard of Italia Square, 100 Parnell Road

Grapple with the comfort of the familiar and the awkwardness of not fitting in Gina Fergusson’s meditation on material incongruity.

6pm - midnight

Replenish

Heard Park, corner Ruskin Street and Parnell Road

Murder a cuppa handmade and served by ceramic artists The Tea Collective, then purchase your vessel and take it with you. Refreshments kindly provided by the Buckley Road Food Store, Epsom.

6pm - midnight

Call me I Still love You

Outside the Chocolate Boutique Cafe, 323 Parnell Road

Indulge your passion for "selfies" in Parnell's iconic, vintage-red phone box, transformed by Brendan McGorry into a shrine to self-immortalisation.

6pm - midnight

Place in Case

Outside the Parnell Baby Boutique 269 Parnell Road

Rearrange old and new Parnell in diorama form, then see the world you’ve created in billadonna+salt’s virtual gallery (instagram: #billadonnasalt).

6pm - midnight

Boundless by Nature

Wei Lun Ha Performance painting 800x800 — Performance

195 Parnell Road

Watch the artist become the art in Wei Lun Ha’s mesmerising painting performance fusing New Zealand nature with roaring waterfalls, swaying trees and majestic mountains in the tradition of Chinese Zen painting with ink, brush, live sound, light and movement.

6pm - midnight

Heard Ledges

Heard Park

Look closely under the Park’s seating to discover Carol Green’s unexpected miniature projections depicting Parnell's historical past.

6pm - midnight

Innovation of the Ordinary

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Parnell Village

Get engaged with Whitecliffe students Tara Cassidy, Tash Tansley and Natalie Paluch’s visually stimulating and inviting structures.

6pm - midnight

Pop-up Light Symphony

Heard Park

Take up the invitation and create the experience of Blair Fraser’s interactive light work, part sculpture, part symphony.

6pm - midnight

White Night Lounge

Courtyard outside The Parnell & Oh Calcutta, 145 Parnell road

Chill out and enjoy the hospitality in artist Katherine Batchelor's unique pop-up lounge.

6pm - midnight

Light Fantastic

Tunnel next to Alfresco, 223 Parnell Road

Immerse yourself in this trippy, interactive, light and sound experience by Samuel Coldicutt.

6.30pm

Liquid Landscapes: Mokohinau and Other Islands

Schism Mokahinau 203 x 101cm.2.3Mb — Artist Talk

Pierre Peeters Gallery

Dive into the luscious oceanscapes of Mark Cross.

6pm - midnight

Modern Masters in the Mix

Kelliher Gallery

Take a peep behind usually closed doors at one of New Zealand’s most famous art collections.

7pm

Modern Masters in the Mix with Linda Tyler

Kelliher Gallery

Join a guided tour by Linda Tyler of the University of Auckland.

7.30pm-8.30pm

Woodblock Workshop

Parnell Gallery

Wise up on woodblock printmaking with artist Annie Smits Sandano in an interactive session.

8.15pm-9pm

The Biomorph

Heard Park, corner Ruskin Street and Parnell Road

Be present when The White Wall, a living breathing art installation, presents The Biomorph, a kinetic sculptural improvisation to connect you to the moment.

9.15pm-10pm

The Biomorph

Heard Park, corner Ruskin Street and Parnell Road

Be present when The White Wall, a living breathing art installation, presents The Biomorph, a kinetic sculptural improvisation to connect you to the moment.