RNZ
Fifteen public and private art galleries in Wellington will come together in a new arts festival to showcase work by various artists from around Aotearoa.
There are hopes the capital’s visual arts scene may get an overdue profile boost by a new festival which will see galleries collaborate in a partnership that’s been described as “unusual” for businesses normally viewed as worlds unto themselves.
The
festival runs May 27 to 30 across Wellington and will see nine dealer and six public galleries come together to showcase work by some of Aotearoa’s most-celebrated portrait artists in a series of exhibitions, artist talks, studio visits, workshops and collection tours.