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.
View down Worcester Street, with Christchurch Art Gallery in the back, and next to it is Worcester Chambers, which housed the Languages International Christchurch.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Detail of Christ's College".
An image that appeared on the opening pages of the web edition of Christchurch Art Gallery's magazine Bulletin in Winter 2013 (no. 172). The image depicts an 'All Rightie' listening to music and dancing alongside Rita Angus' well-known painting 'Cass'. The image reads, "Had a good boogie lately?".
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".
An aerial photograph looking north-east over the Christchurch Arts Centre, where major repairs are underway. The Christchurch Art Gallery is visible in the distance.
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Christchurch after its 7.1 magnitude earthquake at 0435 Saturday morning. Civil Defence have set up base at Christchurch Art Gallery".
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.
At the encouragement of one of our resident artists/art historians/cyber archaeologists, Annthalina, I took a visit to the newly-reopened Te Puna O Waiwhetu Christchurch Art Gallery over the weekend.[1] Annthalina knows I love landscapes, both the painty-brushy kind, and the … Continue read...
A copy of the final image used for the invitation to Julia Holden's exhibition 'its like now'. The exhibition was held at the ArtBox Gallery. The invitation features twelve portraits of local art practitioners. The portraits were part of the exhibition.
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 photograph of a panaroma of Christchurch with Spencer Park, Parklands Library, QEII Park, Bottle Lake Forest, Cowles Stadium, Animal Control, and the Waste Water Treatment Plant labelled. The panaroma is on the wall of the temporary Civil Defence headquarters set up at the Christchurch Art Gallery after the 4 September 2010 earthquake.
A photograph of a make-shift toilet in the Christchurch Art Gallery. A sign behind it reads, "Portaloos Department. We know that 80,000 people need loos. We have 900-1800 available or coming, We don't need to be told people need loos. Thank you. We're number one with your number twos!". Signs below this read, "Toilet Occupied", "Toilet Vacant" and, "In Tray". The Art Gallery was used as the temporary headquarters for Civil Defence after the 22 February 2011 earthquake.
The back entrance to the Ng art gallery building on Madras Street. The awning from Bains of Madras Street sits on the ground beside cordon fencing around a damaged building.
A photograph of a house on Montreal Street opposite the Christchurch Art Gallery. The chimney has been removed from the roof and a tarpaulin has been secured over the top.
A photograph of a house on Montreal Street opposite the Christchurch Art Gallery. The chimney has been removed from the roof and a tarpaulin has been secured over the top.
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".
Damage to The Bone Dude's Bone Carving Studio and Cultured Gallery on Fitzgerald Avenue. The brick wall is cracked, and the guttering has fallen. The photographer comments, "This building was damaged in the September earthquake in Christchurch. It was the Bone dude's bone carving studio. The motto on the wall was 'Carve your own' and it looks like the earthquakes did just that".
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.
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.
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Civil Defence centre has now moved from the Christchurch Art Gallery to the new civil offices in Hereford Street. Christchurch mayor Bob Parker talks to the media".
A photograph of people gathered at The Physics Room for Urban T(act)ics, a symposium exploring tactics and acts of urbanism. The event was organised by Barnaby Bennett and was part of FESTA 2013.
A photograph of two people presenting at The Physics Room during Urban T(act)ics, a symposium exploring tactics and acts of urbanism. The event was organised by Barnaby Bennett and was part of FESTA 2013.
A photograph of a presenter at The Physics Room during Urban T(act)ics, a symposium exploring tactics and acts of urbanism. The event was organised by Barnaby Bennett and was part of FESTA 2013.
A photograph of people at The Physics Room for Urban T(act)ics, a symposium exploring tactics and acts of urbanism. The event was organised by Barnaby Bennett and was part of FESTA 2013.
A photograph of Byron Kinnaird speaking at The Physics Room during Urban T(act)ics, a symposium exploring tactics and acts of urbanism. The event was organised by Barnaby Bennett and was part of FESTA 2013.
A photograph of Barnaby Bennett speaking at The Physics Room during Urban T(act)ics, a symposium exploring tactics and acts of urbanism. The event was organised by Barnaby Bennett and was part of FESTA 2013.