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What’s On
Hye Rim Lee: Swan Lake
An immersive, dreamlike digital reinterpretation of the classic Tchaikovsky ballet.
Fred Graham: Toi Whakaata / Reflections
The long and distinguished practice of Aotearoa New Zealand artist Fred Graham (Ngāti Korokī Kahukura, Tainui) is celebrated in this selection of significant sculptures and relief works from 1965 to 2013.
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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Happy Snapper
He's done a lot since then, but to me John Reynolds will always be the artist who walked from the Arts Centre into town to buy a roll of film,* but was so entranced by the beauty of fallen leaves in the Avon River that he used it all up on the way back.
International Beer Day!
I couldn't resist a selection of beer related art works from the Gallery's collection. My favourite is Hogarth's Bear drinking beer or is that beer drinking bear.
Burning sands of Onekaka
While staying in Takaka last week I stopped off at Onekaka, which is just up the road from the Mussel Inn – one of my favourite bars.
Malevich was a sailor
My recent visit to Nelson's Founders Heritage Park last week was motivated by the incredible collection of ancient printing equipment in the Nelson Printery. However, a surprise lay in wait for me on entering the Maritime Building.
KO WAI KOE?
On this day in 1987, the Maori Language Act came into force, making te reo Māori an official language of New Zealand.
Along the Heaphy Highway
An invitation to stay with friends at Mapua recently was an offer too good to turn down, and provided a thankful respite from the beaten and bruised town of Christchurch.
When green is the new brown
You can't polish a turd – or so they say, but full credit to the Christchurch City Council for trying.
Bridge of Remembrance 1937 and 2011
As the city changes, it's a good opportunity to revisit some of the less well-known items in our collection.