The exhibition Lost for Words will open at Space Gallery, 18 St Hill St, on September 22.
The exhibition is a collaboration of nine artists and forms part of the Fringe events for the Whanganui Literary Festival.
![Sea Light, acrylic & oil on board, by Jenn Dickie.](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/BJ6GOSUONJGPACDV52RHALLV4U.jpg?auth=5e9e30582dd11a2e375a9e7ef01ec1623a8928b62f84f1137fad436bfce02c9f&width=16&height=5&quality=70&smart=true)
The theme allowed wide interpretation in a variety of media, but all works are inspired in some way by language or the written word.
Artists Catherine Macdonald, Fiona MacGowan, Katherine Claypole, Jenn Dickie, Lindsay Marsh and Deb Frederikse are based in Whanganui, while ex-residents Sue James, Felicity Priest and Sophie Klerk continue to contribute to group projects.