It’s always such a pleasure to have Philip Trusttum visit the gallery. He is generous in spirit, easy to talk to and practical too; he started the de-install of the work at the end of the official exhibition Closing of What are You Doing!, and within half an hour, between us we had cleared the walls. Well, it will save […]
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About our new tohu The mark expresses the new direction of the gallery – a bold and timeless statement. The crossbar on the ‘G’ suggests a brush stroke and infuses energy. More importantly it references our river. Waimakariri in Māori means cold water, hence the blue. The accompanying text places the gallery in Oxford and the by-line toi o (art […]
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3pm Saturday 10 July A wonderful opportunity to find out more about the paintings Nigel Borell is working on right here at the gallery. He will unpack new painted works that explore navigation, braided rivers, new beginnings, water, sustenance, health and wellbeing, art as rongoa, kaitiakitanga, ancestral knowledge among other concepts. We are very lucky to host Nigel Borell (Pirirākau, […]
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It was a thrill for the gallery to have their recent Open House Artist in Residency Project featured on the cover of Artbeat magazine.
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The gallery celebrated it’s 10th anniversary with the opening of gallery patron Philip Trusttum’s latest show what have we got here.
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About to cut the cake, with Philip Trusttum, Brent Firkin, Areta Wilkinson and mayor Dan Brown.
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Long serving volunteers June Inch and Elaine Steenhart enjoying the anniversary celebrations.
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