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Colossal Squid Comes To Ashburton Art Gallery And Museum

Friday, 9 June 2023, 2:05 pm | Ashburton Art Gallery

The ever popular Te Papa exhibition Colossal Squid: Freaky Features! | Te Ngū Tipua: Ngā Wāhanga Weriweri!, opens at the Ashburton Art Gallery and Museum on June 24 and runs through until September 17. <img src="https://img.scoop.co.nz/stories/images/2306/39ad00b0725e10d4f782.jpeg" ... More >>

Gabby O’Connor, All The Colours

Thursday, 30 March 2023, 10:08 am | Ashburton Art Gallery

<img src="https://img.scoop.co.nz/stories/images/2303/a3fe2ea7ff657095caa7.jpeg" width="720" height="479"> Image credit: Gabby O’Connor, All the Colours, All the Light, 2017-2023, The Dowse Art Museum, 2021. Photo by Mark ... More >>

Prizewinning Landscape Paintings Come To Ashburton

Monday, 1 August 2022, 11:23 am | Ashburton Art Gallery

Thirty-two paintings from the Kelliher Art Trust Collection will be on display at the Ashburton Art Gallery from 08 August until 2 October 2022. The exhibition, curated by Kelliher Art Trust Curator Christopher Johnstone , will be coming to Ashburton ... More >>

Exhibition Explores Ashburton’s Urban Environment

Wednesday, 2 March 2022, 3:24 pm | Ashburton Art Gallery

Urban Ashburton , the latest exhibition to open at the Ashburton Art Gallery will take a look at the town’s built environment through art and objects from the collections of the Ashburton Art Gallery, the Museum, and the Ashburton District Council. In ... More >>

Finalists Announced For ZAFAA22

Tuesday, 18 January 2022, 7:30 am | Ashburton Art Gallery

The Zonta Ashburton Female Art Awards (ZAFAA) return to the Ashburton Art Gallery for the sixth year. With 74 entries the judges had a tough decision in selecting the finalists. A total of 37 artworks have been selected to be included in the awards ... More >>

Two New Exhibitions At The Ashburton Art Gallery

Friday, 7 August 2020, 10:17 am | Ashburton Art Gallery

The team at the Ashburton Art Gallery are excited to see the opening of two new exhibitions this Wednesday the 12th of August that combine the skills of local artists with the lyrical and painterly magic of one of New Zealand’s art laureates. The ... More >>

ZAFAA20 Winners Announced

Tuesday, 10 March 2020, 2:33 pm | Ashburton Art Gallery

The annual Zonta Ashburton Female Art Awards exhibition has returned to the Ashburton Art Gallery, in partnership with the Zonta Club of Ashburton. This exhibition highlights the work of female visual artists in Canterbury, and promotes excellence in emerging ... More >>

Opportunity for Female Artists to Advance Their Career

Wednesday, 18 July 2018, 4:44 pm | Ashburton Art Gallery

Opportunity for Female Artists to Advance Their Career Entries Now Open for Zonta Ashburton Female Art Awards 2019 More >>

Exploring Material Worth And Beauty

Friday, 27 October 2017, 1:56 pm | Ashburton Art Gallery

The Ashburton Art Gallery is delighted to present an exciting exhibition by Lyttelton-based contemporary jeweller Elfi Spiewack In Splendour Moot, Adornment Re-framed opening on Sunday 19th November 2017 for its first showing in New Zealand. This striking ... More >>

Entries Now Open for Zonta Ashburton Female Art Awards 2018

Saturday, 26 August 2017, 8:02 pm | Ashburton Art Gallery

The Ashburton Art Gallery in partnership with the Zonta Club of Ashburton are welcoming entries to the Zonta Ashburton Female Art Award 2018 (ZAFAA18). Now in its second year, the award is open to all Canterbury-based emerging and mid-career female artists ... More >>

Artists speaks for the environment

Tuesday, 11 July 2017, 2:48 pm | Ashburton Art Gallery

Artists speaks for the environment New works by Annabel Menzies-Joyce Opening at the Ashburton Art Gallery is a wonderful thought provoking exhibition by Tai Tapu based artist Annabel Menzies-Joyce which explores the environment in which we live. ... More >>

Two New Painting Shows for the New Year

Tuesday, 24 January 2017, 12:09 pm | Ashburton Art Gallery

The Ashburton Art Gallery is excited to be opening two new exhibitions on Sunday 29th of January at 2pm. Both solo exhibitions pay tribute to the medium of painting and its enduring power as an artistic discipline. Opening in the Colin Redmond Gallery ... More >>

New Female Canterbury Art Award Launched

Friday, 30 December 2016, 12:08 pm | Ashburton Art Gallery

The Ashburton Art Gallery in partnership with the Zonta Club of Ashburton have announced a new Canterbury wide female only art award for emerging and mid-career artists. The Zonta Ashburton Female Art Award (ZAFAA) will be an annual awards exhibition ... More >>

Euan Macleod’s survey exhibition arrives in Ashburton

Wednesday, 5 October 2016, 11:38 am | Ashburton Art Gallery

Spanning nearly three decades of a prolific career, this exhibition brings together the work of Christchurch born painter Euan Macleod as never seen before on this side of the Tasman. Opening this Friday 7 October the Ashburton Art Gallery will be host ... More >>

New Arts Fund Launched

Friday, 24 June 2016, 12:12 pm | Ashburton Art Gallery

On Tuesday night the Gallery held a function to celebrate its one-year anniversary in conjunction with the launch of a new charitable fund for the arts. The evening was about celebrating art in Ashburton and it was a fitting occasion for Advance ... More >>

Lingering Imagery: An exhibition of Jeffrey Harris

Wednesday, 30 March 2016, 10:29 am | Ashburton Art Gallery

A private collection of works by one of New Zealand’s most powerful painters accompanied by drawings from the artists own personal collection are coming to the Ashburton Art Gallery. Jeffrey Harris: Selected Works from the Bosshard Browne Collection opens ... More >>

Matakaea, Shag Point

Wednesday, 18 November 2015, 12:28 pm | Ashburton Art Gallery

Christchurch based multimedia artist Robyn Webster uncovers the history of a significant Otago site in her recent exhibition soon to open at the Ashburton Art Gallery. Webster’s exhibition, Matakaea, Shag Point will transforms the Carr Family Gallery with sculpture, ... More >>

Gallery To Remain Closed Until Completion

Wednesday, 4 February 2015, 1:24 pm | Ashburton Art Gallery

Regarding the opening of The Ashburton Art Gallery and Heritage Centre building to be held on Saturday 14 February 2015, unfortunately due to ongoing issues with the climate control units of the new building, the Ashburton Art Gallery Inc has sadly ... More >>

Society of Arts celebrating 50 years of creativity

Wednesday, 26 March 2014, 11:36 am | Ashburton Art Gallery

It is with great pleasure that the Ashburton Society of Arts present their 50th annual exhibition. This year it is held in April and it will be the last exhibition held in the current Art Gallery. Ashburton Society of Arts formed in 1964, with the ... More >>

Monumental fundraising continues

Tuesday, 25 February 2014, 4:30 pm | Ashburton Art Gallery

The Ashburton Art Gallery in conjunction with the Regent Cinema are hosting a fundraising night not to be missed. The Gallery is continuing with its efforts to raise funds for the fixtures and fittings of the new building and the Regent are supporting their ... More >>

 

 
 
 
 
 

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