Able Art Collective
Able Art Collective is a supportive space for individuals with disabilities to explore, learn, create, connect and express themselves through art. Sessions are held on the second Wednesday of every month from 9.30 am – 11.30 am. Bookings are required – please register by emailing aagm@adc.govt.nz Run in partnership by the Ashburton Art Gallery &…
Opening | Kathy Reilly, Inge and Marc Doesburg, Print Council Aotearoa
Join us for the opening of our three new summer exhibitions! Kathy Reilly’s solo exhibition Peregination: A Sub Antarctic Odyssey explores her Subantarctic research expedition through a variety of printmaking methods. Featured works include detailed etchings and cyanotypes of endemic plant species, and studies of the Toroa Royal Southern Albatross in prints and a video work. Duologue is a collaborative…
Opening | Dearly Beloved
Join us for the opening of Dearly Beloved | 100 Years of the Wedding Dress! This exhibition features a selection of bridal wear from our collection, representing wedding fashion from the late 1800s and through the twentieth century. Discover the beauty and craftswomanship of home- or dressmaker-made garments, embellished by hand. With a focus on…
The Great Santa Hunt 2025
Where oh where can they be? The Santa Hunt is back, with a twist! Starting at Rokowhiria Ashburton Art Gallery and Museum on December 17, join us for our special late-night Santa Hunt. Bring your torches to search high and low in the Museum after dark – we’ll be giving spot prizes for our best-dressed…
Dearly Beloved | 100 Years of the Wedding Dress
Weddings are a traditional rite of passage; ceremony overlaid with religious significance and cultural expectations. Befitting the occasion, bridal clothing may be ceremonially symbolic in colour, textile, or style, but also follows the fashion of the day and evolves, as traditions do, over time. This exhibition features a selection of bridal wear from our collection,…
Art Addicts
Art Addicts (AA) is the Gallery’s weekly art space for kids during the school term. Wrap up your Wednesday school day and head to the AAGM to get creative and explore different materials and themes in art. AA is all about a fun, shared learning experience for all who attend. We encourage parents and grandparents…