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8 Tuesday August 13 2019 Latest Christchurch news at www.star.kiwi News Libraries celebrate 160 years WHEN Christchurch residents borrowed their first books from a library, it was from a single room on High St in 1859. Now, the 160th birthday of Christchurch City Libraries is being celebrated with the exhibition Illuminate: Unearthing Treasures from our Collection, which opened on Saturday in the Southbase Gallery at Tūranga. It will run until October 27. The exhibition features rare books, including An Account of a Voyage Around the World, by James Cook, published in 1773; original New Zealand artworks, historic maps, vintage posters from the 1970s and 1980s, including some printed by record label Flying Nun and a typescript of catalogue of the Universe by Margaret Mahy. Library branches around the city will also mark the anniversary with displays of historic photographs and memorabilia. City council head of libraries Carolyn Robertson said the importance of libraries has grown hugely over the past 160 years. “It’s amazing to think that libraries have been serving local people for so long. In those early days books were all people could borrow, but today’s libraries are a source of so much information across many different platforms, as well as being home to a huge range of programmes and events.” “Regardless of changes in technology, libraries have always been a place to inspire knowledge, foster creativity, challenge our curiosity and meet other people,” she said. “This anniversary is a great opportunity to celebrate that role. Illuminate is all about showing how libraries can open our eyes, and bring new information to light.” McCahon painting reunites old girls • By Sophie Cornish and Claire Booker IT WAS 1969 and six young women who had just finished at Christchurch Girls’ High wanted to have a good time at a ball. They founded the Young Old Girls’ Association and hosted their own debutante ball. But they didn’t expect to make a profit, let alone enough to buy a Colin McCahon painting, which has now become a valuable collector’s item. The painting was presented to the school in 1970 by association member Jan Hardie at an assembly. “When they went along to the assembly the girls actually laughed, because they probably didn’t regard it as a proper painting in those days . . . we wanted to present something that was a bit of a challenge,” said Annette Hamblett, who was also a member of the association. Throughout the 1950s and early 60s, many school-leavers went to their formal old girls’ association debutante ball, but the Young Old Girls’ Association had no interest in making a ‘debut’. And they didn’t want to go to a ball with no alcohol, and ‘stuffy’ old girls, so they took matters into their own hands. With their own title, the group organised a venue, popular dance band The Chapta, food, drink and then advertised the vent everywhere. “When I think about it now, we were quite bold, we booked one of the biggest venues, the horticultural hall, which used to be on the corner of Oxford Tce and Gloucester St,” Ms Hamblett said. Against all odds, they made a profit and one of the association members, Susan Battye, suggested they hold another event and use the other half of the profits to gift a painting to the school. Ms Battye wrote to one of New Zealand’s most well-known painters, Colin McCahon. PHOTO: MARTIN HUNTER ART: CGHS principal Christine O’Neill and deputy head girl Helen O’Connor with the Colin McCahon painting. (Below) – Young Old Girls’ Association members Susan Battye, Robyn Scott, Jan Hardie, Annette Hamblett, Judi McCallum and Cheryl Roblilliard with the McCahon painting they donated to CGHS 50 years ago. To their surprise, they received a very encouraging reply, saying McCahon would tell his dealer to give them a good deal. “And he did. By October 1970, we had acquired our McCahon: North Otago landscape, number 19, painted with synthetic polymer on hardboard,” Ms Hamblett said. The group met at their old school recently to celebrate their success, and reminisce about their younger days. The group members said they were pleased to see each other again after 50 years, and enjoyed seeing the painting in all its glory. “It will always be a point of SOUTHERN VIEW discussion. It’s not just a placid thing on the wall. It’s going to provoke discussion about what is art, and how can it represent the environment that we live in in New Zealand,” Ms Battye said. The CGHS art department now teaches students about McCahon and his paintings. COPPER RIDGE OffERs COmmunIty anD lIfEstylE In HalsWEll staGEs 1 anD 2 aRE nEaRly sOlD Out, staGE 3 just RElEasED. tItlEs HavE bEEn IssuED, anD COnstRuCtIOn Has staRtED. family friendly community right across the brand new Knights stream school (years 1-8), bike track, skate park, green fields. www.generation.co.nz/christchurch maKInG buIlDInG easy Like us on Facebook: Generation Homes Christchurch
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