NZSL Tour for Deaf Visitors : Ever Present

Join us for a NZSL tour for Deaf visitors through our new exhibition,  Ever Present: First Peoples Art of Australia. This exhibition features the largest overview of art by First Peoples of Australia to be presented in Aotearoa New Zealand. A selection from the 150 works will be showcased during the 90-minute tour.

This tour will be led by Deaf artist Abbie Twiss with supporting interpretation by Platform Interpreting NZ (https://www.platforminterpretingnz.com/). Twiss has worked as an artist, art teacher and interpreter in Melbourne and Aotearoa. A graduate of University of Auckland’s Elam School of Fine Arts, Twiss has regularly exhibited since 1994.  The tour is limited to 15 people.

Date: Saturday 26 August
Time: 2.00–3.30pm
Location: Level 1
Cost: Free to attend

Image credits: 1. Robert Campbell Jr, Nagku people, Aboriginal camp at sunset, 1988, synthetic polymer paint on canvas, the Wesfarmers Collection of Australian Art, Boorloo/Perth
2. Photo courtesy of Abbie Twiss