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News | 10 August 2026
UNTITLED: A Temporary Space for Ideas in Progress
UNTITLED is a new temporary creative space by Life in Vacant Spaces (LiVS), giving artists, makers, performers, writers and community…
Performance | 9 August 2026
Christchurch City Choir Presents Haydn & Webster
This September, Christchurch audiences are invited to witness a magnificent collision of classical grandeur and contemporary sacred music.
News | 9 August 2026
Erin Harrington – “If you don’t look, you can’t see, or, the consequences of Southern invisibility in national arts funding”
Erin Harrington on the lack of South Island investment in Creative New Zealand’s Arts Organisations and Groups (AOG) funding round.
‘No Other Lips: Hone Tuwhare’ with Dame Gaylene Preston
Join CoCA for a screening of ‘No Other Lips: Hone Tuwhare' followed by a Q&A with Dame Gaylene Preston at…
Festival | 6 August 2026
Big Ideas and Bold Voices Make Waves at WORD Christchurch
WORD Christchurch Festival returns with a vibrant programme of bold ideas, memorable evenings, compelling stories and unforgettable performances for readers…
Events & Exhibitions | 6 August 2026
Ōtautahi Youth Poetry Slam
Celebrate our rangatahi, and what they have to say and the stories they want to share at the final of…
Opportunities & Proposals | 4 August 2026
Submissions Open for ‘Bookish’
Submissions are invited for abstracts to present at BOOKISH: a symposium on book and publishing histories in Waitaha Canterbury, Thursday…
Christchurch to Host New Zealand Premiere of 20th Century Minimalist Masterpiece
Ōtautahi Christchurch is the place to be this August with The Piano: Centre for Music and the Arts coming alive…
Exhibition | 2 August 2026
Stoddart Cottage Presents: The Radical Art of Enough
The Radical Art of Enough, Lucy Dolan-Kang, Tamara Rookes and Rebecca Smallridge - runs until end of August.
News | 2 August 2026
Lighting, Mural Transforms Press Lane
A laneway leading into Christchurch’s Performing Arts Precinct has been transformed with a new lighting installation and mural designed to…
Book Launch | 29 July 2026
This Imperfect Light by Ben Brown Launches This Month
It took poet ben Brown fifteen years to shape his new book, 'This Imperfect Light,' - a collection that is…
Workshops | 28 July 2026
Check Out Our Upcoming Workshops!
Toi Ōtautahi hosts free arts development workshops for creatives and arts organisations on the first Wednesday of every month -…