TODAY
Archives New Zealand Dunedin Regional Office, 556 George St.
Exhibition: ''Readiness and Sacrifice'', World War 1 archives.
Brett McDowell Gallery, 5 Dowling St.
Exhibition: ''Blessed are the Sick'', Jason Greig.
Carrick Winery, 247 Cairnmuir Rd.
Exhibition: ''Icons at Carrick'', various artists.
Central Stories Museum and Art Gallery, 21 Centennial Ave, Alexandra.
Exhibitions: ''Southernness'', landscape paintings by Jane Whitaker; ''A window of Nature'', photographic drawings by Annemarie Hope-Cross.
Cloakroom Gallery, cnr Ballarat and Stanley Sts, Queenstown.
''Local artists mixed exhibition''.
Dunedin City Library, 230 Moray Pl.
Summer reading programme: ''Be the Hero'', pick up your reading booklet from the Library.
Dunedin Public Art Gallery, the Octagon.
Exhibitions: ''The Crystal Line'', Peter Trevelyan; ''Dogwood Days'', Erica van Zon; ''Visible Structures'', Gabriella Mangano and Silvana Mangano; ''Floating Studio'', Fiona Connor and Alicia Frankovich; ''His Own Steam'', Barry Brickell; ''Mythos'', curated by Aaron Kreisler; ''Parallel Play'', Frances Hodgkins and others. 10am-4.30pm: ''Holiday Hunt'' gallery game activity sheet, with chocolate reward. 10am-4.30pm: ''Cool Wool'', Playspace activity.
Eastern Southland Gallery, 14 Hokonui Dr, Gore.
Exhibition: ''New Urban Realists'', Ruth Cleland, Gary McMillan and David Woodings.
The Fix, Frederick St.
Exhibition: ''Yellow Ochre'', Anna Reid.
Forrester Gallery, Thames St, Oamaru.
Exhibitions: ''The Wreck of Hope'', sculpture by Michele Beevors; ''Ben Ohau'', paintings by Belinda Weir; ''Look Again'' featuring works by Colin Wheeler.
Gallery De Novo, 101 Stuart St, Dunedin.
Exhibition: ''A Circular Christmas'', various artists.
Hocken Collections, University of Otago.
Exhibition: ''Whakapono: faith and foundations'', exhibition celebrating the Marsden Bicentennial 1814-2014.
Hullabaloo Art Space, Melmore Tce, Old Cromwell Historic Precinct.
Exhibition: ''A Round Christmas'', various artists.
Inge Doesburg Studio and Gallery, 6 Castle St.
Exhibition: ''Christmas show'', various artists.
Milford Galleries Queenstown, 9A Earl St, Queenstown.
Exhibition: ''The Earl Street Journal''.
Moray Gallery, 55 Princes St.
Exhibition: ''Flowers'', paintings by Nicola Hansby.
Nadene Milne Gallery, 16 Buckingham St, Arrowtown.
Exhibition: ''In the Name of ...'', Heather Straka.
Otago Art Society, Dunedin Railway Station.
Exhibition: ''Affordable Art''. Open 10am-4pm.
Otago Museum, 419 Great King St.
11am-4pm: ''Santa's Grotto'' in the Animal Attic; meet Santa, Christmas crafts, face-painting. Story time at 3pm.11am and 1.30pm: ''Butterflies' First Flight'', Tropical Forest demonstration.11.30am and 3pm: ''Jurassic Bugs'', Discovery World Science Show.2pm: ''Highlights of the Museum'' guided tour, meet at information desk.1pm-2pm: Make a traditional holly button ornament for your Christmas tree.
Gallery trail: ''Dung Beetle Derby'', collect from the Discovery Desk.
Exhibitions: ''Bugs: The Mega World of Minibeasts''; ''Ice Lab: New Architecture and Science in Antarctica''.
Owaka Museum Community Gallery, 10 Campbell St, Owaka.
Exhibition: ''The Summer Show'', Bob Wyber, Jane Downes and Bob Steiner.
Reed Gallery, Dunedin City Library.
Exhibition: ''European Treasure'', letters in French and Italian from the Reed Autograph Letters Collection.
South Seas Gallery, 1088 Brighton Rd, Brighton.
Exhibition: ''A Room of St Clairs'', Lindsay Crooks.
Stuart Street Potters Co-operative, 14 Stuart St.
Exhibition: ''Summer exhibition''.
Taieri Gallery, 123 Gordon Rd, Mosgiel.
Exhibition: photographs by Murray Crawford.
TOMORROW
Archives New Zealand Dunedin Regional Office, 556 George St.
