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Anthony Byrt will discuss the importance of provincial galleries in New Zealand. Photo, Becky Nunes
Therese Lloyd is the current writer in residence at Waikato University. Photo, Grant Maiden
Acclaimed art critic and journalist Anthony Byrt and poet Therese Lloyd will be holding “Creative Conversations” at The Vivian art gallery in Omaha Valley Road, Matakana on Friday, May 11. The public event marks the end of Creative Matakana, a week of arts-based workshops held in and around Matakana, which is now in its second year.
The evening will open with Therese Lloyd, whose most recent book, The Facts, was launched at the recent NZ Festival in Wellington and who is writer in residence at Waikato University. She will discuss her writing and poems, which are said to ‘move with honesty and formal intelligence through matters of creativity and love’.
After wine and canapes, The Vivian director Scott Lawrie will be in conversation with Anthony Byrt to discuss Anthony’s recent work with Venice Biennale artist Simon Denny, the new book he’s working on, the importance of the provincial gallery in the NZ art landscape and how Auckland could benefit from the example set by the city of Detroit.
In addition, an all-women’s exhibition entitled Never An Answer: 14 Abstract Painters, curated by University of Auckland Centre for Art Studies director Linda Tyler, will be on show at the gallery while the event takes place.
Creative Conversations runs from 5.30-7.30pm on Friday, May 11 and tickets cost $35, which includes wine and canapes, from creativematakana.nz.
