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A new Cathedral
New to the Gallery: an etching dated 1922 by John Mills Thomasson (1893–1969) was purchased recently for the collection.
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Christchurch in the Mist
Not even dark, cold, grey weather on Sunday could deter the citizens of Christchurch coming out to hear art historian John Wilson as he walked and talked among the magnificent Reconstruction panels on Worcester Boulevard.
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Extended opening hours for Michael Parekowhai installation
Our presentation of internationally-renowned New Zealand artist Michael Parekowhai's On First Looking into Chapman's Homer has proved so popular amongst Christchurch residents that its opening hours will now be extended.
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Dressed to play
I briefed some of the many pianists who put their names forward to play Michael Parekowhai's wonderful red piano on 27 June just before On first looking into Chapman's Homer opened here in Christchurch.
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Jekyll and Hyde
Next time you are passing the Gallery on Montreal Street take time to check out the latest instalment of Stereoscope, Jason Greig's Mr Hyde and Henry Jekyll MD. These two works are part of Jason's Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde suite of monoprints completed in 2010.
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Nostalgia's not what it used to be
While we are closed, we are able to research some of the works in our collection whose stories have not been told.
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...and all that jazz
We offer warmest congratulations to our former colleague Janna van Hasselt who has been awarded a Fulbright New Zealand General Graduate Award to study at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago.
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Memories of Lili Kraus
Gallery guide Sara Newman remembers a performance given by Lili Krauss in Nelson in 1946.
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Partnership
Our friends at Canterbury Museum reopened a couple of weeks ago having been closed since mid-April.
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The inner binding now on display at the library
If you've not been down to the Central Library Peterborough yet now's a good time to do it.