Friends of Aigantighe Art Gallery

13/11/2025

19/10/2025

Join us today at 1pm!
Hear Kulimoe‘anga Stone Maka talk about his art, his journey, and the meaning behind his mahi at the Aigantighe Art Gallery. Don’t miss it!

18/10/2025

Artist talk on tomorrow (Sunday). This exhibition is amazing, make sure you do t miss out on hearing about it from the artist

Mālo e lelei!

A huge thank you to everyone who joined us for the opening of Kulimoe‘anga Stone Maka’s exhibition. Your presence and support made it a truly special community celebration.

If you missed out — or if you’d like to immerse yourself even more in the art and spirit of this event, join us tomorrow, Sunday 19th at 1pm, at the Aigantighe Art Gallery for an Artist Talk with Stone.

Come and hear about his artistic journey, the meanings behind his works, and the significance of his mahi.

This event is FREE and all are welcome :)

09/10/2025

AGM ready :)

03/10/2025

✨ New Toi Kōrero episode ✨

Renowned artist Fiona Pardington (Ngāi Tahu, Kāti Māmoe, Ngāti Kahungunu, Clan Cameron of Erracht) sits down with art historian Dr Andrew Paul Wood to talk practice, inspirations, and her exciting journey towards the Venice Biennale 2026 🌍🎨

From her exhibition Te taha o te rangi at the Aigantighe Art Gallery to its expansion in partnership with Te Puna o Waiwhetū, Fiona shares insights into art, history, and identity.

🎥 Watch now on YouTube – https://youtu.be/0b7gdrV7HZQ

02/10/2025

Empty shop fronts in Timaru’s CBD are getting a creative lift through an initiative using art in a “practical response’’ to concerns raised by the community and business owners.

02/10/2025

Do you have young people aged between 12 - 18 at home?
Do you have young people aged between 12 - 18 at home who like the idea of crafting?
Do you have young people aged between 12 - 18 at home who like the idea of crafting a bug to keep?
Do you have young people aged between 12 - 18 at home who like the idea of crafting a bug to keep with a group of like-minded teens?

If you answered 'Yes' to all 4 questions, give us a ring to book their spot for next Friday, and they'll get to create and keep their own bug using our supplies that we will um, err, supply. 😂

It is important that you book, as we have a limited number of spots.

See the poster for more details.😀

27/09/2025

Peter Winnington, The Reserve, 2025, displayed in the South Canterbury Art Society Art Awards and Exhibition at the Aigantighe Art Gallery.
The 80th South Canterbury Art Society Art Awards and Exhibition is currently on display at the Aigantighe Art Gallery. Sponsored by DC Turnbull and Co Ltd, this exhibition has 92 artworks on display and it boasts a wide range of subject matter and methods of practice by 55 different local artists.
The Christchurch printmaker and gallerist, Marian Maguire, was the art award’s judge this year, and the award for ‘highly commended works on paper’ went to Peter Winnington for his watercolour, The Reserve.

Painting since he was a child, Winnington he was taught by Claude Brunsden at Boys High. Throughout his life Winnington has painted in oils, acrylics and watercolours – but he prefers watercolours, having enjoyed working in this particular medium for 30 years.

Executed on location, this watercolour painting depicts the reserve at Fairlie (close to the Opihi River). The two gum trees in the painting overshadow the tin shed and its adjoining fence, revealing a picturesque space to escape and sit in the shady cool on a warm sunny day.
Winnington is a member of the Temuka Art Guild, of Watercolour New Zealand, is a member of the South Canterbury Art Society, and during his career he has been a signwriter and a caricaturist for a newspaper. Winnington has long been an articulate ‘speaker’ of the visual language, and this shows in his paintings.

The South Canterbury Art Society Art Awards and Exhibition is on display at the Aigantighe Art Gallery until 12 October 2025.