# Event Details

- **Event Name**: [Artist Talk] Saving the Hutt's Public Art Heritage
- **Event Start and End Date**: Sun, 01 Feb, 2026 at 03:00 am – Sun, 01 Feb, 2026 at 04:00 am
- **Event Description**: Public artworks hold stories of place, identity and change. How do we protect and share our heritage?

Public artworks are more than simple decoration. They hold stories of place, identity and change. When the spaces around them shift, those stories can be at risk. Who carries responsibility for protecting heritage works, and how do we ensure they remain part of our shared future?

The early spark for The Wheel of Avalon began when artist Bronwyn Holloway-Smith was invited to Avalon TV Studios in her role as Co-Director of Public Art Heritage Aotearoa New Zealand. There, viewing Bill McCardle’s mosaic mural, she reflected: “The story of the mural feels like a metaphor for the rise and fall of Avalon Studios.”

Join Holloway-Smith for an engaging and thought-provoking talk exploring this work alongside a Guy Ngan mural in Naenae and a piece by E. Mervyn Taylor in Taita. Together, these three recent projects reveal different approaches to safeguarding the Hutt’s public art heritage and open a conversation about what proactive, future-focused care and preservation of public art could look like in the years ahead.

Dr Bronwyn Holloway-Smith (Pākehā) is an award-winning conceptual artist, author, and researcher. Her interdisciplinary practice spans public art, digital media and deep-dive research, often focused on the tangled legacies of cultural memory, Pākehā identity, and the politics of preservation. She lives on Pōneke's rugged south coast with her partner and their three offspring.

RSVP appreciated via https://www.eventbrite.co.nz/e/saving-the-hutts-public-art-heritage-tickets-1978357010073?aff=oddtdtcreator
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/lower-hutt/artist-talk-saving-the-hutts-public-art-heritage/200029406846312
- **Event Categories**: art, literary-art
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 33

## Ticket Details

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## Event venue details

- **city**: Lower Hutt
- **state**: WG
- **country**: New Zealand
- **location**: 45 Laings Road, Lower Hutt, New Zealand 5010
- **lat**: -41.21203
- **long**: 174.90409
- **full address**: 45 Laings Road, Lower Hutt, New Zealand 5010, New Zealand

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- **organizer**: The Dowse Art Museum (https://allevents.in/org/the-dowse-art-museum/26035105)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Sun, 01 Feb, 2026 at 03:00 am
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** 45 Laings Road, Lower Hutt, New Zealand 5010, New Zealand
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** The Dowse Art Museum
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** art, literary-art
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about [Artist Talk] Saving the Hutt's Public Art Heritage ?
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