A $500,000 Colin McCahon painting may have to be sold to settle a financial dispute between two companies.

Opera NZ's staging of Macbeth revamps Shakespeare's tragedy about a deranged couple dragging each other to destruction, director Tim Albery tells William Dart.

A sculpture walk is the perfect way to combine the enjoyment of art with the beauty of our landscape.

The rural town of Gore has turned itself into a creative hub, writes Anna Hart.

The Rotorua Wearable Creations 'n Colour Awards transformed dozens of ordinary household items into works of fashionable art.

Dame Kiri Te Kanawa's operatic success was recognised tonight with the top Maori arts award.

Auckland has some of the best art galleries on offer in the South Pacific.

The Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra makes beautiful music. But one musician, who fled the Soviet Union, has been forced out on flimsy grounds, while others question the APO's management style. Chris Barton reports..

A selection of sketches by Tim Burton, as part of an exhibition currently in residence at the Australian Centre for the Moving Image (ACMI) in Melbourne.

An exhibition of the life-work-so-far of director Tim Burton, is much more than a collection movie mementos, writes Megan Anderson.

First-time buyers looking to invest in art at an affordable price will have an opportunity to do so next month.

Held on the beautiful palm-fringed shores of Africa's third largest lake, this festival brings together international and African artists.

James Wallace's lifetime of art collecting is now available for all to see at the restored Pah Homestead. Adam Gifford reports on a labour of love.