The opening of Ravenscar House in Otautahi Christchurch is the feature story in the October Artbeat. The collection of entrepreneurs, Jim and Susan Wakefield is now the permanent home for their private collection of New Zealand art, objects and classical antiquities, opening soon adjacent to Canterbury Museum and part of the city's arts precinct. In addition, street art and design gallery Fiksate, welcome Auckland-based artist Misery to their exhibition programme and Down by the Liffey Gallery in Lincoln celebrates its 10th anniversary. Christchurch-based artist Eion Stevens (1952 - 2021) is remembered as a painter whose humour, irony and observations on life were deeply and sincerely felt. The closure of artist-run space, Hot Lunch is acknowledged and celebrated, and painter Catherine Brough's survey exhibition opens at the Left Bank Art Gallery in Greymouth to be followed by PGgallery192 on Otautahi-Christchurch. Plus, reviews of recent exhibitions.
