The owner of a central Wellington store says a fire may have broken the stalemate that saw a nearby heritage protected building gradually swamped by tagging, temporary earthquake protection and vines.
Proposed restructure at Wellington s City Gallery ruinous
29 Apr, 2021 05:00 PM
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Quasi by Ronnie van Hout on the rooftop of Wellington s City Gallery. Photo / Mark Tantrum
Quasi by Ronnie van Hout on the rooftop of Wellington s City Gallery. Photo / Mark Tantrum
Wellington issues reporter, NZ Heraldgeorgina.campbell@nzme.co.nz
A restructure proposal, which could see the disestablishment of the director and chief curator at Wellington s City Gallery, has been described as ruinous and far-reaching.
Experience Wellington, which is a Wellington City Council controlled organisation, operates Capital E, Space Place, City Gallery, Nairn Street Cottage, Wellington Museum, and the Cable Car Museum.
Gallery owners report surge in art sales after Covid lockdown
23 Dec, 2020 01:50 AM
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RNZ
By Eva Corlett, of RNZ.
Gallery owners across the country are reporting a surge in art sales since the Covid-19 lockdown ended.
But others say just a fraction of artists are benefiting, as some struggle in the wake of the pandemic.
Bowen Galleries, co-directed by Penney Moir and Jenny Neligan, has been operating for 40 years in central Wellington.
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In March, they had a large show ready to open, and then the lockdown was announced. We had no idea how the year was going to pan out. At that point, we thought, if we still had the door open in September, we d be doing very well, Moir said.