Lyrics and Lines playfully explores the concept of creative mark-making, inviting us to consider the patterns that shape our lives and environment. Inspired by the Chartwell 50th Anniversary Project 2024, this exhibition features the work of six leading contemporary artists from Australasia, each showcasing unique approaches to the use of lines and marks in their art.

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Among the highlights is a brand-new, site-specific wall painting by Arts Laureate John Reynolds, created live during the pre-opening of the exhibition. Additionally, works from Ani O'Neill, Gordon Walters, Veronica Herber, Julian Hooper, and Nyapanyapa Yunupingu are on display, all of whom are featured in the Chartwell Collection, one of Aotearoa's most significant collections of contemporary art.

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Supported by the 2024 Garden Party donors of the Arts Foundation, Lyrics and Lines aligns with Chartwell’s pillars - Seeing, Thinking, Making - encouraging viewers to engage deeply with the creative process and the patterns that emerge from it.

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Inspired by, and partnering with, the Chartwell 50th Anniversary Project 2024.

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Lyrics and Lines Programme 2024 - 2025

‍Seeing

Pre-Opening - John Reynolds Paints Live | 25 - 27 September, 10am - 4pm

Observe Arts Laureate John Reynolds create a site-specific wall painting that responds directly to the theme of Lyrics and Lines. Witness his artistic process firsthand as Reynolds transforms the space with his unique interpretation of lines and marks. A rare opportunity to see a renowned artist create in real-time.

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Opening of Lyrics and Lines | Saturday 28 September, 5pm

Celebrating the Chartwell Collection’s 50th anniversary showcasing six artists John Reynolds, Veronica Herber, Ani O’Neill, Nyapanyapa Yunupingu, Gordon Walters and Julian Hooper.

At the opening, Arts Laureate John Reynolds will speak about his site specific installation at Te Atamira and there will be a performance by At the World’s Edge Festival.

At the World’s Edge Music Festival 2024 | 5 - 18 October

A chamber music festival in the southern alps. An exploration of people and place where folk and classical collide. A prism that takes our shared stories, heritage and history, and disperses them through the kaleidoscopic sounds of chamber music. Find out more here.

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Canvas to Composition | Thursday 30 January, 7pm

Queenstown’s Margaret O’Hanlon has curated Canvas to Composition, a showcase of six local musical artists. Each musician has been tasked with composing original pieces or adapting existing works to complement specific visual artworks in the exhibition. Experience this unforgettable night of art and music.

For more information, click here.

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Pūheke | Saturday 1 February, 6pm

An installation and solo dance performance by Louise Potiki Bryant

In this new work, Ngāi Tahu choreographer Louise Pōtiki Byrant weaves animations created from her illustrations with filmed dance movement and her own live performance.

For more information, click here.

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Thinking

Verses and Voices | Thursday 31 October, 7:30pm

A lively evening of spoken word performance from four of New Zealand's leading poets: Tusiata Avia, Tayi Tibble, Hera Lindsay Bird and Daren Kamali. Responding to Te Atamira's exhibition Lyrics and Lines, and bringing their own creative lens on life and art, these writers will draw us into the magic of the written and spoken word.

For more information, click here.

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Making

Drawing Workshop with Veronica Herber | Saturday, 25 January

Award-winning artist Veronica Herber shares her delicate technique for making patterns with pencil and washi tape.

For more information, click here.

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‍Crochet Workshop with Ani O’Neill | Saturday, 1 February and Sunday, 2 February

Join installation artist Ani O’Neill in front of her Lyrics and Lines artwork to learn about crocheting in the round.

For more information, click here.

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About Chartwell:

Since 1974, Chartwell’s mission has been to understand, support, demonstrate and articulate the value and impact of creative visual experiences. We aim to enhance our understanding of the potential of the creative mind, and so encourage everyone to access and use both their sensing, imagining bodies and conscious, reasoning minds. The Chartwell Collection of contemporary art demonstrates our commitment to promoting creative visual thinking. It has been held on long term loan at Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki since 1997.  Click here to learn more about the Chartwell Project.

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Main Image: John Reynolds, APOCALYPSEoCLOCK #3, 2022, Acrylic and paint marker on canvas (detail)

Second Image: Ani O'Neill, Lucky Dip, c. 2000, wool, stainless steel

Images courtesy of the artists and Starkwhite

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Exhibition supported with grateful thanks to Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, Starkwhite, Ivan Anthony, The Central Art Gallery, and Ed Cruikshank.  

Public programmes proudly supported by the Tāhuna Garden Party donors of the Arts Foundation Te Tumu Toi.

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