Opening Day Artists' & Curator Talks
Opening Day Artists' & Curator Talks
Saturday 11 August, 2pm & 3.30pm
2pm: CURATOR'S INSIGHT
Celebrate
the opening of our new exhibition Te Huringa/Turning Points
This exhibition features two different curatorial
approaches, one MÄori, the other PÄkehÄ. Take a
tour with the curators Dr. Jo Diamond and Peter Shaw and
hear their perspectives. Dr Jo Diamond (Hokianga whanui, Te
Rarawa, Ngapuhi-nui-tonu) is currently a lecturer in
MÄori Art History at the University of Canterbury. Peter
Shaw is a New Zealand writer on the arts and architecture.
He has been curator of the Fletcher Trust Collection since
1991.
3.30pm: ARTISTS' AND CURATOR FLOORTALK
Join
Sarah Farrar, Curator of the Contemporary Projects in
conversation with artists Eve Armstrong and Darryn George
for this informal tour through the exhibition.
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