Ballad of the Waitaki 21 Mar 2023 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
Snapshot! 21 Mar 2023 Our community share their stories of migration to the Waitaki. Waitaki Museum, 60 Thames Street, Oamaru 9400 Tagged as: , Exhibitions & expos
Alchemy | Trish Shirley 21 Mar 2023 Trish Shirley’s latest exhibition places artists as Alchemists of their discipline, creating meaning through the transformation of raw materials into art works. Forrester Gallery, 9 Thames Street, Oamaru 9400 Tagged as: , Visual arts
Soulstice | Katy Waite 21 Mar 2023 Katy Waite has created an exhibition that celebrates her love of colour. Soulstice is the work of a New Zealand autumn and winter lockdown and a Portugal spring and searing summer in a new media for Katy. These oil pastel works focus on the time of the day when the sun is setting and the moon is rising. Forrester Gallery, 9 Thames Street, Oamaru 9400 Tagged as: , Visual arts
The New Nine | Eion Shanks 21 Mar 2023 In this exhibition of new work, Eion Shanks is responding to David Attenborough’s documentary Breaking Boundaries: The Science of Our Planet. The New Nine breaks down the themes of the documentary series and uses black humour and clever iconography to makes us contemplate our role in the ‘climate crisis’. Forrester Gallery, 9 Thames Street, Oamaru 9400 Tagged as: , Visual arts
Zeitgeist: works by Peter Cleverley 21 Mar 2023 Peter Cleverley is a New Zealand artist who calls Kakanui home. His work spans continents and decades. He has explored global artistic styles and themes. This show looks to the past, present and future of Peter’s art. It celebrates some of his favourite work while looking ahead at where his artistry is going. Forrester Gallery, 9 Thames Street, Oamaru 9400 Tagged as: , Visual arts
Citizens Advice Bureau Drop In 22 Mar 2023 It's Citizens Advice Bureau Awareness Week coming up and they'll be here at the library for you to catch up with. Find out more here! 62 Thames Street, Oamaru, Oamaru 9400 Tagged as: , Community & culture
Maker Space Monday 27 Mar 2023 This month's Maker Space Monday is all about joining in on a quiet, global, protest movement, challenging the way we consume clothing. Now fully booked, you can still register your interest so that we can gauge whether to run the same workshop again. Ōamaru Public Library, 62 Thames Street,, Oamaru 9400 Tagged as: , Talks & workshops
Variety Show Fundraiser 02 Apr 2023 Waitaki District Councillors are rolling out the red carpet, dusting off their top hat and canes and tuning the piano as they prepare a Variety Show Fundraiser for the Far North District. Adopt a District is a nationwide initiative that connects councils with regions devastated by Cyclone Gabrielle and provide support - community to community. Oamaru Opera House, 94 Thames Street, Oamaru 9400 Tagged as: , Community, Fundraising