Event Highlights 15 – 28 August
Outstanding Choirs
Fri 17, Sat 18 & Sun 19 1pm, Foyer
Two choirs perform each day from the National Finale of The Big Sing Secondary Schools Choir Festival.
Wednesday Evenings
Wed 15 - A Villain on the Scene
6pm, Auditorium
Andreas Reischek, the infamous Austrian collector and taxidermist, is exposed by Dr Helen Hogan in a discussion on his Māori contacts and actions in New Zealand.
Wed 22 - Ensnared
6pm, Auditorium
Paul Schofield, curator of vertebrate zoology at Canterbury Museum, discusses bird collecting and its role in the exploration of New Zealand.
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Art Bites
Art Bites is a lunchtime programme offered every Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 12.30pm. A speaker will give a 20-minute floortalk on a selected work.
Admission is free unless stated otherwise. Please assemble at the Information Desk in the Foyer. Limited places available & programme subject to change. Confirm on (64 3) 941 7302.
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Coming in September...
Insight Art Appreciation Course
More of our popular Insight art appreciation courses begin in September. Designed for beginners, Insight is offered on Tuesday or Saturday mornings.
Tuesdays: September 4, 11, 18, 25. Saturdays: September 8, 15, 22, 29. Group size is limited, course fees apply and bookings are essential. For more information or to book your place please telephone 941 7342.
Art in the Morning
Join us on Saturday mornings for light breakfast in Alchemy from 8.30–9 am, followed by a private viewing at the Gallery with a guest speaker. Friends $15, non-members $25.
Jingle Jangle Breakfast
Jennifer Hay
Saturday 15 September, 8.30 am
Join curator Jennifer Hay for the inside story on the stunning exhibition Bill Hammond: Jingle Jangle Morning. Jennifer will talk about Bill’s career, then discuss highlighted works in a private viewing of the exhibition.
Please post payment to: Friends, PO Box 2626, Christchurch.
Special offer - mention this e-Newsletter with your payment and non-members pay the Friend’s price of only $15!
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