What’s On
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!
Cora-Allan: Encountering Aotearoa
A major body of new work that considers the whenua from the vantage point of the moana.
Open 7 days, 10am - 5pm
Late night Wednesday until 9pm
Free entry, free wifi
On the conversion of daylight into distances infrequently travelled
Poet, critic and curator Greg O'Brien wrote this poem after happening upon Pip Culbert's Pup Tent while visiting the Gallery in 2016.
But there is more to it than that, because our own curator Peter Vangioni then hand-printed the poem and it was published in a limited edition by Kowhai Press. You can see pictures of this exquisite publication below.
Greg has kindly read the poem while we are closed and we add it to our growing collection of poems to wash your hands to - or just to listen to for pleasure.
Keep on washing
Hand-washing remains the best thing we can do. Here's another poem against which to time your ablutions. Douglas MacDiarmid reads his own poem 'Daylight'. He wrote the poem and created the painting, Hills from Annat, in 1946.
Hand-washing
As we all know, one of the best ways to prevent the spread of Covid-19 is washing our hands. For the last week or so, our wonderful librarian Tim Jones supplied all the bathrooms at Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetū with poems by New Zealand poets to make the recommended 2-minute handwashing sessions pass a little more bearably.
Now we are all working from home, we'll try to keep this going, starting with a reading of On First Looking into Chapman's Homer by John Keats, the poem behind Michael Parekowhai's sculpture. Tim himself is the reader.
Press play and start washing.
Sorry, we are closed.
Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetū will be closed until further notice to help slow the spread of COVID-19.
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Celebrate summer at Christchurch Art Gallery
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Six reasons to visit Christchurch Art Gallery this summer
Summertime at Christchurch Art GalleryTe Puna o Waiwhetū means experiencing everything the Gallery has to offer – amazing art, exciting events, inspired shopping and even exquisite food. Come and explore the city’s cultural treasures and soak up the bursting colour, creativity and incredible talent of some of New Zealand’s best-known artists.
Christmas is Sorted
After spending approximately twelve minutes in our Design Store today I walked out with a brown paper bag full of my new favourite things, a large proportion of my Christmas shopping completed.