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Temporary Exhibitions

As well as permanent displays featuring the John Money and Ralph Hotere Collections, the Eastern Southland Gallery has two temporary exhibition spaces offering a changing programme of solo, group and touring exhibitions by national and international artists.

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He Hikoi a Te Awaawa Mataura - A Journey Through the Mataura Valley
Artworks spanning 165 years that explore the natural and social histories of the Mataura River

6 October 2024 - 2 March 2025

This exhibition draws on works from the Eastern Southland Gallery’s permanent collection that have been acquired over a period of 40 years.  Some have been selected because they represent artist-in-residence and community projects that have specifically referenced the Mataura River Valley, while other artworks are by painters, printmakers and photographers who have utilised river as a subject matter. 

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A Pathway of Treasures
SCHOOL'S SHOW

25 November 2024 - 30 March 2025

Ten local primary schools have participated in a series of workshops with artists
Jo Ogier, Janet de Wagt and Jacqueline Byars.

They are East Gore School, Pukerau School, Waikaka School, West Gore School,
St Mary’s School, Knapdale School, Te Tipua School, Mataura School, Tuturau
School, and Riversdale School.

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ROBIN WHITE Tuituia
Something is Happening Here
A touring selection from Te Papa

27 February - 27 April 2025

A selection of works by Dame Robin White (Ngāti Awa, Pāhekā) is the latest touring exhibition from New Zealand’s National Museum. Robin White: Tuituia | Something is Happening Here is a series of artworks from the much-loved and acclaimed 2022 retrospective exhibition that celebrated this contemporary Aotearoa artist. 

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Simon Richardson
Life and Still Life

9 March - 4 May 2025

Dunedin-based artist Simon Richardson’s exhibition Life and Still Life will feature a selection of his portraits (including nationally significant writers and artists) and still lifes.

 

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