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Share new work, test ideas, and connect with audiences through Whare Toi.

A place to encounter new ideas, experience creative practice, and connect with the work of artists.

Black and white geometric design featuring multiple interlocking diamond shapes.

Modern interior office space with large windows, white walls, black carpet, a staircase, and glass partitions.

Art gallery with colorful paintings on white walls, black and white wavy patterned wall, and a sculpture with tentacle-like extensions.

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Gallery interior with colorful textile art on the walls, exposed ceiling pipes, and fluorescent lighting.

A colorful quilt with a geometric pattern of triangles and diamonds, hanging on a white wall with a hallway visible in the background.

Yellow booklets titled 'Dirty Laundry' with subtitle '13 Artists and Writers on Invisible Labour,' edited by Bronwyn Polaschek, Cassie Ringland-Stewart, and Kate Stevens West.

Close-up of a woven bamboo or rattan piece with green painted cylindrical elements and light wooden strips.

Two hands holding strands of white string against a neutral background.

Orange pendant light fixture hangs from the ceiling with a textured, ribbed surface in a dimly lit room.

People participating in a calligraphy workshop in an art gallery, writing Chinese characters with ink brushes on paper, with large photographic portraits on the wall behind them.

Share Your Work through Nau Mai Gallery

An Opportunity To Exhibit Your Work

Toi Aro offers opportunities for artists, curators, and collectives to exhibit work.

Our gallery is a dedicated exhibition space within Toi Aro, presenting a rotating programme of artists and creative work.

Located on the ground floor, it is a place to share contemporary practice, encounter new ideas, and connect with audiences from Te Whanganui-a-Tara and beyond.

The gallery is open to the public during building hours, and entry is free.

Gallery Specifications:

180 m²

Floor area

4.2 m²

Ceiling height

South-facing

Natural light

Always Free

Entry

Modern office interior with white walls, large windows, black carpet flooring, and a second-floor balcony with glass panels and a black staircase.

How To Get Involved

Exhibition proposals are submitted through an annual Expression of Interest process.

Expressions of Interest are currently closed, and will reopen as part of the next programme cycle.

When applications open, proposals can be submitted as a PDF via our Dropbox link.

Develop Your Proposal

Use the resources provided in the Proposal Information section to help develop your submission.

Proposal Information

Proposing an Exhibition at Toi Aro (244KB PDF)

Resources

Tips for writing your exhibition proposal (43KB PDF)

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