Want to go see some art but also want to make it a red card? Here are some pre-planned stops on an art gallery pub crawl. Just remember: no touching the galleries, even after ten pints. And no, you couldn’t have made that yourself.
Start at Ironic Bar and Cafe before heading to the Otago Art Society in the railway station. Next, take a short walk to Koru NZ Art followed by a refresher at Maggie’s. Next, admire the fossils in the ODT building (not a gallery but certainly a museum) before stopping in at Gallery De Novo. After all that delicious, nourishing cultural exposure you’ll probably need a top up at Woof!. Head from Woof! to DPAG via the Octy, and once you’re done in there, head right back over to the Craic for a pint by the fire. Once you’ve warmed up, go from Craic to Moray Gallery, just down the road. Cross the street to the Community Gallery, if you like, but take the secret entrance into Pequeño. Exit out the back of the speakeasy and up the driveway to OLGA Gallery, and you’re pretty much done! If you want to really finish in style, have lunch at Black Dog (you need it) and finish with the Dowling Street Galleries - there’s heaps. Bonus points for off-map stops, especially the Museum of Natural Mystery and the Hocken.