What’s On
Leo Bensemann: Paradise Garden
A collection of Leo Bensemann’s extraordinary Mohua Golden Bay landscape paintings.
New exhibition now open!
Edwards + Johann: Mutabilities—propositions to an unknown universe
He Kapuka Oneone – A Handful of Soil
Our new collection exhibition is now open.
Open 7 days, 10am - 5pm
Late night Wednesday until 9pm
Free entry, free wifi
Master Secretary
"A man's power is in the half-light, in the half-seen movements of his hand and the unguessed-at expression of his face. It is the absence of facts that frightens people: the gap you open, into which they pour their fears, fantasies, desires."
Hilary Mantel, Wolf Hall
Cut it out
Eileen Mayo has more than a few fans here at Christchurch Art Gallery and for me her linocuts are a standout of her works represented in the Gallery's collection.
Behold, the Great Wall of CAG
We don't have too many visitors to the Gallery building just now, but those who do turn up will be able to admire our new forecourt feature.
The 18th century power paunch
There are websites for everything. Here's a recent discovery by a colleague, a site to which we could make a nice contribution or two ourselves – I mean from the collection.
Clutha
Making the trip between Queenstown and Alexandra recently I was struck, as always, by the sight of the massive Clyde Dam.
Congratulations
This is to let you know that our senior curator Justin Paton has accepted a new position as Head Curator, International Art at the Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney.
Seeing Things
Driving from Whitecliffs (where?) to the Gallery each day leaves a lot of time for idle thoughts.