With some upcoming works scheduled for the Bodkin Gallery – which may be a bit too noisy and stressful for Samson and Nugget the Otago Skinks – we have asked our animal-care partners at Manaaki Whenua/Landcare to watch over our beloved Mokomoko for a wee bit. We know it will Read more…
The annual Central Otago Art Society Blossom Festival Exhibition returns in 2022 with a stunning collection of visual arts pieces by members and non members from throughout the South Island. The exhibition is open to the public and entry is $2. Find out more… Central Otago NZ https://centralotagonz.com/explore/listing/blossom-festival-art-exhibition The News
From 3rd July to 5th September 2021 Central Stories Museum and Art Gallery hosts the 2021 Winterstellar Astro Exhibition. On Friday 2nd July 2021, over 60 people joined us in the opening of this year’s Winterstellar Exhibition. Part of the opening event was the Prize Giving for the inaugural Winterstellar Read more…
Arts Gold Awards 2021 Cancellation It is with much regret and sadness that this prestigious nationwide arts competition has had to be cancelled for 2021. We fully expect that it will be rescheduled to 2022. This decision was made by the Alexandra District Museum Board (ADMI) which oversees the running Read more…
On Friday the Museum played host to over 350 Central Otago school children who were entertained and educated by Paul Le Comte, a visiting Aurora and Astrophotography enthusiast helping to set up the Winterstellar Exhibition. After visiting Central Stories they had further educational experiences at Community House with the Otago Read more…
An exhibition featuring the works of twelve Central Otago Artists will open in the Henderson Gallery at Central Stories Museum and Art Gallery, Alexandra during May and June. The “A Muster of Artists” Exhibition will feature painting, jewellery, ceramics, fibre art, printmaking, woodcarving and photography. The works to be exhibited Read more…
The Central Otago District Arts Trust are bringing TOP ART to Alexandra, Central Otago again this year. Top Art is an annual touring exhibition featuring a selection of the NCEA Level 3 portfolios that achieved Excellence in Visual Art in the previous year. Five streams are covered: design, painting, photography, Read more…
Henderson Gallery- Central Stories Museum & Art Gallery Open Monday to Saturday’s 10am to 4pm Sunday’s 11am to 2pm Indigo is an artist led, informal and fluid collaborationof nine artists who mount group exhibitions of their work.It presents a model of a group of artists with differing practicesworking together to Read more…
“We Drove Here” is something new for Central Stories Museum and Art Gallery in Alexandra. This exhibition was curated by guest curator Michael Findlay who worked with the Hocken Library Collections staff to showcase the wonderful resources from the Hocken Collection and present them in a themed exhibition that looks Read more…
