Art Box Gallery
Checked 11 Oct 2026
Art Box Gallery is a gallery at 1/16 Loftus Street, Papanui (near Northlands Mall), Papanui, Christchurch, inside the Papanui/Northlands commercial centre. The address’s own page keeps 2 council reports on file.
A privately funded gallery supporting 35 local artists displaced by the earthquakes. Relaxed & friendly this gallery is the no pressure place to obtain modern affordable art for your home or workplace including… more ↓
03 352 8940, or 021 0391 861 · artboxgallery.info · Google reviews ↓
The only gallery on the record in Papanui
1/16 Loftus Street, Papanui (near Northlands Mall)
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What the record holds
| Fact | What the source says | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Address | 1/16 Loftus Street, Papanui (near Northlands Mall) | Find Christchurch, 2024 |
| Kind | Galleries | Find Christchurch, 2024 |
| Phone | 03 352 8940, or 021 0391 861 | Find Christchurch, 2024 |
| Website | artboxgallery.info | Find Christchurch, 2024 · its own site agrees |
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How the council’s directory described it
A privately funded gallery supporting 35 local artists displaced by the earthquakes. Relaxed & friendly this gallery is the no pressure place to obtain modern affordable art for your home or workplace including original works, limited edition prints & cards. Open Tues-Fri 11am-4pm, Sat 11am-2pm
— Find Christchurch, 2024. The business’s own words from about 2024, repeated as a lead, not checked.
The ground it stands on
| Fact | What the source says | Source |
|---|---|---|
| District Plan zone | Town centre zone | District Plan |
| Commercial centre | Papanui/Northlands, district centre | District Plan |
Tree Planted to Commemorate Diamond Jubilee Papanui
Rotary Club of Papanui / 25th Anniversary / 1983The reports nearby
953 council reports pinned within 250 m of the premises, most often Graffiti & vandalism and Roads & footpaths, 821 with a photograph. A pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place itself.
The 953 reports on file
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General Request
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Graffiti on a fence, building or structure
Graffiti on a fence, building or structure
Graffiti on a fence, building or structure
Graffiti on a fence, building or structure
Graffiti on a fence, building or structure
Graffiti on a fence, building or structure
Graffiti on a fence, building or structure
Graffiti on a fence, building or structureQuestions, answered briefly
A gallery in Papanui, Christchurch.
1/16 Loftus Street, Papanui (near Northlands Mall), Papanui, on Loftus Street. On the map →
Listed only in the council’s Find Christchurch directory, a snapshot from about March 2024. No other source confirms it still trades, check before you go.
phone 03 352 8940, or 021 0391 861 (Find Christchurch, 2024), its website (Find Christchurch, 2024).
Studio 125 Gallery (2.0 km), The 013 Gallery (3.5 km), Ilam Campus Gallery (3.7 km), every one in the city.
the address’s own record holds 2 reports; 6 other premises within a short walk, nearest Rose and Thistle (43 m); the Main Nth Rd near Loftus St bus stop is 61 m away: routes 1, 27, 95, 125, Oa; a cycle lane passes within 51 m; nearest park: Papanui Memorial Reserve (146 m).
The record behind this
This page is the union of what these public sources say, each fact above names the one it came from. A listing is a lead, not a promise the business still trades:
- Find Christchurch, the council’s business directory, a snapshot last touched about March 2024 (CC BY 4.0)
- Christchurch District Plan layers, zones, commercial centres and scheduled heritage items, from the council’s open data (CC BY 4.0)
- Environment Canterbury’s Metro stop record, distances measured here from the pin
- Christchurch City Council’s cycleway layer, lanes, separated paths and the named Major Cycle Routes (CC BY 4.0)
- The business’s own website, read politely by chch.live for contact details the open record is missing, re-checked monthly
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