March 2026 – Watch This Space

CHOMP – the Paste-ups of Earwig Magazine @ CoCA, 21 February – 29 March

Entering its final few days, don’t miss out on CHOMP at CoCA, an exhibition of the paste-ups of Earwig magazine curated by Ōtautahi-based graphic designer Claudia Long.

EveryBody – A Group Exhibition @ 192 St Asaph Street, 19-29 March, 2026

Presented by Curators Chamber and Kyla K Design, EveryBody is a group show “celebrating the human form in all of its diverse expressions – strength, identity, vulnerability and desire.” Spotlighting twenty artists from diverse backgrounds, EveryBody is a sprawling collection of work that reflects a broad range of responses to the figurative thematic framework. The body is, of course, a constant but complex concept within creative practice, raising questions around identity, physicality, autonomy, representation and connection.

The Duke Festival 2026, Carve and Stoked — From Surf to Street Art

For ten years The Duke Festival has celebrated surf and skate culture through the lens of community and inclusion, as well as cultural and artistic events — most notably for us, the Stoked exhibition and Carve street art installation. Both of them feature familiar and emerging names, connecting the festival with the worlds of street art and graffiti as well as broader artistic worlds. For any event, especially one with the scale of The Duke, to thrive for a decade, it takes a lot of work behind the scenes — securing funding, bringing ideas to life, managing artists and participants, promoting and more — and on the bustling opening night, we were lucky enough to chat with two of the figures (and Watch This Space friends) who have tirelessly worked to bring The Duke’s artistic events to reality: head of the festival’s arts programming and Stoked curator Georgia Harmon, and Carve organiser Dark Ballad.

Klaudia Bartos – Cut Outs @ Absolution – March 13 – April 3, 2026

Over the last several years, Klaudia Bartos has produced a constantly evolving body of work, her twisted characters exploring a wide range of material forms and locations, from her plaster ‘clone’ heads found across the city to exhibitions of layered textile creations. For her latest show, Cut Outs at Absolution, Bartos continues to reframe her approach, exploring digital sketches and three-dimensional collage pieces. We sat down with the artist on opening night to discuss the collection, the process of putting together a show and how her work all connects.

Corners of Christchurch: Documenting Where Urban Art Meets the City

Corners of Christchurch’s vibrant pictures of Ōtautahi urban art have been unmissable on Instagram – the striking saturation adding an intensity to the presence of murals, graffiti and smaller interventions across the city’s terrain and providing a gripping juxtaposition with the blue skies, textured surfaces and physical layers of space. It is clear that these images are captured with thoughtful care and an eye for the wider context of art in public spaces. That care was made even more evident in the words Corners of Christchurch provided as an introduction to their photo essay – an earnest expression of the attraction, intrigue and community built around the city’s urban art.