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Ways of Knowing
01.06.24 — 05.07.24
CoCA is excited to announce two new exhibitions opening late May and mid-June, outcomes of our newly established Emerging Curators ...
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MAP Resides
18.05.24 — 26.05.24
MAP Resides is an exhibition of Movement Art Practice archives, curated by Janaína Moraes and Kat Stefanova.
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The streets are paved with water
12.04.24 — 12.05.24
In 'The streets are paved with water' Olivia Chamberlain and Sam Towse explore the surface of the city as their ...
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The White Room presents: React
22.03.24 — 01.04.24
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Kia Ora Whaea
10.02.24 — 17.03.24
Ehara a 'Kia ora' i te mihi noa iho. Kei tōna iho ko te whakanuitanga o te oranga o te ...
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Tangata Whenua
18.11.23 — 14.01.24
Tangata Whenua is Robyn Kahukiwa’s first solo exhibition in Te Waipounamu in two decades.
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WORKING PROGRESS
06.10.23 — 27.10.23
Postgraduate creative practice alumni from Ara
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Whakawhanaungatanga
31.08.23 — 30.09.23
The prefix whaka means ‘to action’, and when added to whanaunga forms the verb whakawhanaunga - to get to know one ...
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Canterbury Potters Association
02.11.23 — 12.11.23
The Canterbury Potters Association is celebrating its 50th annual exhibition of ceramic works by their members.
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Tia Barrett: He Pounamu Ko Āu
24.06.23 — 20.08.23
Kitea ai te pounamu i ō tātau wai. He rokoā te wai, waihoki, he mea tuku iho; ahakoa te nui ...
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Nicola Farquhar: L.oen.nium
22.10.22 — 17.12.22
Nicola Farquhar is interested in the construction of interior and exterior worlds, approaching painting as a tool for imagining regeneration ...
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Gently Ribbed
03.09.22 — 15.10.22
Turumeke Harrington with Tini Whetū
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Ali Nightingale: Last Swim of the Summer
19.07.22 — 27.08.22
'Last swim of the summer' is a new video installation by Ali Nightingale developed for CoCA’s Ō Papa Ground Floor ...
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Tender Brick: The Material Epiphanies of Peter Hawkesby
26.02.22 — 07.05.22
Curated by Richard Fahey
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Judy Darragh: Competitive Plastics
26.02.22 — 07.05.22
Curated by Heather Galbraith
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Liam Krijgsman: More than this
26.02.22 — 07.05.22
'More than this' is a new sculpture project by Liam Krijgsman developed for CoCA’s Ō Papa Ground Floor Gallery.
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Ella Sutherland: House Painting I + II
11.01.21 — 31.10.22
Informed by recent research on the relationship between modernist architecture and social and cultural histories, 'House Painting I + II' ...
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Toro Whakaara: Responses to our built environment
26.10.21 — 12.02.22
At CoCA: ĀKAU, Edith Amituanai, Kirsty Lillico, Sione Faletau and Wayne Youle.
At Objectspace: HOOPLA, Isobel Thom, Lindsay Yee, Ngahuia ...
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Steve Carr & Christian Lamont: Fading to the Sky
26.10.21 — 12.02.22
Fading to the Sky is a collaborative installation that Steve Carr and Christian Lamont developed and first exhibited in Te Uru ...
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Hannah Watkinson: The Near Future
12.06.21 — 02.10.21
Drawing on a decade of photographic work and research, 'The Near Future' considers the psychological landscape of the Buller region ...
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Mark Work
12.06.21 — 02.10.21
Raukura Turei, Julian Hooper & Krystina Kaza, Areta Wilkinson, Warwick Freeman, Hannah Beehre
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The Mist and the Horizon
12.06.21 — 02.10.21
'The Mist and the Horizon' brings together new work from two Ōtautahi-based practitioners, Nathan Pōhio and Luke Shaw, united by ...
