Enjoy art, discussion, poetry, music, and wine at Te Papa’s monthly art evening. September’s theme illuminates the exhibition RITA ANGUS: Life & Vision.
6pm–7pm: Creative Lives
A panel discussion with biographers of three creative New Zealanders. Join Jill Trevelyan, author of Rita Angus: An artist’s life and co-curator of the exhibition, Philip Norman, Montana Award winning biographer of Douglas Lilburn, and Gordon Ogilvie, writer of the acclaimed Denis Glover: his life, in a discussion chaired by Lydia Wevers.
The Marae, Level 4. Free entry
7.10pm–7.40pm: Reading for Rita
Immerse yourself in the poetry of Rita Angus’s
contemporaries as read to you by well-known Wellington
poets Jenny Bornholdt and Gregory O’Brien.
The Marae, Level 4. Free entry
7.45pm–8.30pm: Michaela Manley – singer-songwriter
Sit back and enjoy this live solo performance in a cafe setting.
Level 4 Espresso. Free entry.