Major Major

Major Major

The line between the fine and applied arts is, it hardly needs saying, a blurred one

World Poetry Day

World Poetry Day

Saturday 21 March is UNESCO World Poetry Day.

A stroll down memory lane. . .

A stroll down memory lane. . .

Karen Cunningham found out her photo was in the David Cook: Meet Me in the Square exhibition when a resident at Edith Cavell Home and Hospital brought it to her attention during a weekly game of housie.

Ralph Hotere

Ralph Hotere

Hard to believe two years have already gone by since the passing of Ralph Hotere on 24th February 2013. Unlike many public galleries around the country at the time of his passing Christchurch Art Gallery was frustratingly unable to display any works by Ralph from the collection due to our ongoing closure. 

Sisters Growing Up in Christchurch

Sisters Growing Up in Christchurch

Since the exhibition David Cook: Meet Me in the Square opened at 209 Tuam Street, the Gallery's Visitor Hosts have spoken to several people who either appear in the photographs themselves or have a personal story to share about a particular photograph in the show.

More PapersPast

More PapersPast

Another six years of the Press have been digitised thanks to the National Library and Christchurch City Libraries

Back to the future

Back to the future

Walking through St Albans the other morning I had one of those 'wrinkle in time' moments that post-quake Christchurch is getting so good at.

The best kind of re-gifting

The best kind of re-gifting

It's Valentine's Day, when tradition dictates that husbands all over the country detour to the service station on the way home for that last-minute box of chocolates*. If, however, you're considering pushing the boat out this year, you might consider the example of William Raworth.

Castles in the Sand

Castles in the Sand

The 4th Annual New Zealand Sandcastle Competition took place last weekend at New Brighton Beach, and a couple of the creations made me take a quick peek through the Gallery's collection for some equally fine examples.

Cheers

Cheers

The Arts in Oxford Gallery was filled to bursting late last month as locals and visitors gathered to celebrate the first five years of the gallery's operation.

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