Join us on Friday 26 April at 6.30pm to celebrate the opening of three new exhibitions! Legacy Issues brings together contemporary photographic artists Mitchell Bright, Conor Clarke, Ella Hickford, Moana Lee, Mike O’Kane, Tim J. Veling, and Hannah Watkinson, and presents the diverse ways they have pictured our region. This selection of photographs aims to provide…

Join us in celebrating the official launch of our new online collections website at the Ashburton Museum & Historical Society’s upcoming bi-monthly meeting. Over 1000 photographs and records (with more to come) from the AM&HS community archives will be made available to researchers for the first time, ensuring that people across Aotearoa and the world…

Join us for our upcoming artist talk with Ynes Guevara on Sunday 19 May at 2pm. At this talk, Ynes Guevara will be in conversation with curator James Hope to discuss her new exhibition Altar, Beautifying Understanding. In this new suite of paintings, Ynes looks to feminine archetypes to explore the magical and imaginary. Her…

Join us for our upcoming talk with artists from Legacy Issues on Sunday 09 June at 2pm. At this talk, artist and curator Hannah Watkinson will lead a panel discussion with the artists included in our new exhibition Legacy Issues. In addition, featured artist Moana Lee will also give a live demonstration of the anthotype…

Join us for a special talk with Daryl Holden, the managing editor and co-owner of the Ashburton Guardian, to celebrate our new exhibition Caught in the Moment: Guardian photographs of 1974. Daryl will explore the rich history and significant role of the Guardian newspaper over its 145 years in the district. This talk will focus…

To celebrate the closing of our exhibition Home Front Heroines, join us for a special talk with Dianne Bardsley about land girls in Aotearoa. Throughout the 1990s Dianne Bardsley travelled across Aotearoa to trace and interview women who served in the Women’s Land Service during World War Two. Although she had found meagre official records…

Come join us this Puaka Matariki weekend to celebrate the Māori New Year with our whānau-friendly workshop. Make whetū (star) native seed bombs while learning more about the significance of Puaka and each star in the Matariki cluster. As the lone star Puaka and Matariki cluster reappear in our midwinter skies, it’s a time for coming together - to learn, share…

Join us for the opening of the Ashburton Society of Arts Annual Exhibition on Monday 01 July at 7pm. Tickets for the ASA Opening Night are limited and are available to purchase for $30 each from the Gallery reception. The Ashburton Society of Arts (ASA) Annual Exhibition returns to the Gallery this July for its…

School holidays are here! The winter holidays are all about staying warm and dry while also having fun - so it's the perfect time to visit the Gallery and Museum and take part in our holiday activities. Week One | 06 July - 13 July Let your imagination soar as you paint your own masterpiece…

Join us on Sunday 21 July for a tour of the Ashburton Society of Arts 60th Annual Exhibition. The annual ASA exhibition is coming to a close at the end of July, so don't miss your chance to get a tour of all of the amazing local artworks! Come along at 2pm on Sunday 21…