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Culbert Hotere: Post Black
13.03.21 — 22.05.21
Individually Bill Culbert and Ralph Hotere are widely regarded as among New Zealand’s most singular and significant contemporary artists from ...
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Ron Te Kawa: Hīnātore: A Time and Place to Rest
13.03.21 — 22.05.21
For six days and nights, the Matariki stars go to a place under the sea called Hīnātore. A phosphorescent world ...
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A Short Run: A Selection of New Zealand Lathe-Cut Records
13.03.21 — 22.05.21
Curator and researcher Luke Wood explores the intersection between music and design in the radical margins of New Zealand culture.
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Drawing Room
28.11.20 — 20.02.21
Drawing Room, by Aaron Paterson, Sarosh Mulla and Marian Macken, presents an alternative kind of architectural drawing.
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Telly Tuita: Tongpop Nostalgia
28.11.20 — 20.02.21
Telly Tuita explores his cultural identity through the feeling of nostalgia, informed by his migration from Tonga at age nine.
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Jasmine Togo-Brisby: From Bones and Bellies
12.09.20 — 07.11.20
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‘A way through’ – Colin McCahon’s Gate III
29.08.20 — 07.11.20
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David Straight: John Scott Works
29.08.20 — 07.11.20
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Malcolm Terry: SIDEWAYS
20.06.20 — 16.08.20
SIDEWAYS reflects Malcolm Terry's last six months of working, including paintings which were created during the nation-wide lockdown.
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ART FOR NOW
21.03.20 — 18.05.20
You should see this...
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WestFarbe
21.03.20 — 19.07.20
CoCA is delighted to present WestFarbe, curated by Christoph Dahlhausen in our Mair and North Galleries.
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Emma Wallbanks: Heteroglossia
08.02.20 — 07.06.20
In an immersive conversation between images, Emma Wallbanks' Heteroglossia is a multi-streamed projected film installation that interweaves along our Ground ...
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Gone Home
14.12.19 — 16.02.20
CoCA, in partnership with City Gallery Wellington, is delighted to present 'Gone Home', curated by Robert Leonard and Gavin Hipkins ...
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Shades Arcade: The Pompoms
14.12.19 — 02.02.20
The Pompoms, by designers Julieanne Eason and Carl Pavletich of Shades Arcade, is an immersive installation made up of ten ...
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Rachel McMillan: In My Hands
14.12.19 — 02.02.20
Showing in our Lux Gallery, In My Hands showcases the delicate sculptures of Rachel McMillan.
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Tyne Gordon: Visitor
12.10.19 — 01.12.19
CoCA is excited to present a body of work from Tyne Gordon that responds to her own experience of natural ...
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Jessie Rawcliffe: Close the Door When You Go
12.10.19 — 01.12.19
In partnership with Salt Lane Studio's, CoCA is proud to present a solo exhibition by Jessie Rawcliffe in our ...
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Kate Scardifield: The lighter a thought the more it rises
14.09.19 — 24.11.19
Kate Scardfield's large-scale installation, 'The lighter a thought the more it rises', is a provocation for material exploration
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Conor Clarke: Unchained Melody
14.09.19 — 24.11.19
CoCA, in partnership with SCAPE, is excited to present Conor Clarke's dual screen video work Unchained Melody in our ...
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Evangelyn Edilson: Melpomene and the Sock
24.08.19 — 06.10.19
CoCA is proud to present, one of our very own volunteers, Evangelyn Edilson in our Lux Gallery.
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Tim Ross: The Mid Century Project
24.08.19 — 06.10.19
CoCA is excited to present the first New Zealand iteration of the Mid Century Project.
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Nicholas Keyse: Overshadow
06.07.19 — 18.08.19
CoCA in collaboration with Salt Lane Studios, is proud to present Nicholas Keyse's Overshadow in our Lux Gallery.
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KP&WM: The makers behind the artists
05.07.19 — 18.08.19
KP&WM: The makers behind the artists explores the work of two Christchurch printmakers, and friends, Peter Vangioni of Kowhai Press ...
