Event Highlights: 24 December – 6 January
Welcome to Christchurch Art Gallery's eNewsletter. The Gallery is open every day of the festive period except Christmas Day, and we have a great range of exhibitions and activities to suit all ages and interests. Why not come in and visit the stunning Fiona Hall: Force Field and Wunderbox exhibitions, watch one of the classic movies showing in the auditorium or book the kids into our school holiday programmes, which start on 5 January.
Fiona Hall Cell Culture (detail) 2001–2. Glass beads, silver wire, Tupperware. South Australia Government Grant 2002, Art Gallery of South Australia. Courtesy of the artist and Roslyn Oxley9 Gallery, Sydney
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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.
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.
John Tole Maori Village, Rotorua c.1950. Oil on board. Courtesy of the Fletcher Trust Collection
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Pākehā Colonisation and Māori Empowerment
Until 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 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.
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 24 December
6pm, Philip Carter Family Auditorium, 96 mins, free
In this, one of Hollywood's most delightful fantasies, the spirit of Christmas is rekindled in a young girl (Natalie Wood) by a department store Santa. Edmund Gwenn is perfect as the endearing employee who claims to be the real Mr Claus.
Sponsored by The Press
Wed 31 December
6pm, Philip Carter Family Auditorium, 100 mins, free
This grand musical showcase for Bing Crosby and Fred Astaire is about a romantic triangle, and the establishment of a country inn that's open only on the holidays. Music by Irving Berlin including the one and only White Christmas.
Sponsored by The Press
Richard Killeen Book of the Hook 1996. Acrylic on aluminium. Collection of Christchurch Art Gallery, purchased 2000
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Held in the Education Centre, weekdays only, bookings tel: (03) 941 7382
Mon 5 Jan – Fri 23 Jan, $5
Mornings: 10am – 12pm
Afternoons: 1 – 3pm
Be inspired by the exhibition Wunderbox. Become a crazy collector and collage your own cabinet of wonders in the Education Centre.
Mon 5 Jan – Sun 1 Feb, 10am – 4pm, collect from the front desk, free
Come and explore Fiona Hall: Force Field with this fun activity sheet. Fiona is an Australian artist who uses common household materials and objects to make her art, changing them to make us look at materials in a new way.
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