Window is a dual-platform contemporary art and project space which showcases experimental works onsite at The University of Auckland’s General Library foyer and online at windowgallery.co.nz.

Hosting shows that are both internally curated and generated by our collaborators, Window aims to support and showcase a diverse range of ambitious and engaging projects between its two platforms and through other outputs and events.

Window was founded by Stephen Cleland, Michelle Menzies, and Luke Duncalfe; three students from Elam School of Fine Arts. The idea for the space arose from the sense that Elam and its attendant art community was isolated from and inaccessible to larger audiences. The project sought to address this introspectiveness by creating a situation where artists, writers, academics, engineers – anyone with a good idea – could display works and interact with audiences.

This objective has seen a series of subtle revisals since Window’s beginnings, as successive generations of curators have influenced the direction Window has taken. Although the project is permanent, it was anticipated from the outset that it would adapt and evolve, to maintain relevance for audiences as well as those who run it. As such, the project outlives the involvement of its initiators and any given curatorial team.

Window curatorship is a voluntary position. Each group of curators is selected by its predecessors, following a call for applications. The current curators are Alena Kavka and Anneka Scholtz. After a restructuring of the Centre for Art Studies, Window is now administered by the Library and Learning Services, and is supported by the resources, both human and financial, of The University of Auckland.

Find all current exhibitions and forthcoming events at Window Gallery listed below.

If no exhibitions or events are showing, the gallery may be temporarily closed for installation. Please visit windowgallery.co.nz to find out more about forthcoming exhibitions and events.