Image: Behind the Barbed Wire, WAR: What is it Good For? Anthony Davies, 2022-2023.

Anthony Davies is a printmaker born in Andover, England and now based in Whanganui.

Forrester Gallery
8 April 2023 to 18 June 2023

"A wonderful selection of inspiring art!"
- Carol, UK (Forrester visitor book)

Image: Empty Vessel, Victoria McIntosh.

Celebrating 21 years of the Costume and Textile Association of New Zealand this exhibition showcases the works of members and local artists who have been inspired by the past.

Waitaki Museum & Archive
15 April 2023 to 28 May 2023
Image: display for the Penguin Entertainers Club, Waitaki Museum, 2023.

Many of New Zealand’s most beloved musicians have started with humble beginnings and gone on to success on the world stage.

Waitaki Archive
12 May 2023 to 31 May 2023

"Excellent assistance, I found exactly what I wanted. Many thanks."
-Stephen (Archive visitor book)

Image: Forrester Gallery, Maclean Barker, 2022.

For 40 years this former Bank of New South Wales has been filled with art.

Forrester Gallery
1 April 2023 to 28 May 2023
Image: Moana Moko, 2012, Malcolm McLauchlan

Built up emotional pain caused by the loss of a loved one and a pharmacological mis-prescription provoked in me what doctors called a ‘psychotic episode’.

Forrester Gallery
13 May 2023 to 11 June 2023
Image: Ballad of the Waitaki exhibition, Waitaki Museum,  2023

Sometimes roaring, sometimes wandering, the Waitaki is always present. It runs through our district as it runs through our past.

Waitaki Museum & Archive
11 March 2023 to 15 December 2024

"Extremely well put together exhibit and beautiful building"
- Elaine, NZ (Forrester visitor book)

Image: Daughters of Generations Past, Bethan Moore, 2023

From Wales to Waitaki, Bethan Moore has travelled and lived widely, with her watercolour works revealing isolated civilisations dwarfed by dominant lands.

Forrester Gallery
8 April 2023 to 11 June 2023