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He Kapuka Oneone – A Handful Of Soil

Tuesday, 30 July 2024, 2:49 pm | Christchurch Art Gallery

He Kapuka Oneone – A Handful of Soil opens on Saturday 24 August, bringing together a wide variety of historic and contemporary works, including artists’ responses to Te Waipounamu South Island. More >>

Dame Robin White Retrospective Opens in Christchurch, 22/7-5/11/23

Monday, 17 July 2023, 10:36 am | Christchurch Art Gallery

From Saturday 22 July to 5 November, Robin White: Te Whanaketanga | Something is Happening Here will showcase around 50 iconic, diverse and innovative works created by White (b. 1946, Ngāti Awa, Pākehā) in the last of four shows across Aotearoa. ... More >>

Ship Nails And Tail Feathers: Historic Treasures From The Collections Of Christchurch Art Gallery And Canterbury Museum

Thursday, 1 June 2023, 3:39 pm | Christchurch Art Gallery

Tail Feathers is a collaborative exhibition showcasing taonga (treasures) from the historic – and very different – collections of Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetū and Canterbury Museum. This unusual selection of rare, exquisite, extravagant ... More >>

Upcoming Exhibition At Christchurch Art Gallery

Friday, 21 April 2023, 9:18 am | Christchurch Art Gallery

Absence , the newest exhibition at Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetū, argues that sometimes the most compelling thing is what isn’t there. <img src="https://img.scoop.co.nz/stories/images/2304/a3a68384af44474c318e.jpeg" ... More >>

Māori Moving Image Ki Te Puna O Waiwhetū

Monday, 23 May 2022, 4:43 pm | Christchurch Art Gallery

Jamie Berry A.E.I.O.U (Akona Te Reo) 2021. Single-channel karaoke video; 3 min, 58 sec. Written and performed by Moana and the Moahunters. Courtesy of the artist, Moana Maniapoto and Blackpearl Ltd. The newest exhibition at Christchurch Art Gallery ... More >>

Atlas Of Anti-Taxonomies: De-categorising The World To Reveal The Wild Disorder Of Nature

Wednesday, 26 January 2022, 2:39 pm | Christchurch Art Gallery

An ant’s eye, orange peel, a hibiscus flower, rhubarb, bacteria and a space blob – all these seemingly disparate images are brought together with stunning effect in Alicia Frankovich’s new exhibition Atlas of Anti-Taxonomies , opening Saturday ... More >>

Hellzapoppin’! The Art Of Flying Nun

Wednesday, 14 July 2021, 10:59 am | Christchurch Art Gallery

The unruly art and design of New Zealand’s maverick record label Flying Nun is on display exclusively at Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetū from 21 August to 28 November 2021. Celebrating the 40th anniversary of the founding of Flying Nun ... More >>

Missing Louise Henderson Artwork To Be Shown In Christchurch

Thursday, 25 June 2020, 10:54 am | Christchurch Art Gallery

A recently rediscovered painting by acclaimed New Zealand artist Dame Louise Henderson will be on display at Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetū next month as part of a wider exhibition of Henderson’s work. The missing artwork, April , will ... More >>

Christchurch celebrates artist and explorer Frances Hodgkins

Wednesday, 15 January 2020, 2:12 pm | Christchurch Art Gallery

The work of an unstoppable traveller is taking Christchurch by storm in an exhibition following the adventurous life of Dunedin-born artist Frances Hodgkins. More >>

Artist Brent Harris treats Chch to first solo exhibition

Tuesday, 8 October 2019, 3:06 pm | Christchurch Art Gallery

Celebrated artist Brent Harris will exhibit at Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetū in November. His first Christchurch exhibition, Towards the Swamp, is a collection of paintings and works on paper, including never-before-seen works gifted ... More >>

Rarely seen work from artist Bill Hammond to be shown

Wednesday, 31 July 2019, 9:38 am | Christchurch Art Gallery

A prominent Ō tautahi artist will be celebrated at an exhibition held in August. Canterbury artist Bill Hammond is best known for his hauntingly beautiful half-human, half-bird creatures. Over 40 pieces, some of which have never been seen in public ... More >>

Rare work from Christchurch artist Bill Hammond to be shown

Thursday, 11 July 2019, 3:48 pm | Christchurch Art Gallery

Canterbury artist Bill Hammond is best known for his hauntingly beautiful half-human, half-bird creatures. More >>

Christchurch Art Gallery scoops Australasian design awards

Thursday, 16 May 2019, 3:14 pm | Christchurch Art Gallery

Christchurch Art Gallery publications have won top honours at an awards ceremony held in Alice Springs. More >>

William Wegman treats Christchurch Art Gallery

Friday, 5 April 2019, 9:48 am | Christchurch Art Gallery

A significant exhibition of work by US-based artist William Wegman opens at Christchurch Art Gallery on Saturday 6 April. More >>

Christchurch farewells Quasi

Wednesday, 27 February 2019, 9:32 am | Christchurch Art Gallery

Quasi , the five-metre tall sculpture of artist Ronnie van Hout’s face and hand, disappeared from the roof of Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetū on Tuesday. The Gallery commissioned van Hout to create Quasi as a temporary installation for ... More >>

Sparks set to fly at Christchurch Art Gallery

Friday, 7 September 2018, 10:02 am | Christchurch Art Gallery

A spectacular and immersive new project by one of New Zealand’s most conceptually inventive artists opens at Christchurch Art Gallery tomorrow. More >>

Marie Shannon exhibition opens at Christchurch Art Gallery

Tuesday, 31 July 2018, 10:51 am | Christchurch Art Gallery

Marie Shannon exhibition opens at Christchurch Art Gallery A significant exhibition of work by Auckland-based artist Marie Shannon opens at Christchurch Art Gallery this Saturday. Rooms found only in the home consists of more than 30 years of wryly ... More >>

De Lautour exhibition brimming with abstract energy

Friday, 20 April 2018, 2:35 pm | Christchurch Art Gallery

The first major survey of local artist Tony de Lautour’s acclaimed work opens at Christchurch Art Gallery next month. More >>

Familiar landscape for new Art Gallery head

Thursday, 22 March 2018, 2:13 pm | Christchurch Art Gallery

Blair Jackson has been appointed the new Director of Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetū. More >>

Stezaker's surreal splices at Christchurch Art Gallery

Monday, 5 March 2018, 12:31 pm | Christchurch Art Gallery

The first New Zealand exhibition by award-winning British artist John Stezaker—dubbed the “master of slicing and splicing”—opens at Christchurch Art Gallery this month. More >>

 

 
 
 
 
 

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