The Winter Collection: Chaos and Calm

When
Fri 19 Jun - Fri 21 Aug
Where
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Welcome Swallow Gift Shop and Gallery, Hamilton, Waikato
Entry
Free
Time
Wed 12 Aug, 9:30am - 4:30pm
Thu 13 Aug, 9:30am - 4:30pm
Fri 14 Aug, 9:30am - 4:30pm
Sat 15 Aug, 10:00am - 2:00pm
Sun 16 Aug, 10:00am - 2:00pm
Mon 17 Aug, 9:30am - 4:30pm
Tue 18 Aug, 9:30am - 4:30pm
Wed 19 Aug, 9:30am - 4:30pm
Thu 20 Aug, 9:30am - 4:30pm
Fri 21 Aug, 9:30am - 4:30pm
Restrictions
All Ages
In the Winter Collection of 2026, our 42nd exhibition of original art in the gallery, we explore the twin dialectics of chaos and calm. While the former seems ever present in today’s world and the subject of ...
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