The Aotearoa Art Fair (formerly Auckland Art Fair) returns to the city from the 1st-4th of May, 2025.
The country’s top annual showcase of contemporary art, the fair features some of the best works from around the country as well as Australia and beyond. With artworks by emerging and established artists from leading galleries, it’s a key event on the cultural calendar. Previously, the art fair has generated millions of dollars in sales for participating galleries and their artists.
This year’s event includes hundreds of works from 45 galleries, including 14 international exhibitors. Wandering among the nine works in the public Aotearoa Art Fair Sculpture Trail, a new addition this year, offers the opportunity see a selection of large-scale pieces in open-air settings. Each has been placed to help make the featured artist’s works accessible to locals and aims to further the dramatic effect of each design. The works will remain in place until the 16th of May.
Visitors can scan an on-site QR code near the installation to listen to the full story of Te Wheke’s epic journey.
The trail also features newly commissioned work from leading artists such as David McCracken, Anton Forde, Gregor Kregar, Oliver Stretton-Pow and Ben Pearce. With the support of Perpetual Guardian Sculpture on the Gulf, key work by Lonnie Hutchinson, Seung Yul Oh and a new work by Tongan artist Sēmesi Fetokai Potauaine are also highlights.
