Funded by the Trust — At the Auckland Art Gallery
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The Edmiston Trust has had a long history supporting the Auckland Art Gallery both in funding the gallery to extend the building and with acquiring artwork. Philip Edmiston in leaving his legacy for Auckland wished the city had a fine art gallery. In the 1960s the Auckland Art Gallery was raising funds to extend the gallery and improve facilities. The work was to proceed in two stages. The first stage, a redesign of the existing gallery and provision for an outdoor sculpture garden on Kitchener Street, was expected to cost £260,000. The recently formed P. A. Edmiston Trust felt that this would equate well to the wishes and desires of Philip Edmiston and agreed to £200,000 worth of funding. The council agreed to fund the restoration work on the existing building to support the development. The chairman of the Edmiston Trust Board, at the time, Mr. A.U. Wells, said, "the board hoped its gift to the city would pave the way for the Auckland Art Gallery to rank with the distinguished galleries around the world." (NZ Herald 4 March 1967) The new wing was officially opened April 16th, 1971. With new development plans approved in 2008 the Edmiston Trust pledged to continue its partnership with $1,500,000 to the Auckland Art Gallery Foundation for the redevelopment of the Auckland Art Gallery and $500,000 to the Auckland Art Gallery to purchase a major new artwork to mark the reopening of the gallery. 2009 saw considerable progress take place on the Art Gallery's multi-million dollar redevelopment project. Building work will continue throughout 2010 and into 2011. Since its formation the Edmiston Trust has assisted the Auckland Art Gallery, by purchasing major works of art:
To learn more about the art gallery and its collection go to www.aucklandartgallery.govt.nz |
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