Ashburton District Council Events
Normalising Depression
Ashburton Public Library
27th Mar 2024 05:30 pm - 07:30 pm
Learn more about Depression in this free, interactive workshop with Bryon Cope from Depression Support Network.What to expect:a safe, friendly environment where everyone is welcomelearn from Bryon's own experiences of depressionexplore the 9 clinical signs of depression so you...
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Paint Along with Bob Ross for Teens
Ashburton Public Library
28th Mar 2024 06:00 pm - 08:00 pm
*For teens aged 12 - 18 years*Join us for a fun evening of painting along with Bob Ross. We supply everything you need.*Bookings are essential*
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Zonta Ashburton Female Art Awards 2024
Ashburton Art Gallery
2nd Mar 2024 - 14th Apr 2024
It's that time of year! ZAFAA24 is returning to Ashburton Art Gallery and Museum.Now in its eighth year, the Zonta Ashburton Female Art Awards exhibition presented by The Zonta Club of Ashburton in partnership with the Ashburton Art...
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Sharing Histories | Gifts of 2023
Ashburton Museum
18th Feb 2024 - 7th Apr 2024
Explore some of the treasured objects, archives, and photographs that were generously donated to and acquired by the Ashburton Museum and Historical Society in 2023.This annual exhibition will return each year, showcasing some of our most special and fascinating acquisitions...
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A New Era: Ng King Bros. Chinese Market Garden Settlement
Ashburton Museum
26th Feb 2024 - 12th May 2024
Sixteen years ago the descendants of the men who founded the Ng King Bros. Chinese Market Garden expressed their desire to share their land and the legacy of their buildings and stories with the community. Our new exhibition A New...
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Marian Maguire | The Enlightenment Project (expanded)
Ashburton Art Gallery
18th Feb 2024 - 14th Apr 2024
The Enlightenment Project (expanded) aims to make sense of this important age of European history, and the worldwide reverberations that resulted. This exhibition builds on the initial showing of The Enlightenment Project in 2022...
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Community Garden Hui
Ashburton Public Library
4th Apr 2024 05:30 pm - 06:30 pm
We are excited to invite you to our FREE upcoming hui about a Community Garden here in Hakatere. Please share this around your networks in the district, the more the merrier!Come along to hear about a collaborative effort in establishing...
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Death and Paperwork #3
Ashburton Public Library
30th Apr 2024 12:30 pm - 01:30 pm
This is the third and final event in a lunchtime series Death and Paperwork.In this workshop we'll address questions like:what practical/ legal things need to happen when someone dies?what must get done by a lawyer and what can you...
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Jo Burzynska | Interactive Artist Talk
Ashburton Art Gallery
3rd Apr 2024 06:00 pm
In this interactive nose and ears-on session, Zonta Ashburton Female Art Award 2023 Premier Award winner Jo Burzynska explains how both musical and perfume notes resonate with each other and can be harmoniously combined, relating to her exhibition Scents Take...
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Iain Cheesman | Artist Talk
Ashburton Art Gallery
7th Apr 2024 02:00 pm
On Sunday 07 April at 2pm, Iain Cheesman will be visiting the Gallery and Museum to speak more about his foyer wall artwork The River Is. The River Is uses balls of wool in a sculptural manner, creating a river-like...
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