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News: tagged with "arts"

• What's on in Christchurch for the school holidays

  Posted: Wednesday, September 23, 2020 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: event, Community, School Holidays, families, arts, recreation
  Christchurch City Council Newsline: 22nd September 2020 Put a spring in your step these school holidays with our guide to what’s happening in Christchurch for families

• A dancing dream comes true

  Posted: Wednesday, August 26, 2020 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: recreation, arts, children
  Selwyn District Council media release: 25th August 2020 The dreams of a class of children at Rolleston School to make their community beautiful is coming true through a huge community effort

• New exhibitions by internationally acclaimed NZ artists

  Posted: Wednesday, July 29, 2020 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: arts, exhibition
  Christchurch City Council Newsline: 28th July 2020 Two exhibitions by renowned New Zealand artists open at the Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetū in August: Max Gimblett: Ocean Wheel celebrates the Auckland-born, New York-based artist and Zen ma

• Family matters for Akaroa Museum

  Posted: Wednesday, July 15, 2020 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: arts, Community, heritage
  Christchurch City Council Newsline: 14th July 2020 An old painting of Banks Peninsula cottages has set the scene for a family history lesson given by a visiting grandfather to his young grandchildren at Akaroa Museum

• New Brighton murals bring seaside splash of colour

  Posted: Wednesday, July 15, 2020 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: arts, Community development
  Christchurch City Council Newsline; 13th July 2020 Three colourful murals have brought a new art wave to New Brighton

• Council gives feedback on film office draft proposal

  Posted: Thursday, June 11, 2020 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: arts, Film
  Christchurch City Council Newsline: 11th June 2020 Christchurch City Council has signed off on feedback on a draft proposal that could see film studios being set up in the city

• Nature of mural puts Bishopdale in selfie spotlight

  Posted: Wednesday, February 26, 2020 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: arts, Community development, Community, restoration
  Christchurch City Council Newsline: 25th February 2020 A selfie-friendly mural with an “interactive” kea aims to draw people to the new-look Bishopdale Village Green

• The Town Hall story: a Christchurch dream renewed

  Posted: Wednesday, December 11, 2019 in: Resources and Information With tags: built environment, repair, earthquake, arts
  University of Canterbury media release: 9th December 2019 A new book published by Canterbury University Press captures an intimate story of the Town Hall - through the tortuous beginnings of the original project to the battle to save the complex after th

• Tribute to Treaty rises in Victoria Square

  Posted: Thursday, November 28, 2019 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: arts, urban, development, maori
  Christchurch City Council Newsline: 27th November 2019 A new artwork that pays tribute to the signatories of the Treaty of Waitangi has been unveiled in Christchurch's Victoria Square

• Start planning your summer of fun

  Posted: Thursday, November 21, 2019 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: recreation, event, arts, music
  Christchurch City Council Newsline: 21st November 2019 Start planning your summer of fun by checking out some of the events coming up during SummerTimes

• Christchurch's Berlin Wall pieces mark 30th anniversary

  Posted: Wednesday, November 20, 2019 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: heritage, arts
  Christchurch City Council Newsline: 19th November 2019 Remnants of the Berlin Wall have gone up in Christchurch in time for the anniversary month of the controversial barrier’s fall 30 years ago

• Restoration begins on artist Bill Sutton's former Christchurch home

  Posted: Wednesday, October 9, 2019 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: heritage, arts, Community Groups
  Christchurch City Council Newsline: 7th October 2019 Work is under way to convert the former home of acclaimed New Zealand artist Bill Sutton into a community centre and house museum showcasing his life and art

• Towering new Pasifika sculpture for Christchurch city centre

  Posted: Wednesday, October 2, 2019 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: urban, development, arts
  Christchurch City Council Newsline: 2nd October 2019 A 16-metre tall Pasifika sculpture is being installed in Rauora Park this week, becoming the newest public artwork to light up the central city

• Extra funding for Town Hall improvements

  Posted: Thursday, May 31, 2018 in: Earthquake With tags: earthquake recovery, repair, arts, built environment
  Christchurch City Council Newsline: 31st May 2018 Christchurch City Council has approved extra funding for the Town Hall restoration

• The role of art in health

  Posted: Thursday, June 26, 2014 in: Healthy Christchurch Notices With tags: research, arts
  Susan Bidwell gave a wonderful presentation at Community and Public Health as part of a disucssion on the subject of Art in Health. Attached is Susan’s Art in Health report