Artbeat, April 2022. A monthly guide to the visual arts in Ōtautahi/Christchurch and Waitaha/Canterbury. Full details for galleries, exhibitions, arts events, news, reviews and commentary. The April Artbeat includes an interview with artist Jacquelynn Greenbank abut her solo exhibition, Pork Chop Express at the Ashbuton Art Gallery, with Greenbank commenting: 'We are often exposed to new cultures through takeaways and I have explored some that.'
In addition, Jacob Yikes' Even in darkness opens at Fiksate Gallery in Sydenham, his new paintings described by the artist as 'strange self portraits' Plus, reviews, listing details for 49 galleries, and news from galleries beyond Christchurch, including "Art in the Park" an annual art fair in Greymouth the last weekend in April and Oxford Gallery Toi o Waimakariri temporarily closing its doors to the public to review and reconsider its role and relationship with its local community.
