Exhibitions
Events
On display
He Rau Maharataka Whenua: A Memory of Land
Juliet Peter Nor’west 1939. Linocut. Collection of Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetū, gift of W.A. Sutton, 1983
Talk
Past event
Meet at the front desk
FREE
Curator Nathan Pohio discusses the Kāi Tahu histories and narratives behind the works displayed in the exhibition He Rau Maharataka Whenua: A Memory of Land.
He Rau Maharataka Whenua: A Memory of Land is an exhibition of Canterbury modernist landscape painting poignantly revised from within a Kāi Tahu perspective.
Related reading: Talk, Free event, Kai Tahu
Exhibition
He Rau Maharataka Whenua: A Memory of Land
18 February 2018
Canterbury modernist landscape painting from the collections of Te Puna o Waiwhetū Christchurch Art Gallery, poignantly revised from within a Kāi Tahu perspective
Event
Hawkins by Rata Lovell-Smith
Join guide volunteer guide Susan Bidwell as she discusses Rata Lovell-Smith's Hawkins in From Here on the Ground on the first floor.
Event
Taranaki by Christopher Perkins
Join curator Ken Hall as he discusses Christopher Perkins's Taranaki in From Here on the Ground on the first floor.
Event
Sign Language Tours
Celebrate Sign Language Week and take a free guided tour of our exhibition highlights with one of our guides and a sign language interpreter.
Event
Oh Baby, It's Art!
A free, guided art tour especially for parents with babies. Buggies welcome.
Event
Art Safari
A chance for pre-schoolers to paint, glue, print, stamp and colour without making a mess at home. Art Safari is designed for our youngest budding artists between 2-4 years old.
Event
Late Night Tour
Take a free guided tour of our exhibition highlights with one of our friendly, knowledgeable guides.
Exhibition
Te Tihi o Kahukura: The Citadel of Kahukura
Selected works by Bill Sutton considered from a Kāi Tahu perspective.
Exhibition
The Devil's Blind Spot: Recent Strategies in New Zealand Photography
Recent photography by an emerging generation of New Zealand artists.
Event
Introduction to the Gallery Tour
Take a free guided tour of our exhibition highlights with one of our friendly, knowledgeable guides.