28 Feb 2022

Brilliant Vibrant Women: 28 February – 26 March 2022

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Right now Eastside Gallery is bursting with uplifting and colourful art: “Brilliant Vibrant Women” features the work of 17 local artists and is on until 26 March.

You can visit the gallery without touching anything or coming within two metres of anyone – our doors are wide open and there’s plenty of room. The Mini Gallery is also full of artworks by local artists, most priced under $100. There’s lots to see from a visit to Linwood Arts and we would love to see you!

 

Exhibition Dates: 28 February – 26 March 2022

Location: Eastside Gallery, 388 Worcester St, Christchurch, free onsite parking.

Opening Hours: Tuesday-Saturday. Classes start from 10am and run throughout the day. The Galleries (Eastside and the Mini) open 12noon-5pm.

The Linwood Community Arts Centre is a project of Te Whare Roimata Trust.
 
"Sailing Away" by Di Tanner, collage & acrylic on board.
"Reflective Space" by Grace Sharp, acrylic on canvas.
“Found” by Jane Haigh, mixed media.
Detail of "Aqua Alta 1" by Jennifer Queree, stoneware.
“Lulu” by Megan Prendergast, acrylic on canvas.
"Wellington Mall" by Veronique Lambert, oil on canvas.
"Just Memories, Now" by Judith Cordeaux, acrylic on board.
"Market" by Sue Hely, acrylic on hardboard.
31 Jan 2022

Good Trouble: Eastside Multicultural Exhibition 31 Jan – 26 Feb 2022

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There’s Good Trouble going on right now at Eastside Gallery. The gallery’s annual Multicultural Exhibition is on now until 26 February and features the work of 19 artists. While the phrase originated in the American Civil Rights Movement, local artists were invited to approach the theme in any way they liked. A huge variety of artistic Good Trouble is in the show, from graffiti art to works that respond to environmental destruction, the dawn raids, the Northern Lights, pretty pests, India’s Salt March, Chile’s Mapuche conflict and much more.
 
You can visit the gallery without touching anything or coming within 2 metres of anyone – our doors are wide open and there’s plenty of room. The Mini Gallery is also full of artworks by local artists, most priced under $100. There’s lots to see from a visit to Linwood Arts and we would love to see you!
 
Exhibition Dates: 31 January – 26 February 2022
Open: Tuesday-Saturday. Classes start from 10am. Galleries open 12noon-5pm.
Location: 388 Worcester Street, Christchurch, free parking onsite.
 

Images of individual works (Top, L-R): Madhu Rees, “The Dandi Salt March – Seven daughters,” acrylic on canvas; Estefania Mondaca, “Division of the Waters,” charcoal and oil pastel in fabriano paper; Schira Withers, “Crossing Borders,” mixed media/acrylic.

22 Jan 2022

Open Call for Local Artists: First Steps 2022

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Open Call for Local Artists: First Steps 2022.

Exhibition Dates: 28 March – 30 April 2022.

Location: Eastside Gallery, Christchurch.
 
First Steps is a supportive environment for artists who are new, or nearly new, to exhibiting. There’s no cost to be involved, as it’s one of Eastside’s annual Centre-run exhibitions.
 
Please request a Contributor Form by emailing arts@tewhare.org, or feel free to discuss your involvement either by phone (981 2881) or by visiting Eastside Gallery in Linwood Arts at 388 Worcester St. We’re open Tuesday-Saturday from 1 Feb. Classes start from 10am and the galleries (Eastside and the Mini) are open from 12-5pm.
Registrations close on 28 February 2022.
 
Please spread the word!
Images from First Steps 2021.
 
The Linwood Community Arts Centre is a project of Te Whare Roimata Trust.
9 Oct 2021

Soil (Re)Cycling: 29 Nov – 18 Dec 2021

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Soil is vital to life on Earth. The soil’s role in recycling nutrients, and wastes, is an important part of sustaining life on Earth, providing renewal and new growth, in the dance between life and death.  

This exhibition celebrates the variety, and intrinsic beauty, of soils in our landscapes in the context of both art and science.   It is also a celebration of World Soil Day (5th December) and reminds us about the importance of soil in our daily lives for food, fuel, and fibre production, as well as maintaining biodiversity and water quality.

The artists featured in this exhibition, Juergen Esperschuetz, Megan Balks, and Allan Hewitt, are all also soil scientists. To illustrate the importance of soil cycles the artworks include recycled metals and reclaimed timber, as well as wool, and the soil itself, as media.

 

Opening Event: 5.30-7pm Monday 29 November 2021

Hosted By: Eastside Gallery, 388 Worcester St, Christchurch.

Opening Hours: Tuesday-Saturday 11am-5pm, free onsite parking.

 

“Macropores” by Juergen Esperschuetz, reclaimed ironbark with resin in kahikatea.
“Productive plains” by Megan Balks, felted wool mounted on board