What's On

Currently on show at Bellamy's Gallery is 'Winter Oils', a collection of new and old paintings by Pauline Bellamy

At Bellamy's Gallery this month, Pauline Bellamy is showing a selection of some of her personal favourites. Pauline has delved into the archive to find oil paintings that capture the dynamic energy of winter, a... Read more…

A Garden of Distant Longing: Lan Yuan Dunedin Chinese Garden Student Essay Competition

A Garden of Distant Longing: Lan Yuan Dunedin Chinese Garden Student Essay CompetitionTo celebrate last year’s tenth anniversary of Lan Yuan, the Dunedin Chinese Gardens Trust invites Year 11 to 13 students from all Dunedin... Read more…

Noticing Peter Olds – a call for papers

University of Otago, Dunedin, 2 – 5 pm, Friday 27 September 2019 No one or thing escapes our notice –cats, trespassing childrenunidentified lightsunclaimed mail.   Peter Olds, from “Broken Houses” (2011) Peter Olds’s writing has been important to... Read more…

PoARTry@Mercy - a Poems in the Waiting Room (NZ) exhibition

Mercy Hospital foyer, Newington Ave, Maori HillArt and poARTry cards for sale
Poems in the Waiting Room (NZ) and Mercy Healthcare invited ten artists to create an original artwork in response to 10 supplied poems.The resulting... Read more…

DCC Funding 'How To' Sessions

Applications for the Dunedin City Council’s Community, Community Events, Community Arts, Professional Theatre and Creative Communities grants are open from Monday 2 September. Read more…

A Puppet Opera | The Tale of Tales

Dunedin Public Art GalleryThe Dunedin Medieval Society celebrates ten years of puppet shows with an anniversary extravaganza! Based on a remarkable 17th-century collection of fairy tales, this show will feature shadow puppets, glove puppets and giant... Read more…

BOOKED OUT! Poetry Writing Workshop with poet Rhian Gallagher

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Creative Writing Dunedin

Making Fine Poems: This 8 topic daytime course delivered fortnightly in morning sessions is designed for anyone interested in exploring the art and craft of writing poetry. The course will focus on the building blocks for making... Read more…

Dare to be Wise | Special Exhibition

The University of Otago’s 150th anniversary exhibition, Dare To Be Wise, showcases the far-reaching benefits to both students and society of the University’s history.Articles, artefacts, stories and memorabilia from the first 150 years have been... Read more…

Refugee integration and integrating refuge: Land, loss, languages and the arts

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Literary Walking Tours

CITY LITERARY WALKING TOURJoin Beverly Martens (owner of Dunedin Literary Walking Tours) for a fascinating and entertaining guided central city walk. Hear stories about well-known New Zealand writers; discover key sites in Dunedin’s rich literary... Read more…