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Mā te pohewa mā te auaha hoki, ka whakapuaki ngā kura e huna ana. With imagination and creativity a hidden jewel can be revealed. Welcome to Toi Ōtautahi.

Features

Christmas Trees… With a Twist..

Check out the Christmas tree art installation by Jen Alexander in City Mall…

Visual Arts

SHIFT – Urban Art Takeover of the Museum

A who’s who of the urban art scene from Aotearoa New Zealand and overseas will flock to Ōtautahi Christchurch in…

Street Art, Visual Arts

An Exciting New Era for Artists – Toi Auaha to Open in December

A new era of artists in the city is about to begin! 17 local artists who applied for studio space…

Arts Access, Fashion and Design, Literature, Ngā Toi Māori, Visual Arts

Sweat Equity – The Big Idea

Read The Big Idea’s story on the new Public Art season of SCAPE – curated by our own Jamie Hanton

Visual Arts

Calling All Flying Nun Fans!

Join WORD Christchurch’s KIran Dass in conversation with author Matthew Goody and Flying Nun luminaries Roy Montgomery, Bruce Russell and…

Literature, Music

Tā Moko – The Fine Art of Surfacing

Phil Vine meets Ariana Tikao and her whānau and discovers the beautiful story behind ‘Mokorua: Ngā Kōrero Mō Tōku Moko…

Literature, Ngā Toi Māori

Nga Toi Māori

Tā Moko – The Fine Art of Surfacing

Phil Vine meets Ariana Tikao and her whānau and discovers the beautiful story behind ‘Mokorua: Ngā Kōrero Mō Tōku Moko Kauae – My Story Of Moko Kauae.’

Literature, Ngā Toi Māori

InterviewFeatured

Shaping Stories – An Interview with Tainui Stephens

Tainui Stephens talks to Zara Potts about the importance of telling our stories, in our own ways.

ProfileFeatured

Carving Future Pathways – Damian Mackie

Ta Moko practitioner and carver, Damian Mackie, teaches rangatahi the art of whakairo at the Whakaraupō Carving Centre in Lyttelton.

Ngā Toi Māori, Whakairo

FeatureFeatured

Matariki is Not a Pak’n’Save Special – Juanita Hepi

Juanita Hepi ‘Matariki is Not a Pak ‘n’ Save Special

Literature, Mātātuhi, Ngā Toi Māori

Creatively Christchurch

Miriama Kamo – Writer and Broadcaster

Writer and broadcaster Miriama Kamo

InterviewFeatured

Megan Tamati Quennell – Curating Ngā Toi Māori

Te Papa Curator of Modern and Contemporary Māori and Indigenous Art, Megan Tamati Quennell talks to Zara Potts about the…

Ngā Toi Māori, Te Toi Ataata, Visual Arts

FeatureFeatured

Hine, Owner of Hinerewa Art Tā Moko Studio

Owner of Hinerewa Art Tā Moko Studio in New Brighton shares her inspiring story of becoming a tā moko artist.

Visual Arts

Latest Opportunities

Opportunities & Proposals

Matariki Exhibition 2023 – Call for Applications

Te Matatiki Toi Ora The Arts Centre is calling for expressions of interest from emerging and early-career Māori visual artists, to showcase their works in a group exhibition.

Ngā Toi Māori

Opportunities & Proposals

Te Matatiki Toi Ora The Arts Centre Creative Residency Programme 2023 -Applications Open

Apply now for Te Matatiki Toi Ora The Arts Centre’s Creative Residency Programme

Arts Access

Opportunities & Proposals

Proposals Open at Eastside Gallery

Proposals are now open at Eastside Gallery…

Visual Arts

Opportunities & Proposals

Applications Open for The LiVS Incubator Project

Life in Vacant Spaces is looking for applicants for their latest project, The LiVS Incubator Project…

Arts Access

Opportunities & Proposals

Helping New Brighton Thrive – LiVS Trial to Increase Community Creativity

Help New Brighton thrive! Making The Roy Stokes Hall a creative community hub…

Arts Access

09.12 2022

50s Up Brass presents The Christmas Variety Concert

14:00 PM – 3:30 pm

50s Up Brass along with their special guest artists present their annual sell out Christmas concerts.

The Cashmere Club, 88 Hunter Tce

10.12 2022

Free Art Saturdays!

14:30 PM – 4:30 pm

Free Art Saturdays in December: Use bright transparent inks to make flower art and/or cards with Maree.

Eastside Gallery

10.12 2022

Big Laughs – Pro Comedy Night

20:00 PM – 10:00 pm

Good Times Comedy Club presents your weekly taste of BIG laughs from PRO comedians!

Good Times Comedy Club, 224 Saint Asaph Street, Christchurch

Janice
Gray

Mako Design

Neighbourhood

Tonga

Raki

Beyond Ōtautahi

Hauauru

Rāwhiti

Central City

South-east part of christchurch

Tonga

The South of Christchurch is bursting with creativity from independent galleries, amazing street art and a vibrant music scene in Lyttelton. Creatives of all kinds have made the south their home in years past and continue to do so today.

North Ōtautahi

Raki

Take a stroll down Victoria Street to see some iconic murals that have become synonymous with Ōtautahi. As well as street art, you’ll find poetry installations and public art to lift the soul.

Beyond Ōtautahi

Amazing galleries from Akaroa to Oxford and communities of creative craftspeople and artists of all disciplines can be found just outside the city…

West Ōtautahi

Hauauru

The city’s west side is home to historic and contemporary galleries and further west you’ll find contemporary works and studios from Riccarton to the Airport. It’s an area that’s home to a variety of creative disciplines and creative communities.

Rawhiti

Rāwhiti

So much creativity has had its start in the East of the city – the area is as diverse as the art forms that have sprung from it. Painter Rita Angus, Poet Denis Glover, Singers Scribe and Ladi6, Filmmaker Ramai Hayward, Writer Keri Hulme, Flying Nun’s Roger Shepherd… and that’s just the beginning.

Central City

The city has some amazing new venues, majestic heritage spaces, a range of contemporary and traditional galleries, amazing public art installations and a enviable street art culture.