This is also an opportunity to take in the exhibition small holes in the silence, whose title comes from the poem ‘Rain’ by Hone Tuwhare, and for the audience to consider their own written response to the artworks.

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Catherine Macdonald is an artist based in Whanganui. As part of her practice she makes artists' books combining letterpress and printmaking, and also makes zines. In 2003 she was commissioned to design and hand print the cover for Real Life Bird Song published by Wai-te-Ata Press, V.U.W. In 2014 she produced the cover for a book of poetry by Airini Beautrais, Dear Neil Roberts, published by VUP. She has had articles published in Imprint, The Journal of the Print Council of Australia and Printmaking Today, UK. She was a founding Trustee of the Whanganui Artists Open Studios Event, and a committee member of the Whanganui Literary Festival. She is a member of the writing group 26 -26.org.uk- and has had work published in the writing projects Dear 26 and 26 Habitats and most recently the group has partnered with Forest and Bird in a project that celebrates their 100 years of conservation work.

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This is a free event but please register at the link below.