The Central Art Gallery
The Arts Centre, Central, Christchurch 8013, New Zealand
Opening Hours
MondayClosed
Tuesday10:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Wednesday10:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Thursday10:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Friday10:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Saturday10:00 AM – 4:00 PM
SundayClosed
Phone: 027 777 1866
Website:thecentral.co.nz/
The Central is a dealer gallery in Ōtautahi Christchurch, now owned and operated by Te Matatiki Toi Ora The Arts Centre. Housed in the Old Library Building between the North and South Quads, it represents contemporary New Zealand artists, with a strong focus on practitioners based in Waitaha Canterbury. The gallery combines rotating exhibitions with permanent display areas and interactive storage racks, designed to make art accessible to all visitors.
Exhibitions
Past

Castle Hill
26 Mar 2026 – 2 May 2026
Simon Edwards

Collected Memories: Time, place, and the human condition.
6 Nov 2025 – 31 Jan 2026
Laurence Aberhart, Jordan Barnes, Isla Huia, Hannah Kidd, Elizabeth Moyle

Artist as Conveyor of Life
7 Aug 2025 – 1 Nov 2025
Bing Dawe, Chauncey Flay, Veronica Herber, Jon Jeet, Elizabeth Thomson

All Things Considered by Dick Frizzell
3 Oct 2024 – 2 Nov 2024
Dick Frizzell

Chroma
26 July 2024 – 24 Aug 2024
Zara Dolan

Mum & Dad's Garden at Night
20 June 2024 – 20 July 2024
Salome Tanuvasa
