Catalyst Literary Arts Journal: Volume 23 Australian launch
Saturday 11 July, 3:00-5:00pm
Poetry Sydney and the Catalyst Literary Arts Journal warmly invites you to the Australian launch of Catalyst Volume 23: Devine Embrace.
Catalyst is a literary arts journal originally published by a collective of artists known as Neoismist Press inside an old volcano in Whakaraupo/Lyttelton, Aoetearoa New Zealand, 2003.
Catalyst Volume 23, ‘Divine Embrace’, features talent from our thriving poetry community in Christchurch alongside international voices, including a special feature of poetry from Iran, and Trans-Tasman connections from Australia, and incredible artwork by Jason Bezas.
The featured poet is Sahar Tavakoli, poet, translator, publisher, and multidisciplinary artist who was born in Tehran, Iran. She has published numerous books and translated various English-language authors into Persian, including Edna O’Brien, the Irish writer, and Swiss authors like Zoe Jenny and Daniele Pantano. She has experienced constraints that authoritarian systems maintain and became a target of the Iranian regime due to her political and cultural activities in 2023 and fled to Switzerland.
We’re taking a short break…
Closed from Saturday 12 July - 29 July…
Hilary Hatfield
ON THE EDGE
30 July – 29 August
Opening: Thursday 30 July, 6:00pm
Having lived in the UK, South Africa, and Australia, I am captivated by the vastness and fragility of the African and Australian landscapes. Working intuitively in acrylics, I build layers of colour, texture, and mark-making to explore the natural world through abstraction. Rather than depicting specific places, my paintings evoke their emotional essence and atmosphere, inviting viewers to form their own reflections.
Exhibiting in 2027…
We have our amazing artists lined up for your viewing pleasure in 2026.
If you are good at planning ahead, and you would like an exhibition in 2027, please get in contact…
Drop me an email if you have your work ready. For more info, click here.
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