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27th Annual Wallace Art Awards 2018
22.06.19 — 01.09.19
For the first time in Christchurch for over twenty years, Archibalds and CoCA proudly present the 27th Annual Wallace Art ...
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Aro ki te Hā
24.05.19 — 18.08.19
Aro ki te Hā is the next installment in the Crux*Te Punga project, proudly presented at CoCA.
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Alice Bray: Sidewinder
18.05.19 — 30.06.19
Working predominantly in painting or with the found image, Alice Bray’s practice is concerned with organic, yet other-worldly, imagery.
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Reece King: The Divine Angle
18.05.19 — 30.06.19
CoCA is excited to present a new body of work from painter Reece King.
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Love Lives Here
30.03.19 — 02.06.19
As our community comes to terms with the loss of 50 innocent lives, we open our gallery walls for people to write ...
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David Green: Extraviado
30.03.19 — 12.05.19
Extraviado interweaves digital grattage with home movies filmed in the early and middle decades of the last century.
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Roy Good: Parallel Universe
30.03.19 — 12.05.19
Parallel Universe: The Art and Design of Roy Good celebrates the 50-year parallel careers of Roy Good as both a ...
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Emma Wallbanks: As Other, Original Unknown
26.01.19 — 17.03.19
As part of the Moving Image Programme, CoCA presents new work from Emma Wallbanks.
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Viv Wotton: ...lost in Aotearoa
26.01.19 — 17.03.19
The works in this exhibition are landscapes and fluid abstractions, dealing thematically with identity, human connection, and memory.
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Mitchell Bright: Cultivated
26.01.19 — 13.03.19
CoCA is proud to present an exhibition of Mitchell Bright's photography in our Ground Floor Gallery.
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Clint Park: Applesauce
14.11.18 — 25.11.18
In association with the Corner Store, CoCA is proud to present Clint Park's Applesauce in the Lux Gallery.
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SCAPE 2018: Tom Dale
05.10.18 — 18.11.18
CoCA is proud to present two works by Tom Dale as part of SCAPE's 2018 season.
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Wayne Youle: Ajar
21.09.18 — 18.11.18
Created as part of Crux★Te Punga in response to the demolition of the Hereford Street Police building, Wayne Youle’s ...
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Charlie Jackson: Queries
21.09.18 — 02.11.18
Taking inspiration from the ebb and flow of everyday life, Queries is comprised of photo-zines that begin to search through ...
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Mid Century Modern: The Morrison Collection
24.08.18 — 18.11.18
With a special focus on Italian, American & Scandinavian design from the 1950s- 1980s, this exhibition is the result of ...
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Nicola Jackson: The Bloggs
24.08.18 — 18.11.18
The Bloggs considers what it is that makes us human.
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CHCH/Ōtautahi Zine Library
03.08.18 — 16.09.18
The CHCH/Ōtautahi Zine Library is a new permanent collection of local, national and international self published materials, residing in Christchurch ...
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Denys Watkins: Dynamo Hum
03.08.18 — 16.09.18
The exhibition features a selection of key paintings by Denys Watkins - one of New Zealand’s outstanding visual artists.
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Rose James: through a cloud of smoke and dust
07.07.18 — 12.08.18
James’s presentation at CoCA is an exploration of the sonic poetics of the disassembling and implosion of the Christchurch Police ...
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Ria Bancroft: Energetic Forms
09.06.18 — 01.07.18
Resurrected from post-quake storage, Energetic Forms is a monumental sculptural wall-work by the late artist, Ria Bancroft, exhibited at CoCA ...
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Tiffany Singh: A Collective Voice
09.06.18 — 05.08.18
CoCA presents a solo exhibition by Auckland-based artist Tiffany Singh featuring two recent large-scale installations.
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Tim Veling: Vestiges
31.05.18 — 29.07.18
CoCA presents a solo exhibition by Christchurch photographer Tim Veling.
