The reopening of Oamaru’s 1884 public art gallery will be celebrated with a street party today. The heritage-listed Forrester Gallery, in Thames St, officially reopened last week following a $7 million three-storey extension at the back of the building. The Waitaki District Council said in a statement tomorrow there would be a day of free events at the gallery. The Friends of the Forrester Gallery said the “long-awaited milestone” of the reopening would be marked with “lively events and a fantastic street party atmosphere for all to enjoy”. Guided tours would be available and there would be talks by some of the exhibiting artists, as well as live music and performances. Curator Anna McLean said the reopening would feature several new exhibitions “including Kārakaraka Toi”. “Echoing the waterways of Te Waipounamu, this collaborative exhibition by Paemanu Ngāi Tahu Contemporary Visual Arts emerged from a journey along Waitaki awa.…