New for 2021! WoolOn has partnered with the Alexandra Spinners and Weavers and Central Stories to bring you an exciting community event.The WoolOn Expo is a chance to attend workshops, talk to suppliers of wool and woolcraft experts, see demonstrations of different crafting techniques, listen to the WoolOn judges, look Read more…
Some great news, most of you will know that the Denis Kent Retrospective exhibition at Central Stories in September/ October of this year was very successful. Because of this we decided to design and print a book of the works displayed in the exhibition. The cost of the Book is Read more…
Part-Time Position (24 hours per week) Located in the heart of beautiful Alexandra, Central Stories Museum and Art Gallery serves to protect, promote and foster the art, culture and heritage of Central Otago. We are seeking a hands-on Part Time Manager with experience in cultural institutions to be responsible for 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…
Cathy Irons and Helen Webby weave together the sounds of two very beautiful string instruments – the violin and concert harp, in a programme featuring an array of music from French and German composers with some surprising twists and turns to the rhythms of America, Spain and the Caribbean. With Read more…
Actor and director Martine Baanvinger, who wrote and starred in the award-winning play Solitude, returns in this creative and innovative one-woman play about Ans Westra, a NZ Arts Foundation Icon photographer. In 1957, Ans Westra emigrated from the Netherlands to New Zealand and began to take photos of her new Read more…
Matariki activity at Central Stories Museum & Art Gallery. Come down and pick a star and write or draw a wish for the coming year Hiwa-I-te-Rangi is the star connected with granting our wishes and aspirations for the coming year
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…
Join Matt Joe Gow for his first show in Alexandra as part of his final New Zealand tour before heading back across the Tasman to finish his new album. From Day On The Green festival to boutique Americana festivals, from supporting Chris Isaak to Marlon Williams, Matt Joe Gow has 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…