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Mueck & More Weekend
The Friends of Christchurch Art Gallery invite you to enjoy a rich cultural weekend. Explore not only the extraordinary Ron Mueck exhibition but also visit Riccarton House and Ohinetahi, two of Canterbury's iconic homesteads and gardens. The weekend begins with The Art Event – our annual art auction with a difference.
You can book for the entire programme or just the events that suit you. Accommodation can also be arranged if required.
All attendees will receive complimentary self-guided tours of Christchurch galleries, and a sculpture walk.
Download the flyer for full programme details.
Enjoying the art, wine and food at The Art Event
The Art Event
Friday 7–10pm
The Art Auction with a difference! With most works priced at either $650 or $1500, these are outstanding works at exceptional prices.
Put your name in the box for any of the works you would like to own. The person drawn is the ‘winner' and purchases the work. (Maximum of one per person.)
There are also several live auction works on the night.
Cost per person: $60 – includes complimentary drinks and continuous supper
Riccarton House
Two tours are organised for Saturday:
Riccarton House
Saturday 9.30am–2pm
Riccarton House is a grand Victorian/Edwardian homestead built for Canterbury's pioneering Deans family.
The house is fully restored and is decorated and furnished in appropriate period style.
On Saturday it hosts Christchurch's largest farmers' market.
The group will travel by bus for a tour of the house with a member of the Deans Family, allowing plenty of time to browse the market before lunch at the House.
Cost per person: $60 – includes transfers, tour and lunch
Ohinetahi Garden Party
Saturday 3.30–6pm
Sip champagne in the late afternoon while enjoying this magnificent garden with
stunning views over Lyttelton Harbour.
Travel by bus to the home of Sir Miles Warren, one of New Zealand's foremost architects. This historic home is surrounded by beautiful gardens complemented by contemporary sculpture.
Tour the house, gallery and garden
Cost per person :$60 – includes transfers, tour and refreshments
Ohinetahi
Ron Mueck Breakfast
Sunday 8.30–10.30am
Start Sunday morning with breakfast at the Gallery before a private tour of Ron Mueck. Justin Paton, senior curator at Christchurch Art Gallery, contributor to the Ron Mueck catalogue and author of How to Look at a Painting, will lead a tour through this extraordinary exhibition.
Ron Mueck is recognised for his unique sculptures, which replicate the human figure with unrivalled technical skill. His work has a powerful psychological range, focusing not only on universal experiences like birth, life and death but on emotional states such as isolation, fear and tenderness. His startling manipulations of scale are key to our experience of each work.
Cost per person: $40 – includes breakfast, exhibition entry and curator's tour. Exhibition entry is valid for Sunday
Download the flyer for full programme details.