Randell Cottage Open Day – Cancelled
It is with regret that we have made the decision to cancel the Randell Cottage Open Day that was planned for 31 October as a part of Wellington Heritage Week 2021.
Randell Cottage
New Zealand Residency applications are now open
Applications are now open for the 2022 Creative New Zealand Randell Cottage Writers Fellowship.
Randell Cottage Writers Trust’s 2020 Annual Report is now available
The Randell Cottage Writers Trust’s 2020 Annual Report and audited financial report are now available.
Friends of Randell Cottage hold AGM
The Annual General Meeting of the Friends of the Randell Cottage Writers Trust was
held at the rooms of the Alliance Franҫaise, Wellington, on 27 July 2021.
Randell Friends visit the Cottage’s collection at Te Papa
Recently, some of the Friends visited Te Papa to view the objects discovered when the Cottage was renovated back in the mid-1990s.
Agenda for the Friends of the Randell Cottage Writers Trust AGM, 27 July
You are invited to the Annual General Meeting of Friends of the Randell Cottage Writers Trust to be held at 11.30 am, Tuesday 27 July 2021.
Save The Date
The AGM of the Friends of the Randell Cottage will be held at:
11:30 am
Tuesday 27 July
Alliance Francaise
Level 3
78 Victoria Street
Wellington
After the AGM the current writer in residence, Lynn Davidson, will talk
about her work.
Refreshments will be served.
Caroline Laurent, Randell Cottage 2021 Laureate
Caroline Laurent will join the Randell Cottage writer residency programme as the 2021 French artist in residence.
A conversation with Randell descendants
In the last week of April 2021, we celebrated the launch of Saving Randell Cottage. A short film talking with descendants of William and Sarah Randell about how the historic Randell Cottage saved from demolition, restored and donated to become a residence for New Zealand and French writers.
Listen to Beverley Randell Price and her daughter Susan Price as they share memories of the rescue and renovation of their ancestors’ colonial home (6:37 minutes).
Video credits:
Director: Jeremy Macey
Cinematographer: Valeriya Golovina
Second camera: Jess Soderberg
Sound: Brynn Olsson
Editor: Shane Loader
Produced by Godwit Films and funded by Creative New Zealand.
Saving Randell Cottage: Video Screening and Website Launch
Join members of the Randell Cottage Writers Trust, the Friends of Randell Cottage and the Friends of the Turnbull for a special screening of Saving Randell Cottage at the National Library on Friday, 30 April at 5:30 for 6:00 pm.