We would like to invite you all to celebrate 113/115 Taranaki St and together further explore our vision with Shannon Te Ao, artist and Senior lecturer, Massey University, in conversation with a dream team of creatives.

A presentation exploring the needs of emerging artists in Te Whanganui-a-Tara

Vincent Chevillon (Te Whare Hēra French Artist 2023), Felix Marx (Curator Vertebrates, Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa) and Dr Huhana Smith (Professor, Massey University) explore art, history and science in the wake of the whale.

At this public event artist Etienne de France mixes a traditional academic lecture format with a ‘real’ panel discussion. Biologist Everett Morris joined with Etienne de France, local artists and academics to muse on the analogous relationships between water bacteria and the mechanisms of neo-liberal capitalism.

International Connections: A panel discussion on the role and dynamics of international artist residencies.