Ensemble Magazine | Courtney Sina Meredith’s next creative journey

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As she steps down from her role as director of Pacific arts organisation Tautai, Courtney Sina Meredith speaks to writer (and her mother) Kim Meredith on her legacy - and what comes next.

Outgoing Tautai Contemporary Pacific Arts Trust director Courtney Sina Meredith has been the driving force of the organisation for the past four years but the visual arts community has made a lasting impact on her.

The 36-year-old acclaimed poet and writer has been hailed for navigating Tautai through the difficult years of the pandemic lockdowns but most notably for realising the long-held dream of the Moana arts community.

Born the same year Tautai was created in 1986, she led the organisation to finally launching its own gallery. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern opened the Karangahape Road venue in 2020. Yet Meredith has undergone a remarkable transformation, surprising herself by stepping into the space of making art.

Read full interview at EnsembleMagazine.com