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Lawrence English & Werner Dafeldecker: Fall
01.12.18 — 20.01.19
Fall was filmed during the decaying moments of summer 2010 on the Antarctic Peninsula at Esperanza Bay.
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Anne Noble: Phantasm - Discovering Antarctica
01.12.18 — 20.01.19
Anne Noble has a long relationship with Antarctica.
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Associated
01.12.18 — 20.01.19
CoCA is proud to present the first group exhibition by its Associates Programme, Associated.
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Pauline Rhodes: Time Ongoing
30.11.18 — 03.03.19
CoCA is proud to present a major exhibition by prominent Ōtautahi Christchurch artist Pauline Rhodes.
Uncle Harold: Supply & Demand
01.06.18 — 29.07.18
The inaugural CoCA X The Corner Store collab will see Christchurch-based visual artist and illustrator Uncle Harold return to exhibiting ...
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Peter Robinson: Fieldwork
03.03.18 — 27.05.18
CoCA is proud to present the first solo exhibition at the gallery by Peter Robinson, now open another two weeks.
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Hannah Beehre: Mures, et Terram
16.12.17 — 18.02.18
In collaboration with Jonathan Smart Gallery, CoCA presents Mures, et Terram by Christchurch-based artist Hannah Beehre.
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Ruth Watson: Geophagy
16.12.17 — 18.02.18
CoCA presents Geophagy, the first major Ōtautahi Christchurch exhibition by Canterbury born Auckland-based artist Ruth Watson.
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Paemanu: Nohoaka Toi
08.09.17 — 26.11.17
Ngāi Tahu Artists in Residence
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MAKING SPACE: FAFSWAG
10.06.17 — 20.08.17
FAFSWAG seeks to decolonise their minds and lived experiences through creativity, expression, and the ownership of their own narratives.
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MAKING SPACE: Fresh and Fruity
10.06.17 — 20.08.17
Fresh and Fruity is a sexy new look designed to slowly smash the neocolonial heteropatriarchy one sarcastic hashtag at a ...
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MAKING SPACE: FIKA Writers
10.06.17 — 20.08.17
FIKA are a collective of Pasifika writers based in Ōtautahi, who have been meeting together regularly to write since 2004 ...
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MAKING SPACE: Mata Aho Collective
10.06.17 — 20.08.17
Erena Baker, Sarah Hudson,
Bridget Reweti, Terri Te Tau
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MAKING SPACE: The Social
10.06.17 — 20.08.17
During MAKING SPACE, The Social are facilitating: Gallery in a Gallery, The Social Street Residency, TinyMURL.Project, Nomad Thinking Residency ...
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MAKING SPACE: The SaVAge K'lub
10.06.17 — 20.08.17
OutTASpace: jess holly bates, Julian Chote, Numa Mackenzie, Siliga Setoga, Reina Sutton, Jaimie Waititi
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MAKING SPACE
09.06.17 — 20.08.17
MAKING SPACE celebrates collaborative creative practice taking place in Aotearoa New Zealand today.
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David Shrigley: Lose Your Mind
11.03.17 — 28.05.17
David Shrigley is a master of scathing one liners, crudely composed drawings and a creator of strange and amusing objects.
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Summer Performance Series
08.01.17 — 26.02.17
Featuring performances by Nina Oberg Humphries, Vaimaila Urale, Faith Wilson and Leafa Wilson
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Precarious Nature
19.11.16 — 19.02.17
An exhibition that responds to and interrogates how humans are affecting an increasingly fragile global ecosystem.
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Events: Beyond the Visual
20.08.16 — 06.11.16
A programme of events alongside Contemporary Christchurch, showcasing the incredible talent of creative practitioners in Ōtautahi.
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Contemporary Christchurch
20.08.16 — 06.11.16
A celebration of the range of innovative arts being practised and created in Ōtautahi today.
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Vertigo Sea
21.05.16 — 07.08.16
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Precarious Balance
14.02.16 — 08.05.16
A group exhibition of work by New Zealand and international contemporary artists. CoCA is a space for new art and ...