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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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Open 7 days, 10am - 5pm
Late night Wednesday until 9pm
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Pupils' self-portraits aid in healing
SELF-PORTRAITS created by a group of year 3 pupils who had spent the morning of February 22 at the Christchurch Art Gallery have become both a permanent record and a way to heal the emotional impact of their experiences.
Where's my Bulletin gone?
On 22 February B.164 was drying in piles on the floor of Spectrum Print. The job had just been finished and press-passed the day before, and was due to be bound the next day. Of course, that never happened.
Trial by earthquake
On 22 February, Christchurch Art Gallery's new building facilities coordinator Brad Adlam had been in his new role for only a week.
Christchurch Idol
We'd like to think that we know the Christchurch Art Gallery collection inside-out, and generally speaking, we do.
Mary Kisler's selection
On 16 April 2011, Mary Kisler spoke about some of her favourite works in the Gallery on Kim Hill's Saturday morning radio programme on Radio New Zealand National.
See the works she selected here.
Helping out
As well as working at the Gallery, staff have been out in the field, helping colleagues and members of the art community.
From the director
As many of you know, Christchurch Art Gallery has been closed to visitors since 22 February 2011 when an earthquake measuring 6.3 on the Richter scale struck New Zealand's second largest city. It's the second major earthquake to strike Christchurch and came just over six months after the first on 4 September 2010.
Earthquake Gallery shop footage
Comment is superfluous here really, but we thought we would show what the scene was like in the Gallery shop on the day of the earthquake.