100 years of the school journal -
The Art Zone,
30 April 2008 - 18 May 2008
Current Exhibitions
100 years of the school journal - , The Art Zone, 30 April 2008 - 18 May 2008
In partnership with Learning Media and the Ministry of Education.
Since 1907 the NZ School Journal has sought to engage children with reading and has provided successive generations of New Zealanders with a reliable source of excellent writing and artwork. Indeed an astonishing number of leading writers and artists in New Zealand contributed to the School Journal at some stage in their career.
The early years of the journal relied on imported British material to promote colonial values however a wartime awareness of New Zealand culture in the 1940’s introduced a new era of confidence in locally produced stories and images based on everyday life in NZ. To this day the journal has continued to reflect changes in our society, and contributed greatly to an evolving national identity.
This exhibition reveals something of the evolution of this visionary journal and highlights the remarkable achievements of editors, writers and illustrators throughout the years.
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fine art auction 2008
COCA & the Christchurch Art Gallery Trust are pleased to present their 8th annual fundraising event; an auction of 40 selected works of art. Featured artists include: Callum Arnold, Don Binney, Colin McCahon, Paul Dibble, Simon Edwards, Dick Frizzell, Richard Killeen, Colin Lovell-Smith, Doris Lusk, & Sam Mahon.
Once again, a number of leading contemporary artists have completed work specifically for this event, while selected re-sale works of note are also included. Highlights include a number of works from the collection of the Canterbury Society of Arts, including paintings by Ivy Fife, Olivia Spencer-Bower, Doris Lusk, & Archibald Nicoll.
The commission from the sale of these works will secure important funds for the Christchurch Art Gallery Trust to contribute to the purchase of work for the public collection, & for COCA to support its exhibition programme of emerging artists. We look forward to your participation and support in this successful annual event. For catalogue details please contact the gallery reception@coca.org.nz
View works for auction here.
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