Just recently at The Arts House Trust’s new series: In Conversation, I had the pleasure of listening to a dialogue between Sue Gardiner, the Chair of the Chartwell Charitable Trust and Peata Larkin, our esteemed judge from the 61st CNZ National Exhibition. In this new series, Larkin and Gardiner discussed the creative concepts behind Larkin’s current exhibition, Silent Kōrero. This exhibition explores two decades worth of work and it’s just a snippet of Larkin’s portfolio of art and accomplishments.

Exhibition runs until 16 August 2026.

Image: Peata Larkin kicking off The Arts House Trust’s new series: In Conversation, with ceramics made by Chris Southern (teapot) and Fiona Jack (mugs). But of course!

Current exhibition at The Arts House Trust, Re:Tale brings together a group of contemporary object makers working across ceramics, jewellery, installation, and design, to explore the dual meanings of “retail” and “re-telling”. Developed through the Object Maker Fellowship programme, the exhibition extends from the earlier project Re:Object (Depot Artspace 2025), expanding the focus from objects to the narratives, environments and systems that produce and sustain them.