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Threads In Harmony
ABOUT THIS EXHIBITION
DATES & TIMES
1 August - 23 August
Open Daily: 10am - 4pm
This biennial exhibition of new works by the Ashburton Embroiderers’ Guild showcases a spectacular collaborative work part of a nation wide project that sets out to depict a history of New Zealand in stitch organised by the Tapestry Trust of New Zealand. The Ashburton Guild has chosen the subject ‘From the Mountains to Sea’ from a list of 95 collated by the historians involved in this project. Alongside this collaborative work will be individual works by the 35 Guild members.
Header Image: Ashburton Embroiders’ Guild, Detail From the Mountains to the Sea panel. Copyright © 2015 AAG. All Rights Reserved.
Image: Yvonne Salter foundation member and life member Ashburton Embroiders’ Guild, Stitching on From Mountain to Sea panel. Copyright © 2015 AAG. All Rights Reserved.
DATES & TIMES
1 August - 23 August
Open Daily: 10am - 4pm
Wednesday: 10am - 7pm
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22 January-24 February
depARTment
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depARTment draws together the artwork of current and
post-secondary school students with the aim to highlight the value of the art programmes in our school curriculum.
28 January - 4 March 2018
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Heather Sarin
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