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What’s On
Peter Robinson: Charcoal Drawing
A roomful of industrial-scale beams folded into unexpected and compelling new forms.
Hye Rim Lee: Swan Lake
An immersive, dreamlike digital reinterpretation of the classic Tchaikovsky ballet.
He Kapuka Oneone – A Handful of Soil
Exploring the relationship between tākata and whenua – people and land – through Aotearoa New Zealand’s art history.
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Ka tuwhera ki te 9pm i kā pō Wenerei
Open 7 days, 10am - 5pm
Late night Wednesday until 9pm
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Free entry, free wifi
Ringmaster: Stories from the Christchurch Art Gallery
Last Thursday was the prize giving for the Ringmaster competition
A dingo in Somerset
There are many projects being worked on at Christchurch Art Gallery whilst we are closed to the public.
James Nairn (1859-1904)
Today is James Nairn's birthday, an artist who could arguably be described as the father of Impressionism in New Zealand.
History in the making
Warren Feeney has written a new book on the history of the Canterbury Society of Arts.
Crane in place
A concrete pad has been poured and the demo crane for our neighbours has been installed.
1923, Christchurch Cathedral Square
The Rustle of Silk is showing at Everybody's. Foolish Wives, starring Eric von Stroheim, is screening at the Strand.
It's a fake!
Four members of the Gallery staff recently attended the New Zealand Conservators of Cultural Materials (NZCCM) conference in Wellington.