Exhibitions
Events
On display
HELLZAPOPPIN'! - The Gig
Event
Past event
Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetū
FREE
The long awaited and much anticipated gig that finally celebrates our past exhibition HELLZAPOPPIN'!: The Art of Flying Nun
A hellraising, ear poppin’ unforgettable night!
Featuring epic performances from Die! Die! Die!, Francisca Griffin & The Bus Shelter Boys, Mermaidens, and the Remnants.
And if that's not enough for you, RDU’s Ziggy Starlet will be banging out select tracks from the Flying Nun back catalogue in the heated RDU tent. There'll be bars, food trucks and merch; there’s space to listen, dance and chill; and entry won’t cost you a cent.
Related reading: musical performance, The Mix, Gigs at the Gallery
Exhibition
Hellzapoppin'! The Art of Flying Nun
17 September – 28 November 2021
Unruly art and design from the early years of New Zealand’s maverick record label.
Commentary
The Dunedin Christchurch Sound
A particularly romantic image attached to the record label Flying Nun shortly after its inception in 1981: journalists claimed it captured the purity of musicians playing without regard for fame or fortune. The label’s output became collectively known as the Dunedin Sound and formed the basis of a reputation that has shrouded Dunedin in classic rock mythology and mystery for the last forty years.
Notes
Remix Committee: We Need You!
We are looking for a small group of passionate taste-makers to join our ReMix Committee. Come and ensure YOUR voice is represented at Christchurch Art Gallery by working with our team to plan an event (and other activities) that is all about, and for, young people. We don’t want to tell you what you might like, we want you to tell us! You pick the theme, you pick the bands, you pick the performers, you pick the film, you pick the speakers.
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Countdown to Fifteen
Fifteen is our birthday party (guess how old we are…) and it’s less than two weeks away! It’s also the opening event for Tony de Lautour’s US V THEM, which is our big winter exhibition. We asked curator Peter Vangioni and visitor programmes coordinator Amy Marr what they’re most excited about in the incredible line-up for this grand birthday bash.
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Been to some lame ‘youth’ events lately?
Now’s your chance to help create a cool event for you and your friends!
The Mix is Christchurch’s Art Gallery bi-monthly late-night event – an interactive mix of art, music, film and good people. We want to run a Mix designed, curated and for under 18s – ReMix.
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Gallery Happenings: Grayson Gilmour
In early March we were lucky enough to have the incredibly talented Grayson Gilmour performing at the Gallery, supported by the equally talented Purple Pilgrims and New Dawn. I love these gigs, but there is a lot of work to be done behind the scenes to make sure that, by the time the public walk in the door, the foyer is gig ready. The process normally feels like a long, slow marathon with a sprint at the final corner. So here’s a guide to how you too can get the NZI Foyer gig-ready in five (or six) easy steps.
