Semi Permanent Aotearoa 2023

Semi Permanent Aotearoa 2023
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08 — 10 November 2023
St James Theatre, Pōneke Wellington

Semi Permanent Aotearoa, the country’s premier festival of creativity and design, is set to return to the country’s capital of Wellington. Taking place across two venues within the city, from Wednesday 8th until Friday 10th November 2023, the festival will welcome thousands of attendees from across the Asia Pacific region for three days of keynote talks, panel discussions, workshops and masterclasses that will serve to educate and inspire.

Highlights

  • Ben Grandgenett — Semi Permanent Aotearoa 2023
  • Rajiv Surendra — Semi Permanent Aotearoa 2023
  • Megha Kapoor — Semi Permanent Aotearoa 2023
  • Sir-Richard-Taylor-highlight
  • Taku
  • Semi Permanent - Future State - Stage Image 03
  • Semi Permanent Art & Design Fair 2023

Speakers & Artists

Alexandra Popova — Semi Permanent Aotearoa 2023
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Ben Grandgenett — Semi Permanent Aotearoa 2023
Ben Grandgenett — Semi Permanent Aotearoa 2023
Eva Kruse — Semi Permanent Aotearoa 2023
Eva Kruse — Semi Permanent Aotearoa 2023
James Ford — Semi Permanent Aotearoa 2023
James Ford — Semi Permanent Aotearoa 2023
Leyla Acaroglu
Leyla Acaroglu — Semi Permanent Aotearoa 2023
Ta-ku — Never Permanent 2023
Ta-ku — Never Permanent 2023
Tyrone Ohia — Semi Permanent Aotearoa 2023
Tyrone Ohia — Semi Permanent Aotearoa 2023

Schedule (Local Times)

  • 9:00 AM

    Doors Open
  • 10:00 AM

    Masterclass Ben-Grandgenett

    Masterclass ∙ 1 hour

    Fit To Print: Design Masterclass with Ben Grandgenett

    This masterclass will dive into Ben Grandgenett’s iterative design process for select projects from his work as Design Director at The New York Times Magazine.

  • 11:00 AM

    Break
  • 11:30 AM

    Andy-Wright-Workshop

    Workshop ∙ 1 hour

    What's the secret to a happier, healthier creative industry? Presented by Streamtime

    Join Andy Wright for a deep dive into our relationship with mental health and wellbeing in creative industries. Discover the conditions and healthy habits that help us to thrive, and the cultures, processes and relationships to avoid or fix.

  • 12:30 PM

    Break
  • 1:00 PM

    Rajiv-Surendra-masterclass

    Fireside Chat ∙ 1 hour

    Making a Living in the Arts, with Rajiv Surendra

    Actor-turned-visual artist Rajiv Surendra shares his experience and approach to navigating a life and career in the arts, with practical advice for those wishing to combine the two, while in conversation with Art Now and The Art Paper’s Becky Hemus.

  • 2:00 PM

    Break
  • 2:30 PM

    ADF-Panel

    Panel ∙ 1 hour

    Navigating The Future of Independent Publishing in Aotearoa New Zealand

    Join vendors from the Art & Design Fair, including The Art Paper's Becky Hemus, Ted Whitaker of Black Wax Press and Megha Kapoor for a wide-ranging discussion about navigating new paths in Aotearoa's shifting publishing landscape.

  • 3:30 PM

    Break
  • 4:00 PM

    Squarespace-panel

    Panel ∙ 1 hour

    Freelance by design: Behind-the-scenes of Aotearoa's independent studios, presented by Squarespace

    Join Ruby Jones, Becca O’Shea and Nicole Macdonald in conversation about the risks and rewards of establishing an independent design business as an extension of multidisciplinary practices that encompass branding, illustration, publishing and UX design.

  • 8:00 AM

    Doors Open
  • 8:30 AM

    Theatre Doors Open
  • 8:50 AM

    Cultural Welcoming, Opening Titles and Introduction
  • 9:00 AM

    Maru-schedule

    Talk ∙ 30 minutes

    Maru Nihoniho – Metia Interactive

    Exploring how authentic Indigenous storytelling through culture-based games creates a powerful outlet for engagement and learning.

  • 9:30 AM

    Mike-schedule

    Talk ∙ 30 minutes

    Mike Hewson

    The visual artist on clumsy precision.

  • 10:00 AM

    Break
  • 10:30 AM

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    Summit ∙ 2 hours

    Future State 002: The Turning Point

    Presented by Spark Business Lab, Leyla Acaroglu, Justin Kamine and Eva Kruse explore the next era of sustainability and technological innovation, unpacking the opportunities of circular design, resource maximisation and open source collaboration.

  • 12:30 PM

    Break
  • 1:20 PM

    Ārepa

    Experience ∙ 10 minutes

    Breathwork Session presented by Ārepa and The School of Modern Meditation

    How we breathe has the ability to reform not just our physical bodies, but how we think and feel. In this short Meditative Breathwork practice, Claire Robbie will encourage deep, restorative breaths cultivating an alert but calm state for the afternoon.

