Galleries Revitalise Inner City
Art Attack! One Night, Ten Galleries, Seventeen Exhibitions Wednesday, 7 July 2004, 5 – 8 pm
In a unique late night opening early next month, ten leading Christchurch. Galleries will feature important New Zealand
and international exhibitions.
“Art Attack! has enjoyed enormous support from the public over the last two years and this year offers another great mix
of shows to spark the imagination”, says Warren Feeney, Director, Centre of Contemporary Art.
The ten public and privately operated galleries open this evening will present a range of contemporary and historical
painting, photography, sculpture, object art and site specific installation art.
Designed to provide a sense of community, this annual event offers a relaxed environment for art aficionados and novices
to appreciate a wide variety of visual arts. It is also an opportunity for people who haven’t visited local art
galleries recently to share the gallery experience in the company of others. A free bus will run on 15-minute cycles to
four stops connecting the participating galleries, located in the two “art districts” in town, creating another chance
to socialise en route.
- more - “We’re inviting everyone to be a part of the City and celebrate the diversity and vitality of art in
Christchurch in one special night”, says Feeney.
About Art Attack! Art Attack! is supported by the Christchurch City Council’s Mayoral Forum and funded by the Central
City Revitalisation Project. The first event of its kind in the City, the event is now in its third year. The 2004 event
takes place as part of the New Zealand Innovation Festival.
Participating Galleries and Exhibitions: Centre of Contemporary Art, 66 Gloucester Street Aotearoa Barbie: a group
exhibition examining questions of identity. Doc Ross Being Alone: Photographs Gerda Leenards and Simon Edwards: Fjords,
Mist and Waterfalls. Paintings. Untitled: a group exhibition responding to the show's title.
Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetu, Worcester Blvd Owen Merton – Expatriate Painter Portraits and Personalities
Suites A Standing Place – Dee Copland Works from the Collection
Form Gallery, 49 Worcester Boulevard 10 Year Anniversary Show. Artists include Emma Camden, Garry Nash, Len Castle, John
Parker and others.
SOFA Gallery, Arts Centre of Christchurch, 2 Worcester Boulevard Sculptor: Morgan Jones
Salamander Gallery, South Quad, Arts Centre, Hereford Street Dressed to Kill: Andy Leleisi'uao & John Ioane
The Arthouse, 292 Montreal Street Llew Summers
High Street Project, L3, 182 Cashel Street Co-ordinates for the Supersensible. Curated by Charlotte Huddleston featuring
work from Odie Rynell Cash, Chris Clements, Marnie Slater, Louise Tulett.
Jonathan Smart Gallery, 160 High Street Stereo: Chris Heaphy
Physics Room, L2, 209 Tuam Street Perseverance: Lee Campbell, Alexander Costello, Sonia Bruce Curated by Lee Campbell
Campbell Grant, 191 Tuam Street Phil Price