Culture – Digging for gold – The Dowse celebrates its 50th year with new exhibition Fool's Gold
Source:Â The Dowse Art Museum The Dowse Art Museum will celebrate its 50th anniversary this year starting off with a new exhibition, âFoolâs Goldâ, opening on 2 February, featuring the golden, yellow and ochre artworks from The Dowse Collection. From Colin McCahonâs golden Canterbury landscape to an 18ct gleaming pot scrubber by Pauline Bern, and from Erenora Puketapu- Hetetâs precious golden fibre kete to Areta Wilkinsonâs golden, precious metal jewellery. This diverse array of valuable artworks, collected and treasured over the last 50 years, not only celebra...