792 artists · 1,000 positions · 100 remain
Physical Gallery
THE LINE GALLERY
318 HERETAUNGA STREET W · HASTINGS · NEW ZEALAND
Artist Retreats
The Line Gallery sits in Napier, New Zealand — one of the world's most architecturally distinctive small cities. Coming here isn't a holiday. It's a deliberate step away from the feed, the screen, the constant noise of the market. Time and space to develop your practice without distraction: to think about what you're making, why, and where it's going next.
Join waitlist→Screen Takeovers
The Line Gallery runs a programme of screen takeovers — dedicated periods where a single artist's work fills every screen in the space, 24 hours a day. For a digital artist, this is genuine exhibition. Artists who participate can add The Line Gallery, Napier, New Zealand to their exhibition record. These aren't honorary listings — your work is in a physical gallery, being seen.
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Jun 2026
The Photographer's New Contract: Tokenized, Licence-Free Photography
The Line is the only physical gallery in New Zealand exhibiting tokenized photography at FotoFest 2026. Plus: why CC0 is the new business model for working photographers, from XCOPY's catalogue to Cath Simard's #FreeHawaii.
Jun 2026
To Stand There Too
Joanne Hollings on photography, solo travel, and putting herself in the frame. A New Zealand photographer who turned from engineering toward documenting the landscapes that shaped her.
Mar 2026
Refresh Your Line
Two ways to update your Line fast — update your profile directly on theline.wtf, and add new artworks to your oncyber gallery.
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Tylers Journey · The Line 15
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Robness · The Line 193
"It really is the Matrix, but with art."
Slowhed · The Line 247