Event Highlights: 10 December – 23 December
Welcome to Christchurch Art Gallery's eNewsletter. Two exciting new exhibitions open this fortnight – let it be now on 12 December, and Te Huringa / Turning Points on 19 December. We have plenty of great events happening, so why not create a lovely Christmas gift for someone special at the beading workshop or enjoy a special Christmas ballet
Joseph Jenner Merrett Hone Heke and his wife, Harriet, with four attendants c.1845. Watercolour. Courtesy of the Fletcher Trust Collection
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12 December 2008 – 8 March 2009
This exhibition presents new work by six emerging New Zealand artists. These recent graduates unravel conventions and show us new aspects of contemporary art practice.
Generously supported by Coffey Projects.
Pākehā Colonisation and Māori Empowerment
19 December 2008 – 15 February 2009
An exhibition of paintings from the collections of the Fletcher Trust and Sarjeant Gallery Te Whare o Rehua Whanganui, Te Huringa / Turning Points charts a journey from early European contact and colonisation through to work by present-day New Zealand artists reflecting contemporary concerns.
Until 15 February 2009
Renowned Australian artist Fiona Hall explores the intersection of nature and culture, transforming ordinary objects such as sardine tins, videotapes and paper money into complex and evocative works of art. This spectacular survey includes works from the 1970s through to new works created especially for the exhibition.
Exhibition organised and toured by the Museum of Contemporary Art, Sydney, Australia and City Gallery Wellington, New Zealand.
Francis Upritchard Husband and Wife 2006. Rabbit fur, tanned goat skin, modelling materials. Collection of Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetu, purchased 2008. Reproduced courtesy of the artist and Kate MacGarry
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Until 15 February 2009
Wunderbox brings together secretive spaces, model worlds and eccentric collections from some of New Zealand's best-known contemporary artists, including Judy Darragh, Andrew Drummond, Bill Hammond, Neil Pardington, Francis Upritchard, Terry Urbahn and Ronnie van Hout.
Until October 2009
Keeping younger audiences in mind, and including a number of new works by contemporary artists, White on White is an exhibition brimming with the imaginative possibilities of white.
Generously supported by Chartwell Trust
Wed 10 Dec
6pm, Philip Carter Family Auditorium, free
Gallery archivist Tim Jones pulls out treasures from the Gallery archives, including diaries, journals, correspondence and photographs.
Sponsored by The Press
Sat 13 Dec
1pm, meet at the front desk, free
Curator Jennifer Hay presents a floortalk of this exhibition and artist Kentaro Yamada describes his interactive video work.
Fiona Hall Understorey (detail) 1999–2004. Glass beads, silver wire, rubber, boar's teeth. Private collection, Sydney. Image courtesy of the artist and Roslyn Oxley9 Gallery, Sydney
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Sat 13 Dec
1pm, meet at the front desk, free
Kim Morton unravels this strange and exquisite assembly of objects handcrafted from glass beads, silver wire, rubber and boar’s teeth, which weave together narratives of global trade, colonial history, enlightenment and exploitation.
Sat 13 Dec
10.30am–3pm, Education Centre, $25; bookings tel: (03) 941 7382
Amulet bags were traditionally worn above the heart and contained treasures such as herbs, tobacco, stones, and other talismans. Barbara Johns, from the Embroiderers' Guild, takes a modern-day approach and helps you create a beautiful, knitted and beaded bag that can be worn as a necklace, used to keep your own special treasures, or made for someone special. Suitable for all levels.
Wed 17 Dec
6pm, foyer, free
A special Christmas ballet by the young dancers of the Sharon Howells School of Ballet.
Sponsored by The Press
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