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George Burns Memorial Art Exhibition

24 Jun 2025 Every year school students from around the Waitaki share their artistic talents with us. The Forrester Gallery asks all the schools and early childhood education centres in the Waitaki District to contribute student artwork to the George Burns Memorial Art Exhibition. It is a showcase for the community and a celebration of children’s art.

Forrester Gallery, 9 Thames Street Ōamaru 9444, 9400

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Danny McNamara: Shoemaker-Levy 9

24 Jun 2025 Danny McNamara was a prolific astronomer and astrophotographer who left behind an extensive portfolio of lunar and solar eclipses captured from his backyard in Ōamaru. In March 1993, the periodic comet Shoemaker-Levy 9 was discovered. McNamara photographed the impact sites of the comet, the second to do so in Aotearoa New Zealand.

Forrester Gallery, 9 Thames Street Ōamaru 9444, 9400

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Unmentionables: Uncovering our Undergarments

01 Jul 2025 Unmentionables: Uncovering our Undergarments is all about making the personal public, and the public personal. Unmentionables provides visitors with an exclusive look at Waitaki Museum’s rarely seen collection of vintage underwear. Corsets, petticoats, bras and bloomers, this exhibition is a must see for those passionate about fashion history.

Waitaki Museum, 60 Thames Street, 9400

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Architectural Memory

19 Jul 2025 A succinct medley of works from the Forrester Gallery’s collection reveals some of the greatest stone architecture located on the streets of Ōamaru.

Forrester Gallery, 9 Thames Street Ōamaru 9444, 9400

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Humble Humber

19 Jul 2025 The installation of Colin Wheeler’s House in Humber Street looks at Humber Street as a site for change, as its streetscape continues to evolve. While the front-facing exteriors of architectural stone buildings along Thames Street are so often the main spectacle, this is an opportunity to appreciate what’s situated behind them.

Forrester Gallery, 9 Thames Street Ōamaru 9444, 9400

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Robin White: Tuituia | Something is Happening Here

19 Jul 2025 Explore a selection of artworks spanning Dame Robin White’s career – from early paintings to recent collaborative tapa (bark cloth).

Forrester Gallery, 9 Thames Street Ōamaru 9444, 9400

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Sione Faletau: Tuaikaepau – Slowly but surely

19 Jul 2025 Tongan interdisciplinary artist Sione Faletau creates across video, soundscape, sculpture, and installation to explore the layered dynamics of cultural identity, memory, and belonging.

Forrester Gallery, 9 Thames Street Ōamaru 9444, 9400

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Yvonne Gillespie: Empty Vessels

02 Aug 2025 Empty Vessels is a recent series by Ōamaru-based painter Yvonne Gillespie exploring the earthly vessel, empty in shape and form, and its manifested potential.

Forrester Gallery, 9 Thames Street Ōamaru 9444, 9400

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