Left Bank Art Gallery

An expanding national collection of pounamu is a major feature of this gallery, with works from throughout New Zealand, including two large boulders that toured New Zealand to be worked on by nine leading carvers as a New Zealand 1990 project. The gallery also hosts the national pounamu exhibition biennially in January.

The art gallery is located in the former Bank of New Zealand, built in 1924. It offers a continuous calendar of local and visiting exhibitions. The permanent collection includes work by Yvonne Rust, Olivia Spencer Bower, Sir Toss Woollaston, Stanley Palmer and the 1990 lithograph collection. Quality West Coast arts and crafts from leading artists, including paintings, pounamu, photography, jewellery, hats, woodware and cards, are available from the gallery shop.