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Located in Ōtepoti, Blue Oyster supports emerging & experimental artists.

08/05/2026

Such an amazing discovery! Pop in and say hi!

Also! I did not mention it in this video but our amazing volunteer RJ helped hugely with moving the library into its new home in the office!!!

Thank you so much RJ! You are a star!!!

Opening hours:
Tues-Fri: 11am - 5pm
Sat: 11am - 3pm

04/03/2026

📣A World of Doubt 📣 by Luke Shaw runs until 14 March. The Dunedin Sound archive is also available to browse in the gallery.

Blue Oyster is open 11am-5pm from Tuesday - Friday, and 11am-3pm on Saturdays. Come and visit!

Image 1: Luke Shaw, Every sound I think a foghorn might make, Looped audio, mixed media, dimensions variable, 2026.

Image 2: Luke Shaw, The Lung, Single channel video, 2026.

Image 3: Dunedin Sound archive.

19/01/2026

You're invited!
Caselberg Open Studio with Daphne Simons
Saturday 24 January 2026
1:30pm-3:30pm
At Caselberg House, 8 Gwyn Street, Broad Bay

Meet Blue Oyster's Caselberg Summer Resident Daphne Simons and see what they've been working on during their Residency at Broad Bay.

Kai from 1:30pm; artist talk and interactive demonstrations from 2:00pm.

Transport support:
🚗Limited parking is available on Gwyn Street.
🤝Blue Oyster staff are offering carpooling services on the day, departing from 16 Dowling Street at 12:45pm. Please email [email protected] by Thursday 22 January to book a seat in the carpool.
🚌Alternatively, the 18 bus runs hourly on Saturdays. The Portobello Road 714 bus stop is a few minutes walk from Caselberg House.

This residency is delivered by Blue Oyster and hosted by , who generously provide the Caselberg house and studio for the annual summer resident. Blue Oyster also acknowledges , , and for their support.

14/01/2026

Seedling Swap 🌿
12-1pm* this Saturday 17 January 2026

Bring along surplus seeds, seedlings, produce, or stories to swap with other visitors at Blue Oyster!

This event marks the end of Stacking Memory / PŌKĀKĀ by Jessica Covell, an exhibition that remembers and celebrates the native trees that could have once been plentiful in the place Blue Oyster now rests.

Big thanks to .beyondorokonui for providing some native seedlings to start us off.

*Please note: the timing of this event has changed (previously 1-2pm).
We changed it so folks can attend the Emergency Rally for Palestine in The Octagon at 1pm 🇵🇸 The gallery will be closed for the duration of the Rally so staff can attend too. Let’s go together. Long live Palestine!

EVENT ACCESSIBLITY INFO:
This is a free event.
Access to the gallery is via a slope and three steps.
A wheelchair ramp is available!
Refreshments are provided at all events.
Seating is available.
There is a toilet on-site (not wheelchair accessible).

Do contact [email protected] with any access questions or requirements, we’d love to have you with us.
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13/01/2026

Blue Oyster is open again, for one more week of Stacking Memory / PŌKĀKĀ!

Come through and have a play with Jessica Covell's tufted sculptures from 11am-5pm Tuesday-Friday, or 11am-3pm on Saturday.

This exhibition is touchable and family friendly. Bring the whānau!
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12/12/2025

We look forward to seeing you today at the opening of Jessica Covell's exhibition, Stacking Memory / PŌKĀKĀ.

11am-2pm: Drop in for a nice time. Meet the artist, see the works, have a snack, do some weaving!
11:30am: Tree Talk by Peter Cooke of Hereweka Garden
12pm: Tree Talk by Hugh Lindsay of The Halo Project: Beyond Orokonui

Plus, if you're out and about, tune into Radio One 91FM DPAG Late Breakfast Show from 11am-1pm and listen out for Jessica's interview with Jack Knowles. A recording will be available on their website soon.

Have a happy weekend 🦋

11/12/2025

Stacking Memory / PŌKĀKĀ by Ōtepoti artist Jessica Covell opens this weekend at Blue Oyster.

Please join us on Saturday 13 December, 11am-2pm to celebrate with the artist.
🌿 11:30am Tree Talk by Peter Cooke of Hereweka Garden
🌳 12:00pm Tree Talk by Hugh Lindsay of The Halo Project: Beyond Orokonui
🧶 Hands-on mini weaving activity using twig looms

There are a few events coming up for this exhibition, including free ✨Learn to Tuft with Jessica Covell ✨ sessions on Saturday 20 December for people aged 12 and over. Spaces are limited so have a look at the details on our event listing (or website) and book in.

Hope to see you there!

09/12/2025

Our latest exhibition, Stacking Memory / PŌKĀKĀ by Jessica Covell, opens this Saturday 13 December 2025 at Blue Oyster!

Jessica's tufted sculptures, inspired by pōkākā trees, can be touched and rearranged by you, the visitor. They enable tactile reconnection with the historic forest of Bell Hill, before the mauka was beheaded and its body was used to fill in the estuary it overlooked.

The exhibition will run until 17 January 2026.

🌞Please note that the gallery will be closed from 21 December 2025 - 12 January 2026. Stacking Memory / PŌKĀKĀ has been designed to remain accessible during this time! The installation can be viewed (and touched) from Blue Oyster’s street-side window.🌞

03/12/2025

This is the final week of anamnesis by Aliyah Winter! Please come and see the show in person if you can. Saturday 6 December is the last day to view.

👂An audio recording of Aliyah's artist talk with Piupiu is available on the anamnesis webpage, along with some photos of the exhibition.
✂ The anamnesis digital collage is still open for contributions! See the event webpage Again, I Remember Pain for details.
📡Aliyah was featured on the Radio One 91FM Drive Show with Fi Carr this week. The recording is available on their website, under podcasts.

P.S. Information on our next exhibition is on its way... Opening date Saturday 13 December 🤫🌿🧶

20/11/2025

Exhibiting artist Aliyah Winter was back at Blue Oyster for the anamnesis events last Saturday. A big thank you to everyone who came along to the Artist Talk and Digital Collage session!

If you would like to see the digital collage, go to anamnesis.hotglue.me. If you'd like to add to it yourself, check the Again, I Remember Pain event page on our website for instructions.

anamnesis is open to view until Saturday 6 December 2025
11am-5pm Tues-Fri
11am-3pm Sat
Blue Oyster, 16 Dowling Street, Ōtepoti Dunedin

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16 Dowling Street
Dunedin
9016

Opening Hours

Tuesday	11am - 5pm
Wednesday	11am - 5pm
Thursday	11am - 5pm
Friday	11am - 5pm
Saturday	11am - 3pm

Telephone

+6434790197

Website

http://blueoyster.org.nz/

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