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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.
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Doc Ross: photographing the red zone
Sydenham-based photographer Doc Ross and his camera have been investigating the Christchurch urban environment for the past 14 years.
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Lawrence Baigent and Robert Erwin
While much has been written about the wrecked buildings in Christchurch's cbd and the loss of some of the city's iconic heritage buildings, demolition work also continues in the suburbs, often on a more personal scale.
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Salamander Gallery Closes
The recent news that the Salamander Gallery will not be re-opening brings an end to a gallery with a long and productive history in Christchurch.
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Summer Painting
To celebrate the warmer weather I have been running a new 'en plein air' watercolour lesson with school groups around town.
