Courtney Johnston, director of The Dowse, discusses Matariki festival in Wellington, an artist on the 20 pound note, and five years of talking about art on this show.
Works by Ngataiharuru Taepa, courtesy of Page Blackie Gallery Wellington.
Links:
Matariki Wellington festival
Art Night: Po Whakaatu Toi, 2 July
Ngataiharuru Taepa - 'Te Tini a Pitau: 12 years of kowhaiwhai', Pataka, Porirua
Bank of England calls on public to think of visual artist to grace new £20 note - The Guardian