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Lunar New Year at the Gallery
Event
18 February to 1 March
Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetū
Free
Celebrate Lunar New Year and the Year of the Horse at the Gallery. We’re hosting two weeks of free talks, workshops and tours – check out the programme below and drop in to as many events as you want.
Week 1
Wednesday 18 February
Tai Chi with Puay Lan
7.30am / Foyer
Tours in Mandarin
3.30 and 6.30pm / meet in the Foyer
Thursday 19 February
Lunchtime Language with the Confucius Institute
12–12.30pm / Philip Carter Family Auditorium
Friday 20 February
ArtBite: Bev Moon's The Lands Turned Beneath Their Hands
12pm / meet in the exhibition He Kapuka Oneone: A Handful of Soil
Saturday 21 February
Artist Talk: curator Chloe Cull talks with artist Jacquelyn Fang Greenbank
11am / meet in the He Kapuka Oneone exhibition
Saturday 21 February
Tea Ceremony with the Confucius Institute (may also include a short dance and music interlude)
1pm / Foyer
Week 2
Wednesday 25 February
Tai Chi with Puay Lan
7.30am / Foyer
Wednesday 25 February
Tours in Mandarin
3.30 and 6.30pm / meet in the Foyer
Thursday 26 February
Lunchtime Language with The Confucius Institute
12–-12.30pm / Philip Carter Auditorium
Saturday 28 February
Disney's Mulan in Mandarin
1pm / Philip Carter Family Auditorium
Sunday 1 March
Tours in Mandarin
10.30am / meet in the Foyer
Spring Couplets Calligraphy Workshop with artist Monica Wang
1–3pm / Education Centre
Paper-cutting Workshop with Artist Aubrey Xu
1–3pm / Foyer
Related reading: Workshop, Artist Talk
Exhibition
He Kapuka Oneone – A Handful of Soil
From 24 August 2024
Exploring the relationship between tākata and whenua – people and land – through Aotearoa New Zealand’s art history.
