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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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Late night Wednesday until 9pm
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Philadelphia
Last Friday I visited the Philadelphia Art Museum for the day. PAM was founded 135 years ago (so is 10 years older than Dunedin Public Art Gallery and Auckland Art Gallery). But what a huge difference a great history of philanthropy and generous gifts in kind makes.
New York
Curator Peter Vangioni and I have been in New York City since last Wednesday, selecting a gift of works on paper from New Zealand artist Max Gimblett, who has been resident in New York for some 35 years.
Burntime
Speaking of the light in Australia, here's a memo to all creators of public art in New Zealand: think solar.
Light readings
Since it's winter, and my U.V. levels are bottoming out, I'm not even going to talk about how inconsiderate it was of the people who built this Gallery to create offices with no windows.
Join our volunteer guide team
The Gallery is recruiting volunteers to guide daily tours and assist with school and holiday programmes.
B.162 in progress
Sometimes it feels like the second that one issue of Bulletin has hit the doorstep, it's time to start the next. But this next issue feels like it's going to be a good one.
We've been geo-tagging
We've started adding geo-tags to the works in our collection that show a real place. However, we're stuck on a few and we'd love to hear from you if you know where any of the locations are.
Oh Baby, It's Art turns 1!
On Thursday 1 July, the Gallery celebrated the first birthday of Oh Baby, It's Art – tours for parents and babies which take place on the first Thursday morning of the month.
New Sign Language Tours for the Deaf Community at Christchurch Art Gallery
Christchurch Art Gallery are launching Sign Language Tours for the Deaf community to coincide with New Zealand Sign Language Week on 2-8 May