The Longest Night | Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetu

A celebration of contemporary Japanese film brought to you in association with the Consular Office of Japan, South Island JET-Alumni Association, Monbukagakusho Scholarship-Alumni Association and the Japan Foundation.

All films shown in Japanese with English subtitles.
No bookings required. First come, first served.

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Witch Dance by Len Lye

Join volunteer guide June Goldstein as she discusses Len Lye's kinetic sculpture Witch Dance in Len Lye: Stopped Short by Wonder on the ground floor.

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Get the low down on Wet Plate Photography

The nineteenth-century technique of wet plate collodion photography, and the tintype process in particular, is undergoing something of a renaissance at the moment as digital photography prompts people to explore older analogue methods. Artist photographer Isaac Foster presents a brief history on the wet plate collodion photographic process (an early photographic process) along with a demonstration.

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Immerse 3: Paintings in Context

Learn about a selection of works from our historical collection with art historian Julie King.

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Engineering Art

Dr Shayne Gooch from the University of Canterbury's School of Engineering discusses the unseen forces behind Len Lye’s kinetic sculptures, the special relationship between the university's engineering department and the Len Lye Foundation, and the challenges of bringing some of Len’s larger sculptures to life.

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The Mix: (Un)familiar Forms

Rediscover the Gallery after dark with the Mix—a vibrant, changing calendar of special events combining people and art with music, great food, beer and wine, pop-up talks and demonstrations, debates, films and live performances.

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Gregory O'Brien Discusses Laurence Aberhart

‘Aberhart's images are bathed in the light of photographic history, as well as that of the world around. In his exquisite prints, photography reclaims a magic often lost in the digital age.’

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The Mix: Razzle Dazzle

Rediscover the Gallery after dark with the Mix – a vibrant, changing calendar of special events combining people and art with music, great food, beer and wine, pop-up talks and demonstrations, debates, films and live performances.

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Quilting: The Artist in You

Susan Brubaker Knapp (international fibre artist, lecturer, host of ‘Quilting Arts TV’ in the US, author and graphic designer) talks about her personal journey from traditional quilter to artist.

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BECA Heritage Week 2017: Godley for Sale

The memorial statue of John Robert Godley, founder of Canterbury province, was unveiled 150 years ago in Christchurch Cathedral Square. The 6 August 1867 occasion was proclaimed a public holiday, and Godley’s statue remained upright until being toppled in the 22 February 2011 Christchurch earthquake.

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Black to White Discs by Bridget Riley

Join art historian Robyn Peers as she discusses Bridget Riley's Black to White Discs on the first floor.

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Len and the Pacific

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Blood is Thicker by Jason Greig

Join Grant Banbury as he discusses Jason Greig's Blood is Thicker in Your Hotel Brain on the first floor.

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Matisse’s Jazz: Hidden in Full View

Dr Rodney T. Swan describes how French artist Henri Matisse used his revolutionary cut-out technique to create Jazz, one of the best-known illustrated books of the twentieth century. Rodney will reveal the coded messages that Matisse embedded in his colourful and vibrant images to avoid the Nazi censors and to protest the German occupation of France.

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Untitled by Séraphine Pick

Join our senior curator Lara Strongman as she discusses Séraphine Pick's Untitled painting in the exhibition Your Hotel Brain on the first floor.

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The Life of Len

Building on our exhibition Len Lye: Stopped Short by Wonder, Roger Horrocks—writer, film-maker and former assistant to Len Lye—presents an illustrated view of Lye’s life and work and his connection to Christchurch.

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Jazz by Henri Matisse

Join Visitor Programmes and Education Team Leader Lana Coles as she discusses Matisse's Jazz series on the ground floor.

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German Film Festival 2017: Good Bye Berlin

This mini-festival, courtesy of the Goethe-Institut, showcases a fine selection of ten internationally acclaimed films from Germany, Switzerland and Austria in German with English subtitles. Admission is free – just turn up early to secure your seats.

