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…
ARTS GOLD AWARDS 2021 The Arts Gold Awards Central Otago aims to seek and celebrate the finest artisans this country has to offer. The awards are open to all New Zealand citizens or permanent residents. We are excited to announce that this year’s Arts Gold Awards has a greater prize 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…
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…
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…
You’ve seen their portraits and read their words all month long, now seize the opportunity to meet three of Central Otago’s own brilliant women in STEM and ask them questions on the closing day of Otago Museum’s touring exhibition 100 women, 100 words… infinite possibilities. On Sunday, March 28th at 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…
“I AM ENGINEER.I AM PUNK ROCK.I AM LOVER.I AM WAHINE.”SARAH WILLIAMSON What does a scientist look like? Central Stories Museum and Art Gallery’s newest exhibition 100 women, 100 words… infinite possibilities responds to that question, and the answer is… anything! From punk rock engineers to stay-at-home mothers, from senior university academics, to Read more…