GALLERY HIGHLIGHTS: 8 – 21 JULY
With the school holidays here, the
Gallery’s Explore and Draw activity is a great way for children to
investigate and experience works of art. Pick up a free activity
sheet from the front desk.
More for the family – children are
invited to our education centre tomorrow, Thursday or Friday to put
their handprints on the world’s biggest flying artwork – the TV2
KidsFest banner. It’s free, and you can drop in any time between
10am and 3pm to the Education Centre.
Next Thursday the banner will take
to the sky as part of the Breeze Mix Mash Music Bash from 11.30am to
1.30pm in the Gallery forecourt. Bring the family and play on
creations made from recycled materials, enjoy a samba band and
sausage sizzle at this free event. Phone (03) 941 7382 for more
information.
6pm / free
Warren Feeney discusses the
contribution Stoddart and her contemporaries made toward a national
identity, while Dave Margetts outlines heritage cottage construction
and conservation.
Sponsored by The
Press
7.15pm / free
Senior curator Justin Paton
discusses New Zealand’s contribution to the Venice Biennale, the
history of international megashows and the pleasures (and dangers)
of global art tourism.
10.30am / Friends $2 / public $5 / students
free / tea and coffee in Alchemy from 10am: $3
A talk drawn from research Alison
Rutherford is currently undertaking for a thesis in art history at
the University of Canterbury.
12–1pm / foyer / free
This community-based concert band
from the Baulkham Hills Shire of Sydney performs a diverse
repertoire, from marches and jazz to popular hit singles.
6pm / content may offend /
free
Peter Wells, author and filmmaker,
leads an informal discussion about eroticism in New Zealand art –
why it seems to be missing and how it can be found.
Sponsored by The Press
12.30pm / meet in the foyer /
free
Join Ronnie van Hout for an
artist-led floortalk of his exhibition Who goes
there.
Sponsored by The Press
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Ronnie van Hout
Bananaman 2005. Painted resin. Private
collection, Melbourne. Reproduced courtesy of the artist
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Until 18 October
A twisting journey through the
world of Ronnie van Hout, encompassing peepholes, failed robots,
doll-sized portraits of the artist and something strange and new
from Antarctica.
Until 26 July
An exhibition of plein-air
painters – artists who work outdoors in an attempt to record the
varying effects of differing light and weather conditions through
direct observation.
Until 29 July
Nigerian sculptures meet paintings
by 1950s and 1960s New Zealand modernists. Ron O'Reilly –
Christchurch city librarian from 1951 to 1968 – is recognised as a
significant champion of the arts.
Proudly supported by
Christchurch City Libraries as it celebrates 150 years
Until 23 August
Gary Hill is world-renowned for his
bold experiments with moving images. In this exhibition he explores
the paradoxes and difficulties of the human attempt to communicate.
The best known of the works on show, Wall Piece is a high-impact
fusion of light, language and body language.
Presented with support from The
Arts Centre, Christchurch, in association with the St Paul St
Gallery, Auckland
Until October
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
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