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German Film Festival 2017: Neo Rauch - Comrades and Companions

This mini-festival, courtesy of the Goethe-Institut, showcases a fine selection of ten internationally acclaimed films from Germany, Switzerland and Austria in German with English subtitles. Admission is free – just turn up early to secure your seats.

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German Film Festival 2017:Stefan Zweig: Farewell to Europe

This mini-festival, courtesy of the Goethe-Institut, showcases a fine selection of ten internationally acclaimed films from Germany, Switzerland and Austria in German with English subtitles. Admission is free – just turn up early to secure your seats.

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German Film Festival 2017: Big Little

This mini-festival, courtesy of the Goethe-Institut, showcases a fine selection of ten internationally acclaimed films from Germany, Switzerland and Austria in German with English subtitles. Admission is free – just turn up early to secure your seats.

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John Stezaker: Lost World

British artist John Stezaker (whose exhibition Lost World opens at City Gallery Wellington on 26 August) talks about his work.

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CIRCUIT Symposium 2017: The Thickness of Cinema

CIRCUIT is proud to announce The Thickness of Cinema, a one-day symposium exploring cinema’s sensorial capabilities and notions of embodiment and experience, presented by CIRCUIT at Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetu, with support from Creative New Zealand, the Govett-Brewster Art Gallery/Len Lye Foundation, The Physics Room, Canada Council for the Arts, The Free Theatre and Canterbury Workers Education Association.

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CIRCUIT Screening: Thick Cinema

CIRCUIT premieres Thick Cinema, five new artist cinema commissions curated by Mercedes Vicente.

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Len Lye Feature Tour

Join a free guided tour with one of our friendly, knowledgeable guides exploring the exhibition Len Lye: Stopped Short by Wonder on the ground floor.

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Late Night Tour

Take a free guided tour of our collection highlights with one of our friendly, knowledgeable guides.

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Underworld 2 by Tony de Lautour

This article first appeared as 'Painting offers a multiverse of symbols' in The Press on 21 June 2017.

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President's Letter, June 2017

The new 6pm timeslot for the Friends Speaker of the Month series is proving popular, and it has been great to see so many of you coming out to hear from our fantastic speakers.

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Grayson Gilmour's Blow Back

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Exhibition on Screen: Matisse

Henri Matisse: The Cut Outs was hailed as the most successful exhibition in Tate Modern’s history.

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Reading Photographs: Burton Brothers and the Photographic Narrative

Dr Christine Whybrew (Heritage New Zealand) discusses her research on two of New Zealand’s best-known nineteenth-century photographers, Alfred and Walter Burton.

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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.

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Grayson Gilmour's Hundred Waters

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President's Welcome

The new year started with the Friends’ fantastic summer trip, visiting exhibitions at two of Canterbury’s regional art galleries.

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Nights Out at the Gallery

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Food for thought?

This year’s weekly ArtBite programme is about to start! From Friday 10 February, we will again offer a weekly presentation of a work on display here at Te Puna o Waiwhetu. The aim of these 30-minute talks is to give you an art break in the middle of your day. We know you’re busy, so this isn’t a long lecture meant to take up too much of your time. And they’re free. With a new work presented each Friday at 12.30pm, the information will be fresh so you can impress your friends during your weekend socialising.

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President's Welcome

As we approach the first anniversary of the reopening of the Gallery, it seems like a good time to celebrate a year’s progress in the life of the city.

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Muka Youth Prints

The annual exhibition of Muka Studio lithographs by international artists especially for kids is back!

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Doprah – live at the Gallery

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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.

Please note during the Winter months May to August, there will be no 11am tour on Tuesdays and Thursdays.

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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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Gallery tour with a sign language interpreter

Tour the Gallery with our friendly, knowledgeable guides and a sign language interpreter.

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President's Letter Summer 2015/2016

This quarter the Gallery will reopen. It has been a long time coming by anyone’s standard. Although we have maintained connections through the award-winning Outer Spaces programme and nomadic, trailed around temporary gallery spaces; being able to once more step into the Gallery’s own space is an exciting prospect. I am not alone in looking forward to having the Gallery back in its rightful setting and reacquainting ourselves with the fabulous art we collectively own.

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