Events 1 – 14 August
Wednesday Evenings
Wed 1 Behind the Image
6pm, Touring Galleries
Curator Jennifer Hay discusses art historical references in the works of Bill Hammond.
Wed 8 Looking for Buller
6pm, Auditorium
Dr Ross Galbreath discusses aspects of the life of Walter Buller, the famous bird collector featured in the work of Bill Hammond.
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Bill Hammond The Fall of Icarus 1995. Acrylic on canvas. Collection of Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetu, purchased 1996 |
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Art Bites
12.30pm, Meet at the Information Desk
A 20-minute floortalk on a selected work, conducted by an expert speaker.
Wed 1 Alison Fox on Waiting for Buller Bar 2 by Bill Hammond
Fri 3 Neil Roberts on Tudor cottage by Helen Allingham
Mon 6 Jennifer Hay on Device for shadows and reflection by Andrew Drummond
Wed 8 Ken Hall on Portrait of the Artist’s Wife by Douglas McLeod
Fri 10 Guntra Auzins on Whistler’s Mothers (Sticks and Stones) by Bill Hammond
Mon 13 Karen Stevenson on Tokolonga Faoa E Loto He Misi by John Pule
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Kids in Town
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Thursdays, 12 noon, Foyer
Local primary schools perform in the Gallery Foyer. Offered in conjunction with the Christchurch City Council Events Team.
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Christchurch Arts Festival
26 July – 12 August
Christchurch Art Gallery is hosting a variety of shows and performances throughout the Christchurch Arts Festival.
Visit www.artsfestival.co.nz for details.
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