A photograph of Architect Pippin Wright-Stow from F3 Design giving a talk at Something Super during FESTA 2013. The event was held at ArtBox and included food, music, art, animation and talks about ArtBox, BeatBox and the future of Christchurch.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Aerial view of the centre of the city, with the cathedral in the centre, and the art gallery in the foreground".
A video about the government's financial aid plan for workers affected by the 4 September 2010 earthquake. Prime Minister John Key has travelled to Christchurch to announce the plan. This video includes footage of a press conference with John Key at the Christchurch Art Gallery. It also includes footage of John Key meeting residents at the Civil Defence Centre at Addington Raceway.
View down Worcester Street, with Christchurch Art Gallery in the back, and next to it is Worcester Chambers, which house the Languages International Christchurch. Part of the Harley's building is visible on the right.
A photograph of Pippin Wright-Stow and Martin Trusttum from F3 Design giving a talk at Something Super during FESTA 2013. The event was held at ArtBox and included food, music, art, animation and talks about ArtBox, BeatBox and the future of Christchurch.
A photograph of Pippin Wright-Stow and Martin Trusttum from F3 Design giving a talk at Something Super during FESTA 2013. The event was held at ArtBox and included food, music, art, animation and talks about ArtBox, BeatBox and the future of Christchurch.
A photograph of Pippin Wright-Stow and Martin Trusttum from F3 Design giving a talk at Something Super during FESTA 2013. The event was held at ArtBox and included food, music, art, animation and talks about ArtBox, BeatBox and the future of Christchurch.
A photograph of Pippin Wright-Stow and Martin Trusttum from F3 Design giving a talk at Something Super during FESTA 2013. The event was held at ArtBox and included food, music, art, animation and talks about ArtBox, BeatBox and the future of Christchurch.
Deputy Administrator for Protection and National Preparedness at the Federal Emergency Management Agency, Tim Manning, and Michael Layne from the US Embassy in Wellington, speaking to Ray Kennedy, an Area Manager from the New Zealand Fire Service, in the Christchurch Art Gallery about the 22 February 2011 earthquake.
A video of a presentation by Grant Wilkinson, Senior Engineer for Ruamoko Solutions, at the 2016 Seismics in the City Conference. The presentation is titled, "Engineering Regeneration, Collaboration and Innovation ".The abstract for the presentation reads, "Applying some seismic lessons learnt to saving several heritage gems and collaborating on the Christchurch Art Gallery Base Isolation retrofit project."
A PDF copy of pages 142-143 of the book Christchurch: The Transitional City Pt IV. The pages document the transitional project 'Artbox'. Drawings and photos with permission: F3 Design
A video of a press conference with Mayor Bob Parker about the 4 September 2010 earthquake. The conference is held outside the temporary Civil Defence headquarters in the Christchurch Art Gallery. Parker announces that he had declared a state of emergency for Christchurch. He also gives advice to residents, telling them to conserve water, avoid flushing the toilets, to not go out and 'rubberneck', and to check on their neighbours.
A PDF copy of pages 104-105 of the book Christchurch: The Transitional City Pt IV. The pages document the transitional project 'SCAPE'. Image: Ash Keating, Gardensity, 2010/11, commissioned by SCAPE with generous support from Leighs Construction and Portabuild, installed outside Christchurch Art Gallery. Photo used with permission: SCAPE.
A PDF copy of pages 106-107 of the book Christchurch: The Transitional City Pt IV. The pages document the transitional project 'COCA Windows Project'. Photos: Ed Lust, Chloe Geoghegan. With permission: COCA Gallery.
View of Christchurch Art Gallery's forecourt, which includes the sculpture "Reasons for Voyaging", a collaboration between Canterbury sculptor, Graham Bennett and architect, David Cole. Behind it is the HSBC House and the new Christchurch City Council Civic offices.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Detail of Christ's College".
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.
Looking down Montreal Street, with the Christchurch Art Gallery on the left, and the sculpture "Reasons for Voyaging", a collaboration between Canterbury sculptor, Graham Bennett and architect, David Cole. Behind it is the new Christchurch City Council Civic Offices building.
