Ashburton District Council Events

Sadly, ‘throw away’ culture has led to a noticeable drop in people learning simple clothing repair skills. As a result, many of us now lack a real understanding of the various stitching techniques and tricks used in basic fabric repairs....

Now in its sixtieth year, the Ashburton Society of Arts (ASA) is a mainstay of Whakatere Ashburton's arts community, running weekly art group meetups, classes and staging independent member exhibitions. In addition, its Annual Society of Arts Exhibition is held...

Join us for a tour of Jubilee: Selected works from the Ashburton Society of Arts Collection with Art Curator James Hope.This exhibition celebrates the Society’s 60th year, presenting a selection of works held in their collection. Alongside those from formative...

In this Cultural Awareness session, you will learn about Indian culture and discuss basic social protocols to help you interact with clients, whānau, and friends.Whakatere Ashburton resident Heena Shah, from West India, will lead the discussion.All are welcome!

Join us for the opening of two new exhibitions featuring an artist talk by Kim Ireland, during which she will discuss her new works and provide insight into her practice.In her new exhibition Mana Māna, Kim Ireland utilises uku (clay)...

At his talk How a Kiwi Joker can create an art collection on the smell of an oily rag, art collector Mark Stocker will discuss the difference between the value and price of artworks, as well as what to buy...

At the opening for The Magic of Needle and Thread, the Embroiderers’ Guild exhibition, Rachel Ratten will give a talk titled A journey from paint to thread. She will discuss her experiences with both quilting and freeform embroidery and her...

In this new series of work, Kim Ireland utilises uku (clay) to produce a variety of forms that refer back to the natural shapes of the gourd in growth. This myriad of ceramics provide an analogy for whakapapa...

Seriously Valuable Art argues that art needn’t be expensive to be beautiful, important and life-enhancing – Artists can be generous souls; and market forces aren’t always kind to historical ones. Nothing in this exhibition cost the Collector – who has...