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The Making of The Word Witch

19 June to 1 August


Based on the magical Margaret Mahy book The Word Witch, which recently won the Honour Award at the NZ Post Children?s Book Awards 2010, this exhibition features original illustrations, character sketches, renderings and doodles by the book's illustrator David Elliot.

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Editor Tessa Duder describes the exhibition as ?a warts and all look at David?s path to the finished book complete with trial tribulations, false starts and wrong turnings. Above all it is intended as a window into the magical world of imagination, a celebration of the creativity that, along with a good deal of hard work, lies behind a handsome book that will undoubtedly become a children?s classic. ?

This exhibition coincides with the return of our annual Sampler Season - 6 weeks of literary talks, Kids' Saturdays, Sunday afternoon concerts and school holiday programmes. Click here to find out more about these great events.

The Making of the Word Witch: The Poetic & Illustrative Magic of Margaret Mahy & David Elliot, was curated by Kathryn Mitchell and toured by the Ashburton Art Gallery.

other exhibitions not to be missed...


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Farmer Fred's Cow

Original, almost transparent illustrations by David Waller, show farm animals acting as spirit guides to help children deal with death in an inevitable and positive manner. These illustrations are accompanied by explanations of the creative process and seek to express an overall feeling of gentleness and compassion.

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1913 Strike - War on the Wharves

A dramatic new exhibition describes the progress of the violent 1913 strike that began on Wellington?s wharves and attracted world attention because of its scale and intensity.

This exhibition includes a full list of 'strikers and specials' - so come down and see if one of your relatives is on the list!

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Polar Night - Opens 14 August

This exhibition features 28 stunning black and white photos taken by French photographer Vincent Hilaire during the northern hemisphere winter of 2007-2008, when the expedition yacht Tara was locked in the Arctic sea ice near the North Pole.

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A Friend in Need - Opens 14 August

This exhibition details the lives of young American Marines and Kiwi locals when tens of thousands of US troops descended on the village of Paekakariki with exotic accents and customs. Sent to protect the Pacific and support an ally, this exhibition is about people, bittersweet stories of kindness, friendship and loss and the lasting impression these foreign troops left to this day.

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