Want to write about the arts? Faced with the challenge of writing short, pithy reviews, but not sure where to start? Join us for a practical arts writing workshop crafted for Waikato creatives.

Creative Waikato and Wintec's RAMP Gallery are delighted to bring The Pantograph Punch to Hamilton to deliver a comprehensive arts writing workshop.

Led by Lana Lopesi (Kaiwāwāhi Ahurei | Editor-in-Chief) and Lucinda Bennett (Kaiwāwāhi Mahi Toi | Visual Arts Editor), this three-hour workshop will cover some of the key issues facing arts writers today;

• how to shift your writing style across different forms and audiences while maintaining a voice

• how to write response(ibly)

• how to manage relationships with stakeholders - ranging from your editor to the artist to the reader.

This workshop is free to attend but registration is mandatory - book now to secure your space

A bit about the facilitators;

Lana Lopesi is the Editor-in-Chief of The Pantograph Punch. Previously, she was the founding editor of Hashtag500words and editor of Design Assembly. Her first book, False Divides, was published with Bridge Williams Books earlier this year.

Lucinda Bennett is Visual Arts Editor at The Pantograph Punch. Elsewhere, her work has been published with Art New Zealand, Art + Australia, Art Collector, ARTSPACE, Bowerbank Ninow, and Public Art Dialogue. In 2017, she was the CNZ Curatorial Intern in Contemporary Art at Dunedin Public Art Gallery.