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Waikato Museum and other Hamilton community organisations have joined forces to bring Hamilton one of the biggest free family events of the year, the Children’s Day Carnival.

Jon Bywater, a well-known art critic and senior lecturer at Elam Art School has accepted the challenge to judge the 2013 National Contemporary Art Award hosted by Waikato Museum.

Hairy Maclary and friends are making their way to Hamilton!

Hamilton artist and Wintec School of Media Arts tutor Tim Croucher has teamed up with internationally renowned Chinese artist Xu Ze to bring a unique cross-cultural experience to Waikato Museum visitors from this Saturday.

The original glass slide of a photograph of a Gallipoli soldier and his donkey - the basis for Sapper Horace Moore-Jones’ famous war-time painting - has been donated to the people of Hamilton by the family.

ArtsPost Galleries & Shop has won the Giftware and Homeware category in the 2012 Top Shop Retail Excellence Awards for the Waikato region.

Acclaimed New Zealand sculptor, John Edgar will judge the 2013 Fieldays No.8 Wire National Art Award.

A cantilevered bus shelter, titled Parallel of Life and Art by Auckland artists Michael Parr and Blaine Western has won the 2012 National Contemporary Art Award sponsored by Barry Hopkins and hosted by Waikato Museum.

Waikato artists and community groups interested in exhibiting their work have until 1 September to apply to ArtsPost, Hamilton city’s high profile retail art space.

Experimental music and digital art pioneer, Wang Fujui will treat Hamilton to a one-off performance at Waikato Museum on Monday 27 August.

Nineteen semi-finalists have been selected by Judge Caterina Riva for the 2012 National Contemporary Art Award.

A Whanganui design student has won the major prize in the Fieldays No.8 Wire National Art Award 2012.