Exhibition: ''Readiness and Sacrifice'', World War 1 archives.
Brett McDowell Gallery, 5 Dowling St.
Exhibition: ''Blessed are the Sick'', Jason Greig.
Carrick Winery, 247 Cairnmuir Rd.
Exhibition: ''Icons at Carrick'', various artists.
Central Stories Museum and Art Gallery, 21 Centennial Ave, Alexandra.
Exhibitions: ''Southernness'', landscape paintings by Jane Whitaker; ''A window of Nature'', photographic drawings by Annemarie Hope-Cross.
Cloakroom Gallery, cnr Ballarat and Stanley Sts, Queenstown.
''Local artists mixed exhibition''.
Dunedin City Library, 230 Moray Pl.
Summer reading programme: ''Be the Hero'', pick up your reading booklet from the Library.
Dunedin Public Art Gallery, the Octagon. Exhibitions: ''The Crystal Line'', Peter Trevelyan; ''Dogwood Days'', Erica van Zon; ''Visible Structures'', Gabriella Mangano and Silvana Mangano; ''Floating Studio'', Fiona Connor and Alicia Frankovich; ''His Own Steam'', Barry Brickell; ''Mythos'', curated by Aaron Kreisler; ''Parallel Play'', Frances Hodgkins and others. 10am-4.30pm: ''Holiday Hunt'' gallery game activity sheet, with chocolate reward. 10am-4.30pm: ''Cool Wool'', Playspace activity.
Eastern Southland Gallery, 14 Hokonui Dr, Gore.
Exhibition: ''New Urban Realists'', Ruth Cleland, Gary McMillan and David Woodings.
The Fix, Frederick St.
Exhibition: ''Yellow Ochre'', Anna Reid.
Forrester Gallery, Thames St, Oamaru.
Exhibitions: ''The Wreck of Hope'', sculpture by Michele Beevors; ''Ben Ohau'', paintings by Belinda Weir; ''Look Again'' featuring works by Colin Wheeler.
Gallery De Novo, 101 Stuart St, Dunedin.
Exhibition: ''A Circular Christmas'', various artists.
Hocken Collections, University of Otago.
Exhibition: ''Whakapono: faith and foundations'', exhibition celebrating the Marsden Bicentennial 1814-2014.
Hullabaloo Art Space, Melmore Tce, Old Cromwell Historic Precinct.
Exhibition: ''A Round Christmas'', various artists.
Inge Doesburg Studio and Gallery, 6 Castle St.
Exhibition: ''Christmas show'', various artists.
Milford Galleries Queenstown, 9A Earl St, Queenstown.
Exhibition: ''The Earl Street Journal''.
Moray Gallery, 55 Princes St.
Exhibition: ''Flowers'', paintings by Nicola Hansby.
Nadene Milne Gallery, 16 Buckingham St, Arrowtown.
Exhibition: ''In the Name of ...'', Heather Straka.
Otago Art Society, Dunedin Railway Station.
Exhibition: ''Affordable Art''. Open 10am-4pm.
Otago Museum, 419 Great King St.
11am-4pm: ''Santa's Grotto'' in the Animal Attic; meet Santa, Christmas crafts, face-painting. Story time at 3pm.11am and 1.30pm: ''Butterflies' First Flight'', Tropical Forest demonstration.11.30am and 3pm: ''Jurassic Bugs'', Discovery World Science Show.2pm: ''Highlights of the Museum'' guided tour, meet at information desk.1pm-2pm: Make a traditional holly button ornament for your Christmas tree.
Gallery trail: ''Dung Beetle Derby'', collect from the Discovery Desk.
Exhibitions: ''Bugs: The Mega World of Minibeasts''; ''Ice Lab: New Architecture and Science in Antarctica''.
Owaka Museum Community Gallery, 10 Campbell St, Owaka.
Exhibition: ''The Summer Show'', Bob Wyber, Jane Downes and Bob Steiner.
Reed Gallery, Dunedin City Library.
Exhibition: ''European Treasure'', letters in French and Italian from the Reed Autograph Letters Collection.
St Paul's Cathedral, Dunedin.
12.50pm: George Chittenden plays organ works taken from Olivier Messiaen's ''La Nativite''.
South Seas Gallery, 1088 Brighton Rd, Brighton.
Exhibition: ''A Room of St Clairs'', Lindsay Crooks.
Stuart Street Potters Cooperative, 14 Stuart St.
Exhibition: ''Summer exhibition''.
Taieri Gallery, 123 Gordon Rd, Mosgiel.
Exhibition: photographs by Murray Crawford.