Working with over 20 artists and illustrators working within the digital, new media and film genre, this ground-breaking exhibition showcases the conceptual artwork and illustrations that have graced the screen, graphic novels and games around the world.

White Cloud Worlds is a partnership project developed by The Dowse Art Museum and Ignite Inc artist Paul Tobin and project manager Kate Jorgensen. Both are leaders in the New Zealand science fiction and fantasy art community.

In 2010, Ignite Inc produced a lavish hardcover book titled White Cloud Worlds: An Anthology of Fantasy and Science Fiction Artwork from Aotearoa. The exhibition includes a selection of artwork from the book, which was launched in conjunction with the exhibition.

With the creation of The Lord of the Rings, Peter Jackson's multi-award winning trilogy and James Cameron's recently released Avatar, the creative energy, sophistication and technical prowess of New Zealand's Film industry has been thrust into the international spotlight. This success has created great energy within the fantasy art community and allowed the genre a far broader and more popular profile.

White Cloud Worlds is the first time fantasy art will be seen in a contemporary gallery context and we envisage it will be especially popular with regular visitors, while encouraging new audiences to visit the gallery.

Featuring artists: Jeremy Bennett, Greg Broadmore, Christian Pearce, Frank Victoria, Paul Tobin, Simon Morse, Ben Stenbeck, Jamie Beswarick, Stephen Lambert.