We have a range of daytime and evening events for individuals, families and groups, including lectures, floortalks, films, workshops and performances.
Events Calendar
Admission free unless otherwise stated
May 2008
 New Zealand Music Month
The Gallery is pleased to offer an exciting programme of events in support of New Zealand Music Month.
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Wed 7 Fashioning Loose Women: Dress Reformers of the 19th Century
6pm, auditorium, free
Jennifer Queree, senior curator of decorative arts at Canterbury Museum, explores the revolutionary fashion ideas of the pre-Raphaelite, aesthetic, hygienic and socialist dress movements of the 19th century.
To be followed by:
When the Corset Grew Up: A Journey from Utilitarian Undergarment to Object of Fantasy to Warrior Princess Armour
Corset designer Jo Drysdall and her suitably attired models explore the history, construction and modern day revival of corsetry in fashion and wearable arts.
Sat 10 William Morris and the Art of Everyday Life
9:30am – 5pm, auditorium, $50, students and unwaged $25
This one-day conference convened by the Australasian Victorian Studies Association and the University of Otagoexplores the relationship between Morris and the art of everyday life – from the design of beautiful domestic interiors to his advocacy of a utopian socialism. Professor Florence Boos of the University of Iowa, distinguished Morris scholar and president of the US Morris Society, is the keynote speaker.
Wed 14 Political Designs: William Morris the Social Anarchist
6pm, auditorium, free
Mark Francis, professor of political science at the University of Canterbury, presents a commentary on Morris the Marxist, revolutionary socialist and political agitator.
Fri 16 & Sat 17 William Morris: Art and Socialism
An oration with music by Silencio Ensemble, featuring Jennine Bailey
7.30pm, foyer, $20, Friends, students & unwaged $15
Morris’s lecture Art and Socialism opens the door for a musical exploration of the evolution of socialism. This unique performance of music and theatre examines the relevance of Morris’s ideas on art and commerce in contemporary society, and features works by composers Vaughan Williams, Bela Bartok, Dimitri Shostakovich, Woody Guthrie and more.
Bookings recommended. Presales available at the front desk or telephone 941 7342.
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Sat 17 Art in the Morning: Colin McCahon
8.30am, Alchemy, Friends $15, public $25
Enjoy a light breakfast followed by a talk by Te Papa’s director of art and collection services Jonathan Mane-Wheoki about major works in the exhibition.
Sat 17 & Sun 18 All Human Beings Are Born Free And Equal: Prize Winning Short Films On Tour in New Zealand
 10am – 12pm & 1pm – 3pm, auditorium, koha
The Christchurch Art Gallery in association with the Goethe-Institute New Zealand is proud to present the winning films on the occasion of the “Human Rights Film Festival in Christchurch.
To mark the occasion of the 60th Anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the Goethe-Institute in Germany in association with the foundation “Remembrance Responsibility and Future”, invited young filmmakers in ten countries to give their interpretation of the famous First Article of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in a short film with a maximum length of 20 minutes.
The Christchurch Art Gallery in association with the Goethe-Institute New Zealand is proud to present the winning films on the occasion of the “Human Rights Film Festival in Christchurch.
For more information visit: www.humanrightsfilmfest.net.nz
Wed 21 Justin Paton: Tomorrow, Today
10.30am, auditorium, Friends $2, public $5, students with ID free
Fifty years since Colin McCahon began Tomorrow will be the same but not as this is, senior curator Justin Paton gives an illustrated discussion of the painting's controversial reception, its place in McCahon's career, its evolving meanings and its many ‘afterlives’ in the work of other artists.
Wed 21 Topsy: William Morris
6pm, auditorium, film, free
A superb film biography of the father of the arts and crafts movement with art historian Douglas Skeggs, including Morris’s intimate relationships with Dante Gabriel Rossetti and Edward Burne-Jones, the decorating of Red House and the founding of Morris & Co.
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Wed 28 I AM
6pm, auditorium, film, free
A 2004 documentary film about the remarkable life and work of Colin McCahon, New Zealand’s most famous painter.
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