Art of Conversation series 2, 2023. Image courtesy of Arts Out East.

Art of Conversation: Curated by Jennifer Cheuk

The art of conversation is back for 2024, with a third rendition of artists and venues. The Art of Conversation is a series highlighting artists who share connections to the East Auckland area. Each invited artist will talk about their work and their practice in their favorite local café. This free series aims to break the formal nature of artist talks and support local businesses. All we ask is that when you attend, you purchase a hot or cold drink to support the chosen local business. Think good vibes, great art chat, and supporting locals with a nice beverage. This will run throughout the the months of November - December, 2024.

This years focus is underrepresented forms of artmaking, such as comics, animation and zinemaking with an aim to uplift BIPOC communities. The idea is to platform alternative ways of storytelling and thinking about arts beyonds traditionally Western perspectives. The proposed artists will use different mediums of art to build connections, educate others and celebrate unique identities and experiences.

Check out the series, make sure the dates are in your diary.

About Jennifer Cheuk

Jennifer Cheuk is a researcher, editor and curator. She is the Founder of Rat World magazine, a research archivist for Satellite's Aotearoa Asian Arts Archive and is highly involved in the theatre community as a reviewer. Overall, Jennifer is passionate about community arts practices, alternative forms of storytelling, and curating more accessible spaces for people to experience arts and writing. She has previously worked as the Guest Curator for the New Zealand Young Writers Festival and the Programme Manager for the Auckland Writers Festival.

This year’s artists include: Migrant Maharanis, Lindsey de Roos, Allan Xia, Bareeka Vreda and Munro Te Whata. Dates and East Auckland locations to be announced.