# Event Details - **Event Name**: ABIGAIL REYNOLDS & JOANNA KAVENNA IN-CONVERSATION - **Event Start and End Date**: Sat, 21 Feb, 2026 at 11:00 am – Sat, 21 Feb, 2026 at 12:30 pm - **Event Description**: Abigail Reynolds meets writer Joanna Kavenna in conversation to discuss their new books, Seven and Walking A Cappella.About this EventBeginning with Kavenna's essay about a visit to the artist’s studio and discussing the artworks from that experience, they will turn to a collaboration to make a game board for the fictional game of Seven, dreamed up by Kavenna as the structure for her new novel, Seven. Seven is an extraordinary journey through the Society of Lost Things: ancient libraries, entire civilisations, priceless books and a beautiful box, once used to play the world-famous game of Seven. To this Reynolds brings her own exploration of Lost Libraries - a journey she made in 2016, traveling to lost libraries along the Silk Road, considering what it means to be lost, and the many ways of looking.Walking A Cappella is co-published by Anomie and Newlyn Art Gallery & The Exchange and will be available to buy from the gallery and on the artist's website. Designed by Michael Kelly, a flow of images of Reynolds work is contextualised with commissioned texts from the novelist Joanna Kavenna and curator Hammad Nasar, as well as a dialogue with Sophie J. WilliamsonTICKET INFORMATION:FREE WITH ADMISSION, BUT BOOKING ESSENTIAL TO RESERVE YOUR PLACEThis event is included with standard admission, but please book your place in advance to reserve a seat. Free entry for Supporters, Patrons, Art Lovers, and current Annual Pass holders (please bring it with you on the day). If you do not have a current Annual Pass, please purchase an admission ticket on arrival, which gives you 12 months entry to exhibitions at both venues plus access to the talk.50% off standard admission with a National Art Pass.AUTHOR'S BIOSJoanna Kavenna is the author of several critically acclaimed works of fiction and nonfiction, including The Ice Museum, Inglorious, Come to the Edge, A Field Guide to Reality and - most recently - Zed. Her novel Inglorious won the Orange Award for New Writing, and The Birth of Love was longlisted for the Orange Prize. Joanna Kavenna’s writing has appeared in The New Yorker, London Review of Books, The New York Times and many other publications. She was named as one of the Telegraph’s Best Writers under 40 in 2010 and as one of Granta’s Best of Young British Novelists in 2013.joannakavenna.comAbigail Reynolds lives in St Just, Cornwall, and has a studio at Porthmeor in St Ives. She received a BA in English Literature at St Catherine’s College, University of Oxford, and subsequently an MA in Fine Art from Goldsmiths College, University of London. Over 2020–22 her work was featured in British Art Show 9, the landmark touring exhibition that defines new directions in contemporary art. In 2016 she was awarded the BMW Art Journey prize at Art Basel, to travel to lost libraries along the Silk Road. Her book Lost Libraries documenting this journey was published by Hatje Cantz in 2018. Her works are in collections including the Yorkshire Sculpture Park, Government Art Collection and The Arts Council Collection UK.abigailreynolds.com@abigailreynoldsartist - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/penzance/abigail-reynolds-and-joanna-kavenna-in-conversation/100001972670144505 - **Event Categories**: Art, literary-art, Exhibitions, fine-arts, Crafts - **Interested Audience**: - total_interested_count: 0 ## Ticket Details - **Ticket URL**: https://consumer.pxf.io/c/1339408/3151484/39691?partnerpropertyid=1191892&MediaPartnerPropertyId=1191892&svlink=14105511&level=1&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.eventbrite.com%2Fe%2Fabigail-reynolds-joanna-kavenna-in-conversation-tickets-1972670144505 - **Ticket Price Range**: min: 0, max: 0, currency: GBP ## Event venue details - **city**: Penzance - **state**: EN - **country**: United Kingdom - **location**: The Exchange - **lat**: 50.11825900000001 - **long**: -5.536229000000001 - **full address**: The Exchange, Princes Street, Penzance, United Kingdom ## Event Organizer details - **affiliate_id**: 10 - **organizer**: Newlyn Art Gallery & The Exchange (https://allevents.in/org/newlyn-art-gallery-and-the-exchange/22752162) ## Event gallery - **Alt text**: banner - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events3/banners/55dfd5af627898b4b606a7514a8bb4d471f117504a7c83cf81d7e6f91f459cf9-rimg-w1200-h1475-dc432d20-gmir.jpg?v=1764072271 - **Alt text**: thumbnail - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events3/banners/afe0d5293ea4b565a4a73093d86fb690f9acecd58f950091c44107d8eb226380-rimg-w400-h400-dc432e20-gmir.jpg?v=1764072271 ## FAQs - **Q**: When is the event happening? - **A:** Sat, 21 Feb, 2026 at 11:00 am - **Q**: Where is the event happening? - **A:** The Exchange, Princes Street, Penzance, United Kingdom - **Q**: What is the ticket price? - **A:** starting from 0 up to 0 GBP - **Q**: Who is organizing the event? - **A:** Newlyn Art Gallery & The Exchange - **Q**: What type of event is this? - **A:** Art, literary-art, Exhibitions, fine-arts, Crafts - **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about ABIGAIL REYNOLDS & JOANNA KAVENNA IN-CONVERSATION ? - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents. ## Structured Data (JSON-LD) ```json [ { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@type": "Event", "name": "ABIGAIL REYNOLDS & JOANNA KAVENNA IN-CONVERSATION", "image": "https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events3/banners/55dfd5af627898b4b606a7514a8bb4d471f117504a7c83cf81d7e6f91f459cf9-rimg-w1200-h1475-dc432d20-gmir.jpg?v=1764072271", "startDate": "2026-02-21", "endDate": "2026-02-21", "url": "https://allevents.in/penzance/abigail-reynolds-and-joanna-kavenna-in-conversation/100001972670144505", "location": { "@type": "Place", "name": "The Exchange", "address": { "@type": "PostalAddress", "streetAddress": "Princes Street", "postalCode": "TR18 2NL", "addressLocality": "Penzance", "addressRegion": "EN", "addressCountry": "GB" }, "geo": { "@type": "GeoCoordinates", "latitude": "50.11825900000001", "longitude": "-5.536229000000001" } }, "eventAttendanceMode": "https://schema.org/OfflineEventAttendanceMode", "description": "Abigail Reynolds meets writer Joanna Kavenna in conversation to discuss their new books, Seven and Walking A Cappella.", "offers": [ { "@type": "AggregateOffer", "availability": "https://schema.org/InStock", "priceCurrency": "GBP", "availabilityStarts": "2026-04-05", "availabilityEnds": "2026-02-21", "validFrom": "2026-04-05", "lowPrice": "0.00", "highPrice": "0.00", "price": "0.00", "url": "https://allevents.in/penzance/abigail-reynolds-and-joanna-kavenna-in-conversation/100001972670144505" }, { "@type": "Offer", "availability": "https://schema.org/InStock", "priceCurrency": "GBP", "availabilityStarts": "2026-04-05", "availabilityEnds": "", "validFrom": "2026-04-05", "url": "https://allevents.in/penzance/abigail-reynolds-and-joanna-kavenna-in-conversation/100001972670144505", "price": 0, "name": "General Admission (includes exhibition entry)" } ], "organizer": [ { "@type": "Organization", "name": "Newlyn Art Gallery & The Exchange", "url": "https://allevents.in/org/newlyn-art-gallery-and-the-exchange/22752162", "description": "Newlyn Art Gallery & The Exchange offers a wide and varied exhibition programme across our two sites, presenting contemporary work in all media by regional, national and international artists, with a supporting programme of events." } ] } ] ```