Kā Kaupapa o te Wā
What’s On
Made in the Pacific: A Collection of Tāoga
A selection of Pacific tāoga from the Canterbury Museum in conversation with contemporary artworks that highlight the continued strength in culture and traditional art forms.
Mark Adams: A Survey | He Kohinga Whakaahua
A comprehensive survey spanning the artist's career.
Ana Iti: Ngahere Behind a Pile of Metal
An immersive installation considering the legacies of deforestation and significance of kauri trees.
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Late night Wednesday until 9pm
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Observation/Action/Replanting
I'm finding the demolition of buildings in Lyttelton (from the Timeball to the dairy) a very visible and unpleasant process. Where, for me, much of the loss in the central city is at present only made real through photographs and irate letters in the press, in Lyttelton - with no sealed off 'red zone' to conceal change - every new building that comes down leaves a very visceral gap in the fabric of my town. The stump of a tooth in a battered mouth.
It's a mug's game
Spotted in the Gallery shop, these new coffee mugs are sure to appeal to a certain type of customer...
Competition time!
It's a titanic struggle between the giants of their fields, where opposing teams pit their wits against each other in a do or die competition. No, for once not the RWC. It's the annual Best Design Awards.
Millennium Park in Chicago
Thinking of urban renewal (as we do in Christchurch at present), I recall visiting Millennium Park in Chicago in June last year. There's no doubt it has become a key example of a successful public space with a range free activities in the park.
Len Castle (1924 – 2011)
The Gallery was sad to hear of the death of Len Castle, one of New Zealand's pioneering potters. Castle began working as a potter in the 1940s and was to become the leading light of New Zealand's pottery movement for over six decades. In the 1950s he worked with Bernard Leech in England and during the 1960s he began potting professionally, travelling and studying in China, Japan and South Korea.
Happy birthday Margaret
Margaret Stoddart was born on this day in 1865 at Diamond Harbour. Here she is in 1909: