Hanan Gallery

10/05/2026

Merino and silk felted scarf $90.00

06/05/2026

Thanks to Amy and the others who organised the 45' Deep South Fibre Festival in Gore last Saturday. Well done and a great turn out of traders and visitors.

16/04/2026

I made a donation to the SPCA as part of my pledge to support animals in need. This came from a percentage of my sales from my Celestial Exhibition, Heritage and Art, featuring large felt artworks of animals. Did you know the SPCA have op shops and merchandise on their website? This is another way to support them.

10/04/2026

Hanan drew orrery drawings and made his own orrery. An orrery is a mechanical heliocentric (sun centred) model of the solar system. It has a crank handle to drive the clockwork mechanism making the planets rotate and orbit the sun. Hanan would have used his orrery in his public lectures to demonstrate the positions and motions of the plants and moons. Credit to Orreries UK for the image.

27/03/2026

Rose Petal Bead jewellery at Hanan Gallery. A method of hand-made bead making passed onto me in my family.

21/03/2026

15/03/2026

Come in and discover your local heritage. We have revamped our display on James Hanan 1820 -1885. Learn about this Victorian building which James built as his Temple, view our plans of the Temple, his artwork and his passion for astronomy and the topics he discussed in his lectures.

Hanan Gallery, based in a Victorian building and built by Irishman James Hanan for his Temple of Arts & Science opened 14th August 1878. It was Invercargill’s first observatory, also used for concerts, and as a lecture theatre - particularly for Hanan’s lectures on astronomy, geology, minera...

02/03/2026

Do you feel like your art/craft work is not quite finished? Trust your instincts. Here is Mr Bear before and then four months later. Learn to make artistic decisions with confidence and trust your abilities. It is all part of your growing creative experience. I would love to know a creative story of yours :)

24/02/2026

Merino felted summer scarf commission.

07/12/2025

Christmas Felt Art Kits, kits are limited, $15. Make your kit at Hanan Gallery this Thursday 11 December 1.00-4.30pm, first in first served or make at home. All materials supplied.