Ballad of the Waitaki 20 Nov 2024 This exhibition charts the flow of Waitaki’s past over the last 120 years. Like any chart it is only a snapshot of our understanding, as time marches on, the course of our past changes just like that of the mighty Waitaki. Waitaki Museum, 60 Thames Street, Oamaru 9400 Tagged as: , Exhibitions & expos
The Chartwell Chair 20 Nov 2024 The Chartwell Chair Project is a 50th Anniversary Project celebrating five decades of collecting by one of Aotearoa New Zealand’s leading art collections. The first acquisition into the Chartwell Collection was made in March 1974 and was Bill Sutton’s Threshold VIII (1973). To celebrate the Chartwell Chair, the Forrester Gallery has selected Portrait of Colin Vernon Wheeler (1943) by Sutton alongs Forrester Gallery, 9 Thames Street, 9400 Tagged as: , Exhibitions & festivals
Legendary Lollies: 75 years of crafting confectionery in Ōamaru 20 Nov 2024 For 75 years, New Zealand’s most legendary lollies have been proudly made here in Ōamaru. From Easter and Christmas holidays to making lolly cake or getting pineapple chunks sent to you in an OE care package, reminisce about your favourites and share your memories. Waitaki Museum, 60 Thames Street Ōamaru 9400, 9400 Tagged as: , Exhibitions & festivals
Wellbeing Outcomes / Community Impact survey 20 Nov 2024 Share what you value most about the services and activities your library offers, and make your voice heard. Tagged as: , Community & culture
The Forest Howls Tonight | Ken Laraman 20 Nov 2024 In 'The Forest Howls Tonight', Ken Laraman introduces a distinct and exciting series of recently painted conceptions. These paintings revolve around the artist's views on social issues such as sea pollution, climate change, consequential ignorance, and environmental loss - employing either poetry as a starting point or the use of language as a gauge of commitment. Forrester Gallery, 9 Thames Street Ōamaru 9444, 9400 Tagged as: , Exhibitions & festivals
Alice in Victorian Wonderland | Sharon Mitchell 20 Nov 2024 One of the most important themes in Alice in Victorian Wonderland by Sharon Mitchell is the significance of embracing one’s true self. As Alice struggles with societal expectations and limitations of young women as she journeys through the bizarre and unpredictable world of Wonderland, she learns to accept her unique qualities and strength. Forrester Gallery, 9 Thames Street Ōamaru 9444, 9400 Tagged as: , Exhibitions & festivals
Like The Turf | Caroline McQuarrie 20 Nov 2024 Like the Turf explores Pākehā histories of colonial settlement through the examination of skilled immigrants from Cornwall and Southwest Devon who came to Aotearoa in the late 1800s. Combining photographic imagery, embroidery, and textiles to contextualise the lives of these colonial-settlers, Caroline McQuarrie weaves the less visible experience of women and families with the legacy of industry. Forrester Gallery, 9 Thames Street Ōamaru 9444, 9400 Tagged as: , Exhibitions & festivals
Seriously Valuable Art 20 Nov 2024 Seriously Valuable Art argues that art needn’t be expensive to be beautiful, important and life-enhancing – Artists can be generous souls; and market forces aren’t always kind to historical ones. Nothing in this exhibition cost the Collector – who has kindly lent a large number of his treasures – a huge amount of money. Forrester Gallery, 9 Thames Street Ōamaru 9444, 9400 Tagged as: , Exhibitions & festivals
Sitting Pretty: The Desserts of Discontent | Victoria McIntosh 20 Nov 2024 Victoria McIntosh’s Sitting Pretty: The Desserts of Discontent takes inspiration from Mrs Beeton’s 1861 Guide to Cookery and Household Management. Padded, painted, and adorned with pearls, these objects that once told stories of aspiration and control have been reimagined to tell a tale of self perception, and body image. Forrester Gallery, 9 Thames Street Ōamaru 9444, 9400 Tagged as: , Exhibitions & festivals