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James Nairn (1859-1904)
Today is James Nairn's birthday, an artist who could arguably be described as the father of Impressionism in New Zealand.
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History in the making
Warren Feeney has written a new book on the history of the Canterbury Society of Arts.
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Crane in place
A concrete pad has been poured and the demo crane for our neighbours has been installed.
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1923, Christchurch Cathedral Square
The Rustle of Silk is showing at Everybody's. Foolish Wives, starring Eric von Stroheim, is screening at the Strand.
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It's a fake!
Four members of the Gallery staff recently attended the New Zealand Conservators of Cultural Materials (NZCCM) conference in Wellington.
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Austen Deans at war
While the recently deceased painter Austen Deans is best known for his paintings of the Canterbury High Country, he also produced an important body of work while serving with the New Zealand Army during World War II. In particularly his paintings of life as a prisoner of war in Germany provides a rare glimpse into the life of Allied POWs.
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Killer work, Cheryl
Huge congratulations to Lyttelton-based artist Cheryl Lucas, who took away the inaugural $10,000 Sculpture on the Peninsula Award last Friday night.
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By Guy
We think that this drawing of Andrew Drummond's Counter Rotating and Earthing Device, by Guy is fantastic!
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A date to remember
At 11.11.11 on 11.11.11, the time and date will be a perfect same-numbered palindrome, reading the same backwards as forwards, an event which can only happen on one day every 100 years.