The Govett-Brewster Art Gallery/Len Lye Centre has teamed up with the Taranaki Arts Trail to bring art home to the public and support local artists during the lockdown.
The New Plymouth District Council run gallery has invited Taranaki artists to turn their own windows into galleries to not only bring art to their streets but also online, so that audiences can continue to see new exhibitions in their neighbourhoods or online during the Covid-19 emergency.
The gallery will launch a new theme via Instagram every Thursday – based on a letter of the alphabet - and will share the window galleries as they are created.
So far artists such as Milarky, Ché, Joni Murphy (North Taranaki Arts Society) and Viv Davy have taken part, sharing both their artworks and how they are using their creative practices to respond to the current situation.
"It's an opportunity for both the Govett-Brewster and the Taranaki Arts Trail to bring art home to everyone and for audiences to get to know the thriving local arts scene here in Taranaki," says co-directors Aileen Burns and Johan Lundh.