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Prime Minister John Key visited Christchurch after its 7.1 magnitude earthquake at 0435 Saturday morning. Civil Defence have set up base at Christchurch Art Gallery. Pictured with Mayor Bob Parker and Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Minister Gerry Brownlee".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Prime Minister John Key visited Christchurch after its 7.1 magnitude earthquake at 0435 Saturday morning. Civil Defence have set up base at Christchurch Art Gallery. Pictured with Mayor Bob Parker and Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Minister Gerry Brownlee".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Prime Minister John Key visited Christchurch after its 7.1 magnitude earthquake at 0435 Saturday morning. Civil Defence have set up base at Christchurch Art Gallery. Pictured with Mayor Bob Parker and Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Minister Gerry Brownlee".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Prime Minister John Key visited Christchurch after its 7.1 magnitude earthquake at 0435 Saturday morning. Civil Defence have set up base at Christchurch Art Gallery. Pictured with Mayor Bob Parker and Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Minister Gerry Brownlee".
This thesis looks at the protocols museums and galleries adopt for the safeguarding of art, artefacts and cultural heritage. In particular, it analyses these procedures in relation to the 2010 and 2011 earthquakes in Christchurch, and considers how these events shaped the preventative conservation measures in place in museum and gallery institutions. Through gathering, assessing, and comparing this information about Christchurch’s institutions to disaster management best practices in national and international organisations, this thesis gauges the extent to which disaster management was changed in response to the events in Christchurch. This thesis first considers the growth in disaster management as a field, before examining what are considered best practices within this sector. Finally, it looks at specific institutions in Christchurch, including the Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetu, Canterbury Museum, and the Air Force Museum of New Zealand.
A video of an interview with Mayor Bob Parker, recorded at the Civil Defence Headquarters in the Christchurch Art Gallery on the evening of the 22 February 2011. Parker talks about the fatalities and damage caused by the 22 February 2011 earthquake.
A blog post from US Ambassador to New Zealand and Samoa, David Huebner, titled, "Christchurch Earthquake Teams in Motion".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Veteran Christchurch art dealer Jonathan Smart at Queenstown's Toi O Tahuna yesterday, where a valuable collection of New Zealand art has found a temporary home after Mr Smart's new gallery was condemned because of earthquake damage".
Part four of the audio that makes up Gap Filler's 29th project, the Transitional City Audio Tour. This part of the tour begins in the Re:Start Mall on Cashel Street and includes commentary on the performance Last Day of Mankind at the Bridge of Remembrance. The tour then moves up Oxford Terrace, along the banks of the Avon River, until it reaches Worcester Boulevard. Turning left, it travels down Worcester Boulevard, past the Christchurch Art Gallery, providing commentary on the new and old art in the area, and the Christchurch Arts Centre. Lastly, it moves up Montreal towards Cranmer Square.
This exhibition, eight years in the planning, had the misfortune to open one week before the 22 February 2011 Christchurch earthquake; the exhibition was immediately taken down and never went up again – the Christchurch Art Gallery has still not reopened. Although in my book Fantastica: The World of Leo Bensemann (NRO1) I covered the whole of Bensemann’s career, in the exhibition I took responsibility for the paintings (portraits and landscapes) , while Dr. Noel Waite (University of Otago) looked after Bensemann’s graphic work, book design and printing. This was the most extensive exhibition of Bensemann’s work ever mounted and together with Fantastica will compel a major reassessment of his place in New Zealand culture. Art New Zealand wrote of it: ‘The exhibition (including more than 100 items) is significant in bringing together what has in the past appeared disparate and unrelated; here Bensemann's entire oeuvre - the output of a painter, illustrator, calligrapher, typographer, designer and publisher is given equal billing. Although this exhibition is an important re-assessment and valuable for a new generation unfamiliar with his work, a national touring show would have precipitated an even greater awareness’.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "CBD with Christ's College in the foreground, Canterbury Museum and the Arts Centre".
A photograph of a heart-shaped bag created by Jane Quigley. The bag is hanging from a post in the NG Gallery car park.