Director's Foreword
Director's Foreword
Reopening, Redesigning and Returning
When I wrote my foreword for B.182, we were edging closer and closer to reopening; still anticipating this major milestone after almost five years. Having made the vaguely reckless decision to open our doors, come what may, at 10am on 19 December 2015 – a mere week after project completion – we stuck to that deadline.
Director's Foreword
Everything is going to be alright
The cover of Bulletin 181 in September 2015 featured a miscellany of crates in storage, several marked fragile, one weighing 156kg, some with arrows indicating which way up they should be, others instructing the reopener to lay it flat first. Some bear an image of what’s inside. Ralph Hotere’s Malady Panels and Julia Morison’s Tootoo are there, one with a label, the other with an image of the installed piece. As I write this our collections remain in storage. A few new works and some which have been on loan are awaiting return from storage within other institutions.
Director's Foreword
Director’s Foreword
Christchurch City Council’s draft annual plan for 2012–13 is currently out for public consultation. Contained within it are proposals for the repair or rebuilding of ten major community facilities, one of which is this Gallery. In preparation for this consultation we, with our project manager, submitted a detailed proposal setting out what we believe to be the best way to repair our building. I am pleased that Council agreed with our recommendations, and my hope now is that they will be adopted.