Event Highlights 12 September – 25 September
Wednesday Evenings
Cultural Shopping and the Responsible Photographer
Wed 12, 6pm, Auditorium, free
Cushla Parekowhai was one of the subjects documented by Ans Westra along the Whanganui River. Cushla will discuss accountability and responsibility as it affects the documentary photographer.
Bill Hammond: Wonderful & Terrifying Worlds
Wed 19, 6pm, Auditorium, free
Ron Brownson, Senior Curator of New Zealand and Pacific Art at Auckland Art Gallery, will speak about three decades of Bill Hammond’s works.
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Bill Hammond Waiting for Buller. Bar 1993. Collection of the artist, on loan to Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetu |
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Friends of the Christchurch Art Gallery Events
Jingle Jangle Breakfast
Sat 15, 8.30 am, Alchemy,Friends $15, Public $25
Light breakfast, followed by a floortalk with curator Jennifer Hay and private viewing of Bill Hammond: Jingle Jangle Morning. Telephone 941 7356 or email friends@ccc.govt.nz for more details.
The Art Event 07
Sat 15 September 7pm, Foyer, $50 per person
The Friends of Christchurch Art Gallery invite you and your friends to this major fundraising event, giving you a fantastic opportunity to purchase great New Zealand art at an affordable price.
Tickets can be purchased from the Gallery’s information desk in the foyer. Phone 941 7356, email friends@ccc.govt.nz or visit www.christchurchartgallery.org.nz/Friends for more details.
Friends’ Speaker of the Month: The Art of the Picture Frame
Wed 19, 10.30 am, Auditorium, Friends $2, Public $5, Students with ID free
Using examples of picture frames from the 18th century, gilder Lin Klenner will discuss the increasing demand for the replication of historic frames and how they are made.
 School Holiday Activities
Birdhouse
24 September – 5 October, 10am – 12 noon, and 1–3pm daily, free
Children and adults are invited to come and embellish a paper bird to add to a fantastic birdhouse in the foyer.
Holiday Quiz: On the Wing
22 September – 7 October, 10am – 4pm, free
The popular search and discovery holiday quiz helps children and families to discover the role of birds in painting.
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