What’s On
Marilynn Webb: Folded in the Hills
A major survey exhibition of Ngāpuhi, Te Roroa and Ngāti Kahu artist Marilynn Webb.
From Here on the Ground
Populated places and cityscapes converge with backyards, factories and remote railway stops. Open now!
Cora-Allan: Encountering Aotearoa
A major body of new work that considers the whenua from the vantage point of the moana.
Open 7 days, 10am - 5pm
Late night Wednesday until 9pm
Free entry, free wifi
Beneath our feet
The Gallery carpark is hidden from view, but there is a lot of stuff going on down there.
The Fault is Ours
'What if, instead of being victimised by the earthquake, we used architecture to embrace it, allowing variations within our architectural programmes that are generated by seismic activity?'
Joseph Becker
Black Union Jack
With the death of Nelson Mandela, the history of the anti-apartheid struggle is being re-examined, including the protest movement that emerged here in New Zealand.
Mission accomplished
Using this phrase has caught a few people out, but we really do believe we have finished tagging our collection.
Lovely Lines
Last night was the first peformance of the dance response to our Shifting Lines exhibition and it was awesome! The dancers got a standing ovation for the beautiful interpretation of the art works. And there's another performance tonight!
Every New Zealand artist ever - seriously!
We are pleased to announce a new way of finding information about New Zealand artists.
Petrol Heads
On a recent trip to Wellington to attend the excellent Van der Velden symposium at Te Papa I saw the Britten motorcycle on display and was instantly reminded of one exhibition that was in the pipeline here at Christchurch Art Gallery prior to the big shakes, an exhibition that involved Billy Apple and the Britten motorcycle titled Great Britten!
