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Join the Christchurch Art Gallery Foundation
We’re on a mission to provide support for Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetū for collection development and community engagement. Seven years ago, the Foundation started a journey to create an endowment of $5 million and to acquire five great works of art. We are delighted to announce we have reached $4.3 million towards the endowment.
With a solid foundation in place, we’re looking for thoughtful, long-term partners who believe in this city and want to come together with artists, our Gallery team and each other. This is our chance to help shape the future of Ōtautahi.
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Join the Friends of Christchurch Art Gallery
There’s an art to being a Friend. As a Friend of the Gallery you’ll be part of great talks, events and have a special insight into what’s happening at your gallery. Let’s make this New Zealand’s most loved gallery.
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Volunteer With Us
Our volunteer guides are a valued and vital part of the Gallery team, enriching the gallery experience for our visitors by telling the stories of our art collection. Volunteering at Christchurch Art Gallery is a rewarding way to meet new people, extend your arts knowledge and offer your time and skills to the community.
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Make a Donation
Help us to do what we do by making a donation the the Chrsitchurch Art Gallery Foundation. The funds we raise are used to support our acquisitions budget and buy artworks for our collection and the city of Christchurch. Any and all contributions are gratefully received (and tax deductible).
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Christchurch Art Gallery Foundation
Brent Williams
Christchurch Art Gallery Foundation
My favourite artwork is Michael Parekowhai’s Chapman’s Homer – no question. It symbolises the strength of the bull and the strength of Christchurch post-earthquake. I’ve been involved with the Foundation since early 2015 and love what the Foundation is achieving post-earthquake. I enjoy being involved with an organisation that is attracting people back into the city.
Janice Cowdy
TOGETHER partner
Art absolutely feeds my soul. It makes me feel like a real person. After a year of living with no art I didn’t realise what was wrong until we got it back. We thought “That’s what the problem was!” We just missed it so much.
Art makes me feel complete, connected, it’s just everywhere for me.
Simon Turcotte, Singapore Airlines New Zealand
Gallery partner
The reopening of Christchurch Art Gallery was a tremendous milestone for the rebuilding and regeneration of Christchurch and we’re delighted to be supporting this landmark institution. The Gallery is for everyone – locals and visitors. We anticipate many of the visitors we bring to the region will include it on their itinerary. We’re proud to support art, artists, the Canterbury region and Christchurch Art Gallery, now and into the future.
Stephen Montgomery
Christchurch Art Gallery Foundation
I inherited a love of art from my mother. I am lucky enough to own my favourite pieces of art that hang proudly in our home. They are an Elizabeth Thomson from the Astrophysics series and a very early Karl Maughan. My wife bullied me to join the Foundation in 2008, and low and behold I actually enjoy being a part of it! I love the success of the Foundation and contributing to it – it’s been good fun.