Kā Kaupapa o te Wā
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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Late night Wednesday until 9pm
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The De-Build begins
Our internal De-Building billboard goes up, with some finishing touches from the Stanley knife.
'Thanks for having me'
Artist Ron Mueck, whose astounding exhibition closed at the Gallery on Sunday, has written to thank Gallery staff and the people of Christchurch for having the show.
The view from the front
The role of Visitor Host at Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna O Waiwhetū is full of contrasts; never more so than now, during the Ron Mueck exhibition.
Worth the wait
The balcony has become the favourite spot for Gallery managers to marvel at the queue for admission to the Ron Mueck show.
Ron Mueck a Runaway Success
A record 100,000 visitors have now seen Ron Mueck's lifelike sculptures at the Gallery.
Come to our late-night viewings!
With over 100,000 visitors, Ron Mueck is now the most popular paid-entry exhibition by a living artist ever held in New Zealand. The show draws to a close on Sunday 23 January, and to ensure that you don't miss out we are holding a number of special late-night viewings.
Light work
With Leo Bensemann: A Fantastic Art Venture set to open at the Gallery in February, I've been working on Bensemann's St Olaf to get it ready for exhibition.
Keeping cool
It's forecast to be a long, hot summer this year. To help you keep cool, we'll be making some important improvements to the Gallery's air conditioning system later this month. And to try to help us all stay cool we'll be utilising a more sustainable energy source.
Wall to wall van der Velden
Right now, visitors to the Gallery have an excellent opportunity to view three key paintings by Petrus van der Velden in the current Brought To Light hang, and all without even having to take a single step.