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Blue Oyster Art Project Space Te Tio Kikorangi
Visit Us: 16 Dowling Street Dunedin admin@blueoyster.org.nz
History: Playfully named after the Blue Oyster gay biker bar featured in the 1980s comedy film Police Academy.
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Proposals: Supporting experimental and innovative art practices since 1999.
Support: Blue Oyster is one of the earliest artist run spaces to be established in New Zealand.
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Careers: Join a small enthusiastic team enabling emerging arts practitioners to work in an innovative and experimental environment

Blue Oyster

Stacking Memory / PŌKĀKĀ.
Close-up of a textured section of a rug. The pile has been trimmed to make a few raised lumps. It is mostly brown with flecks of blue and green.

Jessica Covell, Stacking Memory / PŌKĀKĀ (detail), Reclaimed and native timbers, latex, monks cloth, acrylic yarn, cotton yarn, 100% wool yarn, 2025.

Current Exhibition

Hātarei 13 Tīhema -
Hātarei 17 Hānuere

Saturday 13 December -
Saturday 17 January

2025 - 2026

Upcoming Event

Seedling Swap | Stacking Memory / PŌKĀKĀ
A tufted rug made by Jessica Covell, yellow branch shapes on a dark brown background.

Jessica Covell, Stacking Memory / PŌKĀKĀ (detail), 2025.

Next on:

Hātarei 17 Hānuere

Saturday 17 January

2026

1:00 PM


Blue Oyster, 16 Dowling Street, Ōtepoti Dunedinter

Te Tio Kikorangi Blue Oyster Project Art Space