  • 1:30 PM

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    Talk ∙ 30 minutes

    Benjamin Watkinson – G . F Smith

    Global Brand Director of G . F Smith, Benjamin Watkinson, brings the brand behind the world's finest papers to the stage of Semi Permanent Aotearoa.

  • 2:00 PM

    Megha-schedule

    Talk ∙ 30 minutes

    Megha Kapoor – Vogue India

    Megha Kapoor reflects on her journey as a South Asian creative working as part of the Diaspora before moving inside the system on joining Vogue India, exploring the tensions and current paradigms at play regarding South Asian representation in the media.

  • 2:30 PM

    Ben-schedule

    Talk ∙ 1 hour

    Ben Grandgenett – The New York Times Magazine

    Brooklyn-based graphic designer Ben Grandgenett will guide audiences through the process of assembling the award-winning work he creates in his capacity as Design Director for The New York Times Magazine from start to finish.

  • 3:30 PM

    Break
  • 4:00 PM

    Ruby Jones — Semi Permanent Aotearoa 2023

    Talk ∙ 30 minutes

    Ruby Jones

    Illustrator Ruby Jones on managing a very sudden and unexpected spotlight; navigating the world of social media as a creative; and the importance of making work that’s quietly powerful.

  • 4:30 PM

    Rajiv-schedule

    Talk ∙ 1 hour

    Rajiv Surendra

    Learning to See: Through his journey of learning how to paint with watercolours, Rajiv Surendra has gained insight into a method of looking not just at the world around him, but at life itself.

  • 5:30 PM

    Opening Night Drinks and Art & Design Fair
  • 8:30 AM

    Doors Open
  • 9:00 AM

    Art & Design Fair Open
  • 9:00 AM

    Theatre Doors Open
  • 9:20 AM

    Introduction & Opening Titles
  • 9:30 AM

    Tyrone-schedule

    Talk ∙ 30 minutes

    Tyrone Ohia – Extended Whānau

    Tyrone Ohia on the studio's Māori-centred design approach and how this shapes the studio's thinking and values, creating new ways to think about graphic design and identity in Aotearoa New Zealand.

  • 10:00 AM

    Emma-schedule

    Talk ∙ 30 minutes

    Emma Lewisham

    Founder of her eponymous evidence-based, natural skincare line, Emma Lewisham on the power of curiosity.

  • 10:30 AM

    James-schedule

    Talk ∙ 30 minutes

    James R Ford

    James R Ford examines the experience of the experience, unpacking how individual perception is the bridge between what we experience and our interpretation of that experience.

  • 11:00 AM

    Break
  • 11:30 AM

    Helen-Ratner web schedule

    Talk ∙ 30 minutes

    Helen Ratner

    Artist and animator Helen Ratner shares the journey of finding her style and guides audiences through a step-by-step walkthrough of her process.

  • 12:00 PM

    Simon-schedule

    Talk ∙ 30 minutes

    Simon Devitt

    We trust our eyes too much: Simon Devitt on revisiting the creative process in photography of architecture.

  • 12:30 PM

    CRAI-schedule

    Experience ∙ 30 minutes

    Church Road Art Initiative

    Presented in partnership with Church Road and MTG Hawke's Bay, artist Reece King appears in conversation with editor of The Art Paper and Art News Aotearoa, Becky Hemus, as the winner of the inaugural Church Road Art Initiative.

  • 1:00 PM

    Break
  • 1:50 PM

    Ārepa

    Experience ∙ 10 minutes

    Breathwork Session presented by Ārepa and The School of Modern Meditation

    Breathwork can transmute emotional blocks, unravel stress and bring limiting beliefs into a place we can see them for what they are. In this session Claire Robbie uses breathwork, binaural beats and verbal cues to help you expand your creative capacity.

  • 2:00 PM

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    Talk ∙ 30 minutes

    Alexandra Popova & Constantine Gavrykov – adidas and Decathlon

    The future of e-Commerce will be powered by AI, boosted by predictive analytics and solidified by advanced language processing. Explore the customer experience 20 years from now and trace back those game-changing inventions that have emerged already.

  • 2:30 PM

    Sir-Richard-Taylor-BTS

    Talk ∙ 45 minutes

    Sir Richard Taylor

    The five-time Academy Award-winning co-founder of Wētā Workshop appears in an extensive conversation about the enormous international impact of this homegrown film superpower, whose credits include The Lord of the Rings, Thor, Avatar and Black Panther.

  • 3:15 PM

    Ta-ku — Never Permanent 2023

    Talk ∙ 45 minutes

    Ta-ku

    Recording artist, photographer and creative director Ta-ku explores the art of navigating emotional responses through creative expression in conversation with Molawin Evangelista, the co-founder and creative director of creative studio PLATFORM.

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