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localeye passes the 5000 markThere are now more than 5000 individual records on localeye, giving you
increased access to Web based information on, or from, Christchurch and Canterbury. Recent News and EventsOtautahi
Maori Wardens in the Central City Sites AddedGallery 464 ArtyOne Rebecca Brown Art The Primitive Bird Group |
Busking up a stormWere you one of the more than 190,000 visitors who took in a performance at the World Buskers Festival? Many Christchurch people are feeling deprived. They made the most of the World Buskers Festival which ran from the 15th to the 26th January, and now the Buskers have left town and the streets are back to normal. Workers and holidaymakers alike enjoyed the performances in the Central City, the Waho Busker Club at the Dux de Lux, the Loaded Hog and the Arts Centre. The Star reported that a record 190,000 turned out to watch the 11-day event. Festival organisers counted heads at various shows to gauge overall attendance and believed numbers were up at least 10,000 on last year. Festival organiser Jodi Wright noted that the growth in popularity of the Buskers Festival has been staggering. Only 8000 people saw the first festival in 1994. This year saw the addition of a late night buskers session at the Loaded Hog at 10.30 pm. Hosted by Nick Nickolas, magician and performer extraordinaire. Other crowd favourites during the Festival were the Blackstreet Boyz, Coexistence, Planet Banana and Skatenaked. Buskers
went over big time in Christchurch If the street performers have inspired you, check the following
sites featured in localeye:
Buried TreasuresSpotlight on some localeye resources ...Art GalleriesThe opening of the Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetu on 10 May 2003 is eagerly anticipated. This may be the showpiece of the Christchurch art world, but there are many other interesting art venues to visit. The Physics Room is a contemporary art project space on the corner of Tuam and High Streets. Its site has information on current shows, past and future exhibits, and web works. The Physics Room exists to act as a catalyst for the development and promotion of ideas and debate through art. The web site of COCA - Centre of Contemporary Art in Gloucester Street features details of exhibitions past and present. The Arthouse houses a collection of paintings, drawings, sculptures in wood, iron or concrete, and features exhibitions of abstract, realist, kinetic, and expressionist NZ art. localeye's listing of Art Galleries is a useful port of call to find out about galleries, art spaces and art dealers.
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