Exhibitions
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On display
Gretchen Albrecht's Banded Orange
Gretchen Albrecht Banded Orange 1973. Acrylic on canvas. Collection of Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwheu, purchased 1974
Art Bite
Past event
Meet at the front desk
Free
Join volunteer guide Sara Newman as she discusses Gretchen Albrecht's Banded Orange in the 1969 Comeback Special exhibition on the ground floor.
Art Bites are 30-minute lunchtime presentations on a single work on display, presented by our staff, guides and guest speakers.
There's a new Art Bite to enjoy each Friday at 12.30pm.
Related reading: Free event
Exhibition
1969 Comeback Special
6 November 2016
A fascinating focus show centred on a decade in which Gallery director, Brian Muir, began to acquire contemporary New Zealand art for the city’s collection.
Collection
Gretchen Albrecht Banded Orange
Banded Orange is one of a series of paintings Gretchen Albrecht made in the early 1970s inspired by the view looking west from Tāmakimakaurau / Auckland where land, sea and twilit skies collide in simplified, abstract bands of colour. She said: “It was just fantastic. There was this incredible explosion every night of the setting sun going down behind this bar of hills, which became like a black undulating shape. That was my view.”
(Te Wheke, 2020)
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Oh Baby, It's Art!
A free, guided art tour especially for parents with babies. Buggies welcome.
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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.
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Late Night Tour
Take a free guided tour of our exhibition highlights with one of our friendly, knowledgeable guides.
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Introduction to the Gallery Tour
Take a free guided tour of our exhibition highlights with one of our friendly, knowledgeable guides.