About

Art Travel is for people who enjoy engaging with art, love to travel with like minded people, and are looking for some insight and education along the way.  We have established a niche within our market and have a high level of returning guests. We think this is because we offer a great mix of art and travel, culture and the engagement with people who make the experience come alive.

It is also because of our tour leaders, guides and travel managers who are passionate about what they do, and it is about the value we can add to any destination through engagement with artists, dealers, curators and collectors. While the art and the destination are key, value we believe comes down to people sharing their lives, art and stories with us.

Glen Armstrong

Art Travel is the culmination of several years spent thinking of a way to combine two passions. Glen Armstrong has long been interested in Art and Art History and holds a BA in Art History from Auckland. You might find Glen driving the bus around Auckland, and New Zealand, but also your travel manager or tour guide if you are overseas with us.

Without our guides there would be no tour…

We are ever thankful for their knowledge and passion around art

Sue Gardiner

Sue Gardiner is the co-Director of the Chartwell Collection of New Zealand and Australian Contemporary Art, held on long term loan at the Auckland Art Gallery. Her trans-Tasman art interests extend back to her MA thesis on trans-tasman art exchange, researched at the University of New South Wales, Sydney, and the University of Auckland.
She has written a monthly NZ art news column for over ten years for Art Monthly Australia magazine published by ANU, Canberra, and also writes for Australian Art Collector magazine, Art News New Zealand and other Australasian publications.
She manages the Study Abroad art lecture series in Australia and New Zealand for Layola University, Los Angeles, California.
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Claire Chamberlain

Claire Chamberlain (MA Art History with Hons, PGDipEd) currently teaches as part of the Art Today programme at Te Tuhi, one of New Zealand’s foremost contemporary art spaces. Prior to this, she was a secondary teacher of art history for over 20 years.
Claire is the co-head of New Zealand at Venice Biennale Patrons, a patron herself since 2017 and was an invigilator for Lisa Reihana’s Emissaries at the 57th Venice Biennale. A keen supporter of Aotearoa arts and artists, Claire is passionate about communicating her love of art and art history in an accessible and enjoyable way.

For all tour enquiries please contact:

Glen Armstrong
ArtTravel
Auckland, New Zealand
Phone: +64 21 509093
Email: info@arttravel.co.nz

Art Travel is a division of North and East Ltd, and operates as a travel broker under the umbrella of Travel Advocates Ltd, a House of Travel Company.
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