2024 Peter Turner Memorial Lecture: Anthony Luvera
Whiti o Rehua School of Art in partnership with Te Papa Tongarewa is pleased to present this year’s Peter Turner Memorial Lecture, sponsored by Splendid Photo. Thursday 8 August
In Concert With: Photography, Collaboration, and Social Action
Anthony Luvera has been at the forefront of socially engaged photography for over twenty years. Working in concert with people who are marginalised, overly spoken for, and misrepresented, his practice is built on dialogue, trust, participation, and co-creation. Through long-term collaborative projects, often embedded within the support services of health and social care organisations, Anthony’s work addresses issues such as homelessness, housing justice, and queer representation. His exhibitions take place in the public realm as often as they are seen in galleries or museums. His publications have been distributed freely to residents across cities, and sent directly to local and national policymakers in support of efforts to campaign for improvements to public services. For the 2024 Peter Turner Memorial Lecture, Anthony will present a survey of past and recent projects, sharing his observations on some of the critical questions and creative strategies he uses in his practice, reflecting on working with photography, collaboration, and social action.
Free entry, however bookings are advised. Doors open at 6.15pm, Lecture at 6.30pm.
This year’s lecture is proudly sponsored by Splendid Photo in Te Whanganui-a-tara Wellington and Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland, and is presented as the start of the PhotoBook NZ festival 8 -11 August. Please see our programme for details and links to book our events over the weekend. Anthony will also have a table at our bookfair on Saturday 10 August, L2 Te Papa, 10am - 4pm.
About Anthony
Anthony Luvera is an Australian socially engaged artist, writer, and educator based in London. The long-term collaborative work he creates with individuals and communities has been exhibited widely in galleries, public spaces, and festivals, including the UK House of Commons, Tate Liverpool, The Gallery at Foyles, the British Museum, London Underground’s Art on the Underground, National Portrait Gallery London, Four Corners, Belfast Exposed Photography, Australian Centre for Photography, PhotoIreland, Malmö Fotobiennal, Goa International Photography Festival, Les Rencontres D’Arles Photographie, Oslo Negative, and Landskrona Foto Festival. His writing has appeared in a range of publications including Trigger, Photography and Culture, Visual Studies, Photoworks, Source, and Photographies.
Anthony is Associate Professor of Photography in the Centre for Arts, Memory and Communities at Coventry University, and editor of Photography For Whom?, a periodical about socially engaged photography. Anthony is Chair of the Education Committee at the Royal Photographic Society, and a Trustee of Photofusion. He has designed education and mentorship programmes, facilitated workshops, and given lectures for the public education departments of National Portrait Gallery, Tate, Magnum, Royal Academy of Arts, The Photographers’ Gallery, Barbican Art Gallery, and community photography projects across the UK.