Wellington Pride 2023

23 February 2023

Wellington celebrates Pride this March

Precinct Properties acknowledge, celebrate, and show support for the LGBTQI+ communities during Pride 2023 and beyond.

We're excited to be collaborating again with activist, artist and curator, Shannon Novak on a multi site project throughout the portfolio. Continuing from our Auckland Pride installation in February, we're excited to see the positive impacts of the Wellington artwork.

This year the project is called Brightly Connected which celebrates Pride 2023 and beyond with the installation of bright and colourful artworks in selected sites managed by Precinct Properties and Generator in Wellington.

Developed by Shannon in collaboration with local LGBTQI+ communities, these artworks are abstract representation of rainbow communities and the light these communities bring to the world. Interwoven shapes represent individuals and groups within rainbow communities that are closely connected to each other. These shapes use the colours from the original rainbow flag and its iterations as well as colours from many other flags used by rainbow communities.

You can find the full list of artwork locations listed below. Be sure to check them out.

Brightly Connected XI - Aon Centre (1 Willis Street)

Brightly Connected XII - NTT Tower (157 Lambton Quay Street)

Brightly Connected XIII - Generator (40 Bowen Street)

Brightly Connected XIV - Generator (30 Waring Taylor Street)

Brightly Connected XI - Aon Centre (1 Willis Street)
Brightly Connected XII - NTT Tower (157 Lambton Quay Street)
Brightly Connected XIII - Generator (40 Bowen Street)
Brightly Connected XIV - Generator (30 Waring Taylor Street)

About Shannon Novak

Shannon Novak is an activist, artist, and curator based in Tāmaki Makaurau. His work aims to reduce anxiety, depression, and suicide rates for the LGBTQI+ community worldwide. He also seeks to dismantle heteronormative structures and systems and build spaces that acknowledge, celebrate, and support diversity and inclusion in sexual orientation, romantic orientation, gender identity, gender expression, and sex characteristics. Novak founded the Safe Space Alliance, a global LGBTQI+ led nonprofit organisation that aims to help people identify, navigate, and create safe spaces for the LGBTQI+ community. Instagram: @shannon_novak_ and @safe_space_alliance Web: www.shannonnovak.com

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