What’s On
Edith Amituanai and Sione Tuívailala Monū: Toloa Tales
New video works trace migratory threads across Te Moana-nui-a-Kiwa as the artists return to their ancestral homeland.
Marilynn Webb: Folded in the Hills
A major survey exhibition of Ngāpuhi, Te Roroa and Ngāti Kahu artist Marilynn Webb.
From Here on the Ground
Populated places and cityscapes converge with backyards, factories and remote railway stops. Open now!
Open 7 days, 10am - 5pm
Late night Wednesday until 9pm
Free entry, free wifi
Shine on you crazy public art diamond
Just one last weather report, before this blog starts looking like a franchise of metservice.com...
Boom time for Akaroa
This early view of the seaside town of Akaroa is a world away from the heaving masses of tourists that are dominating the town this summer.
Fabriqué en Chine
The musée du quai Branly in Paris is currently showing the exhibition Māori: leur trésors ont une âme. Spotted among the exhibition related merchandise in the museum shop was this enticing Māori boomerang.
Opening postponed
Okay, it's officially horrible outside. We've reluctantly decided that is would be best to postpone the opening of Wayne Youle's Sydenham mural until Monday at 4pm.
Kisses for the gallery
We always like it when a story about the gallery gets onto the front page of The Press. We'd only managed twice in the last five years before last week, but we've featured twice in the last two weeks with Outer Spaces! (In the second edition of Thursday's Press the story had slipped to page 3 – still an excellent spot.)
Don Driver 1930-2011
Our thoughts go out to the family of Don Driver, one of New Zealand's most respected artists, who recently passed away.
Nearly there...
Every shadow's in place, and the guys are now busy painting a giant screwhead onto each one. That should hold them in place nicely...
Justin Paton appointed curator of New Zealand's presentation at the 2013 Venice Biennale
Christchurch Art Gallery senior curator Justin Paton has been appointed curator of New Zealand's presentation at the 2013 Venice Biennale. Deputy commissioner will be Massey University's head of fine arts, Heather Galbraith.