Ashburton Art Gallery - Latest News [Page 2]
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 >>
Zonta Youth Art Awards 2014
Tuesday, 11 February 2014, 11:42 am | Ashburton Art Gallery
Entry forms for the popular Zonta Youth Art Awards are now available at the Ashburton Art Gallery. This year marks the 16th Annual Exhibition of artworks from the youth of Mid and South Canterbury and the Ashburton Art Gallery staff are waiting with ... More >>
Evoking a generational connection to the land
Monday, 3 February 2014, 12:00 pm | Ashburton Art Gallery
Otago artist Juliet Novena Sorrel travelled equipped with her sketchbook for two years recording places on a high country station which has been in her family for 100 years. Her work documents both natural and human features of the Central South ... More >>
Watercolour Group Exhibition
Monday, 14 October 2013, 7:47 pm | Ashburton Art Gallery
Eva Mc Enroe, Poppies This enchanting group exhibition features some of Mid - Canterbury’s award winning artists. Robin Arnst, George Coppard, Jen Dearborne, Margaret Digby, Barbara Jaine, Debbie Lambert, Eva McEnroe, Ngaio McKee, Judith Mitchell, Susie Millichamp, ... More >>
Out and About – Margaret Digby
Tuesday, 10 September 2013, 4:18 pm | Ashburton Art Gallery
Rural Ashburton based artist Margaret Digby has been painting from an early age and is now a full time painter, often painting on site then finishing off her work in the studio. Digby has experimented with a number of different mediums including printmaking. ... More >>
Lucy soon to leave the Gallery
Tuesday, 13 August 2013, 11:43 am | Ashburton Art Gallery
You may be familiar with her face in the paper, heard her on the radio, or know her as the convenor of the Gallery’s art education programme. Sadly it won’t be for much longer as Lucy Sharp the Publicity Officer/Technician at the Ashburton Art Gallery ... More >>
A Modern Portrait of New Zealand Women by Bev Short
Wednesday, 24 July 2013, 1:01 pm | Ashburton Art Gallery
Wellington-based photographer Bev Short has spent more than two years travelling the length and breadth of New Zealand capturing images of women who inspire her. From a Carmelite nun to Olympic sportswoman Barbara Kendall ironing in her curlers ... More >>
Emerging artists exhibit in public art Gallery
Thursday, 27 June 2013, 4:22 pm | Ashburton Art Gallery
Sophie Jones grew up in Ashburton and is a recent graduate of Sculpture from the University of Canterbury School of Fine Arts. Her practice stems from an obsession with repetition and labour in art, resulting in geometric works that are built up ... More >>
Post-Earthquake Heritage -New works by Ross Gray
Wednesday, 26 June 2013, 11:44 am | Ashburton Art Gallery
Christchurch artist Ross Gray is an advocate for the preservation of heritage buildings and his passion is reflected in his latest exhibition at the Ashburton Art Gallery. At a time when issues of architectural heritage, space and memory have grown with ... More >>
Ashburton Society of Arts Annual Exhibition
Tuesday, 28 May 2013, 4:36 pm | Ashburton Art Gallery
This exhibition marks the 49th successful year of the Ashburton Society of Arts Annual Exhibition. The eagerly awaited opening night sees the art lovers and enthusiasts of Ashburton turn up and get their first pick of the fantastic selection of works ... More >>
Powerful and Inspirational Artist to Exhibit In Ashburton
Tuesday, 23 April 2013, 11:31 am | Ashburton Art Gallery
Contemporary artist Jean Laming has exhibited extensively throughout Australasia and the United States. Opening & Artist Talk Sat 11 May 1:30pm More >>
Views of Distant Towns
Wednesday, 20 February 2013, 11:29 am | Ashburton Art Gallery
Marela Glavaš & Mat Logan The Gallery will be opening a bold and intriguing sculpture exhibition next Saturday. Views of Distant Towns by emerging artists Marela Glavaš & Mat Logan features reused materials such as goat horns, lacrosse sticks, ... More >>
Young Artists Recieve Prizes!
Tuesday, 22 January 2013, 10:16 am | Ashburton Art Gallery
Ashburton Art Gallery Media Release 21.01.13 Young Artists Recieve Prizes! A recent colouring competition held at the Ashburton Art Gallery saw 6 young budding artists receive prizes, a certificate and compliments on their creative work. The competition ... More >>
Victorian High Tea at the Gallery
Monday, 19 November 2012, 3:12 pm | Ashburton Art Gallery
The eagerly awaited Haunts of Dickens exhibition opened at the Gallery on Saturday. The exhibition celebrates the bicentenary of Charles Dickens’s birth (7 February 1812). It features a series of delightful watercolours by the British artist Paul ... More >>
60 Years 60 Pots
Monday, 5 November 2012, 11:20 am | Ashburton Art Gallery
60 Years 60 Pots Born in Czechoslovakia in 1925, Mirek Smíšek (OBE) has forged a career as a remarkable New Zealand artist since arriving here in 1951. Smíšek has built three studio potteries on the Kapiti Coast over the past 41 years, and ... More >>
Ashburton District Schools Exhibition
Wednesday, 3 October 2012, 11:26 am | Ashburton Art Gallery
An annual favourite in the Gallery’s programme, this exhibition displays the creative work of the District’s children. Come and view the colourful and innovative work that is being created in schools around your community. The exhibition includes painting, ... More >>
Grand opening of local exhibition in Ashburton
Wednesday, 5 September 2012, 12:46 pm | Ashburton Art Gallery
Grand opening of local exhibition in Ashburton Media Release 05.09.12 There was a great turn out to the exhibition opening of Impressions by Ten, Canterbury Artists on Location on Saturday. Over 100 people were at the Gallery admiring the artwork, ... More >>
Local Artists Prepare For A Large Landscape Exhibition
Tuesday, 21 August 2012, 4:35 pm | Ashburton Art Gallery
Media Release 21.08.12 Local Artists Prepare For A Large Landscape Exhibition At The Gallery Ten Canterbury artists are putting the final touches on their paintings ready for the September opening of Impressions by Ten, Canterbury artist on location. ... More >>
Local art tutor prepares for exhibition
Monday, 2 July 2012, 10:39 am | Ashburton Art Gallery
Michael Armstrong is an established artist and art tutor in New Zealand, having exhibited his work for over 42 years. He has been the judge of various art competitions and been the recipient of many awards too. In 2010 Armstrong won the Heartland Sculpture ... More >>
A journey of grieving through stitch and poetry
Wednesday, 27 June 2012, 5:38 pm | Ashburton Art Gallery
Ashburton Art Gallery Media Release 27/06/2012 A journey of grieving through stitch and poetry The exhibition Echoes was created by Oamaru art technology teacher Sue McLean and her daughter Rhiannon. It depicts a mother’s turbulent period of grief ... More >>