Radio New Zealand Interview with Chartwell Trust co-director, Sue Gardiner

.nav__list, .logo, .nav-slide{ filter: none !important; } section:not(.hero), .hero__inner{ opacity: 1; }

Being

Creative visual thinking is fundamental to us all as human beings as we strive to understand our sense of self and the world. Chartwell seeks to deepen understanding about the importance of art and creative thinking for our future and our wellbeing.

Seeing

Chartwell is an explorer of the visual world. We want to know more about how and what we see. When both the eye and the mind are active, the creative process opens to the artist and viewer. The Chartwell Collection provides the viewer many examples of creative visual thought in action.

Making

Chartwell supports artists as they make and think. Making is an active and connected process, involving the interaction of intention, intuition and intellect with the mediums of the world. Chartwell is making too - making a difference through philanthropy and enabling access to creative activities and research.

Thinking

Chartwell encourages everyone to think about art and the creative process with a commitment to drive an understanding about the significance of the visual arts to general creative thinking. We share a curiosity to know and learn more: an imaginative, ongoing investigation.

Return to From the Archives / Blog

21 April 2024

DZ9 9659 SquigglaAucklandArtFairApr2024 1517

Squiggla at the Aotearoa Art Fair 2024, photo by David St George.

Sue Gardiner joined Radio New Zealand arts presenter, Mark Amery, for a chat about Squiggla's success at recent events, Chartwell's 50th Anniversary year and why having a hands-on making space at the Aotearoa Art Fair is so important.

Listen to the full interview here