# Event Details - **Event Name**: CHCH Launch Party: The National Grid #9 - **Event Start and End Date**: Thu, 13 Nov, 2025 at 05:30 pm – Thu, 13 Nov, 2025 at 07:00 pm - **Event Description**: Celebrate the official Christchurch launch of The National Grid #9 – a new issue of Aotearoa's iconic graphic design periodical.About this EventCelebrate the official Ōtautahi Christchurch launch The National Grid #9 (November 2025), edited and designed by Luke Wood, Katie Kerr, and Matthew Galloway and published by Ilam Press and GLORIA Books.Copies will be available for purchase on the evening, and pre-orders available for pick up.The evening will begin with doors open and drinks from 5.30pm, followed by kōrero and a reading at 6pm.—Based in Aotearoa, is a periodical dedicated to research in the field of graphic design.The project takes an expansive view on graphic design as it intersects with culture, society, politics and histories. As a practice fundamentally concerned with the reproduction and distribution of language, graphic design—The National Grid suggests—is significantly more interesting, and more impactful, than purely market-led or ‘value added’ narratives tend to imply. Not quite ‘magazine’ and not quite ‘academic journal’, The National Grid attempts to chart a path through the murky wasteland between professional practice and academia, art and design.The National Grid was originally published across eight issues between 2005 and 2012, edited and designed by Luke Wood and Jonty Valentine. Revived in 2025 with the generous support of the University of Canterbury’s School of Fine Arts, the periodical returns under the editorship of Luke Wood, Katie Kerr, and Matthew Galloway, and is co-published by Ilam Press and GLORIA Books.The National Grid #9 takes on the current climate of design education, looks back to Pasifika publishing histories and sketches out diagrams for possible futures—and more! It features contributions from Hana Pera Aoake, Luke Shaw, Sheahan Huri, Cameron Tonkinwise, Andrea Low, Wanda Iremia-Allan, Paula Legel, Nell May, Tyrone Ohia, Max Quinn-Tapara, Eva Charlton, David Bennewith, and Warren Olds.Editors:Luke Wood (Ōtautahi Christchurch) is a senior lecturer in graphic design at the University of Canterbury’s School of Fine Arts. Katie Kerr (Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland) is a graphic designer and publisher whose practice revolves around books. Matthew Galloway (Pōneke Wellington) is an artist and designer whose interdisciplinary work often uses the methodologies and tools of design within a contemporary art context. - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/christchurch/chch-launch-party-the-national-grid-9/100001830966422859 - **Event Categories**: art, parties, fine-arts, entertainment - **Interested Audience**: - total_interested_count: 0 ## Ticket Details - **Ticket Price Range**: min: 0, max: 0, currency: NZD ## Event venue details - **city**: Christchurch - **state**: CA - **country**: New Zealand - **location**: Objectspace at Sir Miles Warren Gallery - **lat**: -43.5340709 - **long**: 172.63141 - **full address**: Objectspace at Sir Miles Warren Gallery, 65 Cambridge Terrace, Christchurch, New Zealand ## Event gallery - **Alt text**: CHCH Launch Party: The National Grid #9 - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events7/banners/66df1513ae19858bb5871f1f895aa08f7efc48f0aa4e0597ea1e1b38cf25aec5-rimg-w1200-h800-dc1e1e1d-gmir.jpg?v=1762660144 ## FAQs - **Q**: When and where is CHCH Launch Party: The National Grid #9 being held? - **A:** CHCH Launch Party: The National Grid #9 takes place on Thu, 13 Nov, 2025 at 05:30 pm to Thu, 13 Nov, 2025 at 07:00 pm at Objectspace at Sir Miles Warren Gallery, 65 Cambridge Terrace, Christchurch, New Zealand. - **Q**: Who is organizing CHCH Launch Party: The National Grid #9? - **A:** CHCH Launch Party: The National Grid #9 is organized by Objectspace. - **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me? - **A:** CHCH Launch Party: The National Grid #9 is ideal for art lovers, collectors, creatives, and anyone inspired by visual arts, installations, and exhibitions. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in Christchurch, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. 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