Tours

TOURS

Not sure where to start at the Fair, or looking to dive deeper into the artworks?  Join one of our art experts for a free guided tour. Hear the stories behind key artworks, gain insider insights, and deepen your understanding of the pieces on display. Tours are free to attend for all ticket holders. View the 2025 Tours programme below. The 2026 Tours programme will be announced in March 2026.

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The Love and Lust of Collecting Tour with Graeme Douglas

Friday, May 2, 2025

11:30 AM - 12:15 PM

Viaduct Events Centre

Graeme will provide a tour visiting six dealer booths, at each booth sharing one of his key guiding principles to collecting in relation to a specific artist or gallerist.  His goal will be to make you think more broadly about the process of acquisition and provide or reinforce your confidence in being a collector.
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Emerging Art Highlights Tour with Becky Hemus

Friday, May 2, 2025

2:30 PM - 3:15 PM

Viaduct Events Centre

Join Becky Hemus, editor of The Art Paper and curator of Horizons presented by Chapman Tripp, for an exclusive tour of the Fair, uncovering the freshest emerging talent and some cutting-edge contemporary art.
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Curators Fair Highlights Tour with AD Schierning & James Gatt

Saturday, May 3, 2025

12:45 PM - 1:30 PM

Viaduct Events Centre

Join Te Uru Director AD Schierning and Te Uru Curator James Gatt for a guided tour of the Fair. Unpacking selected highlights, Schierning and Gatt will discuss what draws them to certain works and how they operate within broader lineages and discourses of art.
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The Art of Mark Making and Collecting Tour with Sue Gardiner

Saturday, May 3, 2025

1:45 PM - 2:30 PM

Viaduct Events Centre

Join Sue Gardiner as she weaves her way through a trail of drawn lines and energetic marks created in works around the Fair booths.
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First Time at the Fair Tour with Graeme Douglas

Saturday, May 3, 2025

3:00 PM - 3:45 PM

Viaduct Events Centre

Step into the vibrant world of contemporary art with First Time at the Fair, a guided tour led by renowned New Zealand art historian, curator, and academic Linda Tyler. Whether you're an art fair first-timer or simply curious to see things through expert eyes, this tour offers an engaging, insightful, and welcoming introduction to navigating the fair.
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First Time at the Fair Tour with Linda Tyler

Sunday, May 4, 2025

11:30 AM - 12:15 PM

Viaduct Events Centre

Step into the vibrant world of contemporary art with First Time at the Fair, a guided tour led by renowned New Zealand art historian, curator, and academic Linda Tyler. Whether you're an art fair first-timer or simply curious to see things through expert eyes, this tour offers an engaging, insightful, and welcoming introduction to navigating the fair.
Tour

The Love and Lust of Collecting Tour with Graeme Douglas

Sunday, May 4, 2025

1:30 PM - 2:15 PM

Viaduct Events Centre

Graeme will provide a tour visiting six gallery booths, at each booth sharing one of his key guiding principles to collecting in relation to a specific artist or gallerist.  His goal will be to make you think more broadly about the process of acquisition and provide or reinforce your confidence in being a collector.