Coming Soon
From taoka tuku iho to contemporary moving image, Aotearoa’s birds take centre stage in Bird Land: Te Kāhui Manu
Made in the Pacific: A Collection of Tāoga
A selection of Pacific tāoga from the Canterbury Museum in conversation with contemporary artworks that highlight the continued strength in culture and traditional art forms.
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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Last Days
If you find yourself in Sydney this weekend then make sure you get along to the Campbelltown Arts Centre where Shane Cotton's The Hanging Sky is enjoying the last days of its Australasian tour.
Untitled by Richard McWhannell
This article first appeared as 'Looking in' in The Press on 17 May 2013
A DEAFinate Success
Celebrating New Zealand Sign Language Week Te Wiki o Te Reo Turi 13-19 May 2013.
CASS
This week 77 years ago Rita Angus visited Cass on a sketching holiday with Louise Henderson and Julia Scarvell that resulted in several paintings including the Christchurch Art Gallery's Cass.
Past Talking to the Future
Mark Adams' exhibition 'Portrait of the Painter Tony Fomison' opened at the Chamber Gallery in the Rangiora Library last Sunday.
Populate! update #30 (Tin men)
On 10 May 2063, Christchurch Art Gallery's fiftieth birthday, we'll qualify for gold. On its twenty-fifth birthday, in 2038, we'll find ourselves in the realm of silver.
Populate! update #28 (The Imagination Playground)
Looks good enough to eat, but it's even better to play with. Bring the kids along this weekend to the Populate! party outside C1 Espresso and let them get all constructive with The Imagination Playground. (Thanks IAG and The Dowse Art Museum!)