Christchurch Art Gallery update

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With earthquake damage worse than first, gallery staff are thinking laterally, and this weekend sees the beginning of the Rolling Maul Exhibition. Director Jenny Harper gives us an update.

17 jobs lost at Christchurch Art Gallery

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17 jobs have gone at the Christchurch Art Gallery, which is closed for earthquake repairs until at least June next year.

Public art installations on in Christchurch

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A couple of the most intriguing public art installations on in Christchurch. Dr Jessica Halliday discusses COCA gallery's window space project and Riki Manuel describes his art installations made from the ruins of earthquake hit buildings.

Christchurch Earthquake - Barry Corbett

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Barry Corbett, a Christchurch City Councillor is at the Christchurch Art Gallery which is being set up as a Civil Defence Centre.

Christchurch Earthquake - Jessica Maddock

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Radio New Zealand reporter Jessica Maddock reports from outside the Christchurch City Art Gallery which is being converted into a Civil Defence centre.

Christchurch Earthquake - Jessica Maddock

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Radio New Zealand reporter Jessica Maddock reports from outside the Christchurch City Art Gallery which is being converted into a Civil Defence centre.

Felicity Milburn

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Christchurch Art Gallery curator talks about the show she has recently taken to Western Australia about the consequences of the earthquakes on Christchurch artists.

Bookmarks with Jenny Harper

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The woman who guided the Christchurch Art Gallery through the "earthquake years" is our guest today. Jenny Harper is retiring from the gallery in March and she shares her favourite books and things with Jesse.

Canterbury Earthquake - Jessica Maddock

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Radio New Zealand reporter Jessica Maddock reports from the Christchurch City Art Gallery which has been converted into a Civil Defence centre.

Lara Strongman

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The Christchurch Art Gallery is on track to reopen late next year, almost five years after the most devastating of the city's earthquakes put it out of commission. One of the key players in this important next step is Dr Lara Strongman who is the gallery's new senior curator.

The Central finally arrives at Christchurch's Arts Centre

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It's been a long, long wait but Christchurch's Arts Centre finally has a contemporary art gallery space again - and it's just opened. It's the latest 'reveal' in the Arts Centre post-earthquake rebuild. The new gallery's called The Central and is housed in the original Canterbury College Library. Four Christchurch families and gallerist Jonathan Smart have made it happen and artists including local sculptor Neil Dawson, photographer Peter Peryer, glitter specialist Reuben Patterson and painter Dick Frizzell are in the mix for the opening group show. There are some new names there too. Lynn Freeman speaks to The Central's Jonathan Smart and Ngai Tahu artist Lonnie Hutchinson who has work in the opening show.

Best of the Week - 6 March 2012

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Highlights from Radio New Zealand National's programmes for the week ending Friday 6th April. This week... we look at the commercial deals some media personalities are making these days, a documentary on the history of New Zealand's psychiatric hospitals, a new social phenomenon - the increasing number of people who choose to live alone, a new book and interesting findings about our national icon the kiwi, With the aid of advanced functional MRI scanners, scientists are getting closer to being able to read your mind, the opening of a public art project by the Christchurch Art Gallery to try and ensure art continues to have a presence in the earthquake hit city.