Event Highlights 25 June – 8 July
Welcome to the Christchurch Art Gallery e-Newsletter. The Mātāriki programme draws to a close this week, with several great events on offer. Of note is a tribute to the great New Zealand poet Hone Tuwhare on Friday 27th June, which is sure to be a memorable evening. Don’t forget to enrol in the next Art Appreciation Course beginning mid-July, and make sure you pay a visit to Morris & Co: The World of William Morris during its last few days on show.
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Sat 28 June
2 pm, floortalk, meet at the front desk, admission charges apply
The beautiful wife of William Morris was the subject of many Rossetti portraits – this delicate sketch was drawn towards the end of the closest period in their relationship. Sandra Ellis delves into the private lives of these three intriguing characters. |
Morris & Company, London, Britain, 1861 – 1940. Attributed to William Morris, designer, Britain, 1834 – 1896. Carpet 1884, Merton Abbey Workshops, London.
Hand knotted wool pile. Ellen Christensen Bequest Fund assisted by Hamish Gosse 2003
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Wed 25 June
10 am – 9 pm
Get 15% off all items at the Gallery Shop*
Choose from a wide range of unique gift ideas and art books.
*excludes postage stamps and phone cards
 Christchurch Art Gallery’s sumptuous book on local artist Bill Hammond has been shortlisted for the Montana New Zealand Book Awards and the BPANZ Book Design Awards. Get your copy from the Gallery Shop.
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Fri 27 June
7 pm, Philip Carter Family Auditorium, free
A special tribute of poetry and performance to New Zealand poet Hone Tuwhare, featuring Apirana Taylor, Tusiata Avia, Bernadette Hall, Brian Potiki, Jeffrey Paparoa Holman, Danielle O’Halloran, Ben Brown, Doc Drumheller, Ciaran Fox and others. |
Whetu (star) by Areta Wilkinson
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Sat 28 & Sun 29 June
10 am – 2 pm (1 hr lunch break), Education Centre, $20
A jewellery workshop for adults to celebrate Mātāriki with Ngāi Tahu artist Areta Wilkinson. Places are limited. Tel 941 7351 or email paula.rigby@ccc.govt.nz to register. |
Sheree Waitoa
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Sun 29 June
2 pm, Sutton Gallery, free
Enjoy this performance by Christchurch-based Sheree Waitoa, whose influences include jazz, reggae and Māori culture.
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Wed 25 June
6 pm, floortalk, free
Ben Cauchi is an acclaimed contemporary photographer who uses mid-19th-century photographic processes. Join assistant curator Ken Hall in a floortalk of this haunting exhibition.
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Ben Cauchi False Light 2007. Ambrotype. Collection of the artist
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Wed 2 July
6 pm, floortalk and lecture, free
Introduction and floortalk with curator Jennifer Hay followed by Austen Deans discussing his work.
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Austen Deans Stranded Iceberg, Cape Royds 1981. Watercolour on paper. Collection of the artist
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View of Pulse by Darryn George at Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetu
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Sat 28 June
8.30 am, Alchemy, Friends $20, public $30
Join artist Darryn George as he talks about his exhibition Pulse.
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Tues 10.30 – 12.30: 15, 22, 29 Jul & 5 Aug
or Sat 10.30 – 12.30: 19, 26 Jul & 2, 9 Aug
Public $60, Friends $54, SuperGold Card $40
This enlightening four-week course uses the Gallery’s historical and 21st-century works of art to discover more about portraiture, landscape painting, abstract works and contemporary art.
Places are limited. Tel 941 7342 to register.
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