10 Oct 2023

Fling: 24 Oct – 18 Nov 2023

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“Fling” is comprised of a small group of CPIT / Ara Creative Industries graduates who have nurtured their friendships and supported each other’s creative practice over the last 15 – 20 years. Artists Rebecca Smallridge, Lucy Dolan Kang, Louann Sidon and Greg Yee, (based in Ōtautahi and Ōhinehou), have each created a new body of work that investigates an innovative approach to their art making.

The exhibition allocated time for play and experimentation with new processes or materials, themes or concepts, with the aim to facilitate their growth and development as visual artists.

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

Rebecca Smallridge, “Awestruck at Te Ananui,” watercolour, ink & gold dust on canvas, 2023
Greg Yee, “Portrait of a King.” Ink on paper, 2023
Lucy Dolan Kang, “Old moon, new moon,” pure silver leaf on charred, repurposed wood, 2022
Louann Sidon, “There's a Hole in the Sky,” watercolour & bronze powder on paper, 2023
12 Sep 2023

Strange Materials: 25 Sept – 21 Oct 2023

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18 local artists exhibit weird and wonderful works made with materials not commonly used in the making of art. Materials include xrays, shopping lists, cutlery, onion skins, electronics, knitted seaweed, curtains and kitchen spices.

Artists: Julie Davey, Jimmy Philpott, Verity Scarlett, George Brunton, Luca McDonnell, Donna Allfrey, Zoë Lovell-Smith, Adriana Attan, Catherine Day, Éliece Button, Tracey Osborne, Marisa Cappetta, Sarah Brown, John Clare, Gina Hubert, Vicki Mangan, Seth Grainger-James and Ros Goulding.

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

Adriana Attan, "That's not your fetish doll" Songye Nkisi power figure DRC, coltan, resin, sheep skin, wool, Glasurit acrylic, lacquer, brass, iron, wax, found objects.
Jimmy Philpott, "Power to Mary," electronics on canvas.
Donna Allfrey, "No Entry," brass door sign, brass bed end pieces and "Bloom," curtain tape.
Vicki Mangan, "Homegrown Choko Chayote I-IV," digital vegetables, acrylic, pastel, oil on panel.
Éliece Button, "Respire," conkers and leaf skeletons and "A Human Game," limited edition photographs.
Ros Goulding, "Corsair Bay/Motukauatiiti," and "Ghost Totara," LED black lights, ink on reflective paper.
Seth Grainger-James, "Origins of Flavour," herbs, spices, oil and acrylic on canvas.
Marisa Cappetta, "Tender Insurrection," vintage canape tin, honesty seed pod, resin, 24ct gold leaf, sterling silver, recycled frame and "Feather, Flight and Grace," vintage canape tin, feather, resin, 24ct gold leaf, recycled frame.
Gina Hubert, "Berry Starry," toy shapes, bandages, old frames and balloon.
Tracey Osborne, "Wishlists," chewed shopping lists
Zoë Lovell-Smith, "Thin Skin," onion skins.
Catherine Day, "Under Fire," gorse driftwood, wire, matches, string.
John Clare, "It will come and sit softly on your shoulder," lightbox, xray, spraypaint.
Verity Scarlett, "Ocean Cloth" sculptured seaweed, and "In Memory of Mum," knitted seaweed.
Electronic works by Jimmy Philpott
Sarah Brown, "May the road rise up to meet you," rubber, lino, roofing lead
Jimmy Philpott, "The Arm" made with electronics & found material
Zoe Lovell-Smith, "Thin Skin" made with onion skins
John Clare "Land of Hopeless Glory" made with wood, xrays, knives
Vicki Mangen, "Homegrown Choko Chayote II" made with digital vegetables
Donna Allfrey, "No Entry," brass doorsign, brass bed end pieces
Verity Scarlett, "In Memory of Mum," made with knitted seaweed
22 Aug 2023

Eastside Spring 2023: 28 Aug – 23 Sept

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Antoinette Wastney, Emma Velde, Estefania Mondaca, Hannah Martin, Duncan Nash and Ian Batchelor.
 
Eastside’s exciting annual show for emerging and mid-career artists features six artists exhibiting recent work.
 
Duncan Nash, winner of the 2022 Eastside Development Award through Arts Canterbury, exhibits mixed media works that include metal, spraypaint and his signature tin cans. Ian Batchelor exhibits short films from his “Planet Mesa Project” alongside the sculptured characters he used in their creation. Hannah Martin exhibits mixed media collage. Both Antoinette Wastney and Estefania Mondaca exhibit oil paintings and Emma Velde exhibits open acrylic works.
 
Location: Eastside Gallery, 388 Worcester St, Christchurch, free parking onsite.
Antoinette Wastney
Emma Velde-Schaffer
Ian Batchelor
Estefania Mondaca
Antoinette Wastney, "Gloriavale," oil on canvas
"Hannah Martin, "Kalopsia," mixed media on wood panel
Emma Velde, "Where the Wild Things Go," open acrylic on canvas
Emma Velde, "In the rosy light of day," open acrylic on canvas
Ian Batchelor, "Conrad Feng," mixed media on canvas
Ian Batchelor, "Mr President," polymer clay & acrylci on canvas
Duncan Nash, "Enticed by Suspicious Voids," mixed media inc metal & spraypaint
Duncan Nash, "Under the Big Top," mixed media inc metal & spraypaint
Hannah Martin, "Mind games," mixed media collage on watercolour paper
Estefania Mondaca, "Storm," oil on canvas
Ian Batchelor, "Row Bot," clay, polymer clay, acrylic on canvas
Antoinette Wastney, "Easter," oil on canvas
Estefania Mondaca, "The Glasshouse," oil on canvas
25 Jul 2023

Inner City to East School Seniors 2023: 31 July – 26 August

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NCEA students from four local schools present recent works, most of which will go into NCEA portfolios: Ao Tawhiti Unlimited Discovery, Te Aratai College, Avonside Girls’ High School and Christchurch Rudolf Steiner School.

This is one of Eastside Gallery’s newer annual exhibitions and is now in its second year.
Opening Event: 5.30-7pm Monday 31 July
Exhibition Dates: 31 July – 26 August 2023
Location: Eastside Gallery, Linwood Arts, 388 Worcester St, Christchurch, free parking onsite
Opening Hours: Tuesday-Saturday. Galleries 12-5pm, late night Thursdays till 7pm. Classes start from 10am.
Annalise Batchelor, Rudolf Steiner
Oceana Johnson-Prior, Rudolf Steiner
Jaden Cupido, "Mum cooking dinner," Avonside Girls
Tessa Marshall, "Not My Cat," Avonside Girls
Georgia Yule, "Socially drained," Avonside Girls
Lexi Watson, "Self Portrait," Te Aratai
Tabitha Scottorn, "Sticky Sweet Life," Te Aratai
Aimee van Heerden, Ao Tawhiti
Jhett McNeill, Ao Tawhiti