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
Mon 13 Jul, 9:30am - 4:30pm
Tue 14 Jul, 9:30am - 4:30pm
Wed 15 Jul, 9:30am - 4:30pm
Thu 16 Jul, 9:30am - 4:30pm
Fri 17 Jul, 9:30am - 4:30pm
Sat 18 Jul, 10:00am - 2:00pm
Sun 19 Jul, 10:00am - 2:00pm
Mon 20 Jul, 9:30am - 4:30pm
Tue 21 Jul, 9:30am - 4:30pm
Wed 22 Jul, 9:30am - 4:30pm
Thu 23 Jul, 9:30am - 4:30pm
Fri 24 Jul, 9:30am - 4:30pm
Sat 25 Jul, 10:00am - 2:00pm
Sun 26 Jul, 10:00am - 2:00pm
Mon 27 Jul, 9:30am - 4:30pm
Tue 28 Jul, 9:30am - 4:30pm
Wed 29 Jul, 9:30am - 4:30pm
Thu 30 Jul, 9:30am - 4:30pm
Fri 31 Jul, 9:30am - 4:30pm
Sat 1 Aug, 10:00am - 2:00pm
Sun 2 Aug, 10:00am - 2:00pm
Mon 3 Aug, 9:30am - 4:30pm
Tue 4 Aug, 9:30am - 4:30pm
Wed 5 Aug, 9:30am - 4:30pm
Thu 6 Aug, 9:30am - 4:30pm
Fri 7 Aug, 9:30am - 4:30pm
Sat 8 Aug, 10:00am - 2:00pm
Sun 9 Aug, 10:00am - 2:00pm
Mon 10 Aug, 9:30am - 4:30pm
Tue 11 Aug, 9:30am - 4:30pm
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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