Art and Words: Celebrating Literature and Contemporary Artists with Kate Grenville

Canberra Writers Festival presents:

Words, photos, paintings, plays and films all provide windows into our world. Each of our panellists has worked in different ways with the interaction between these forms and seeks to elevate and celebrate the space artists need to express their creativity. Gail Jones (The Name of the Sister) started as a visual artist and painter, coming later to the sensuous delight of words and now one of Australia's most prolific literary authors. Kate Grenville (Unsettled: A Journey Through Time and Place) began in film and has had fascinating experiences seeing her iconic Australian books translated to stage and screen. Quentin Sprague (What Artists See) writes exquisitely about art and offers glimpses into the lives of some of Australia's best contemporary artists. Together they reflect on their journeys and explore the question: what can images do that words can’t, and what can words do that images can’t? Moderated by writer and artist Kim Mahood.