The Radical, the Reactionary and the Canterbury Society of Arts, 1880-1996The Radical, the Reactionary and the Canterbury Society of Arts, 1880-1996

The Canterbury Society of Arts dominated the cultural life of Canterbury for nearly a century, and played a vital role in the development of New Zealand art. Where art societies are often assumed to be conservative and reactionary institutions that failed to nurture the work of younger or more radical artists, this…