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We had an awesome crazy time at Paniyiri, this year’s Greek Food Festival at the Greek Community Centre in Mt Victoria. In 2006 there was estimated to be about 3000 Greeks in New Zealand, comprising...
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Rima pāhi Pataka
This arvo, we witnessed the opening of five exhibitions, simultaneously at Pataka Art + Museum of shows from Jens Uwe Parkitny, Tiffany Singh, Elizabeth Thomson and the indefatigable Shigeyuki Kihara....
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Gleaners’ Garden
Tonight, we find ourselves reminiscing about Gleaners’ Garden, the first exhibition for 2014 at Enjoy Public Art Gallery in Wellington, which closed yesterday arvo. We Enjoyed the prolific output of...
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Today, we spent a wonderful day, organised by Arts Access Aotearoa in association with Wellington City Council and Toi Whakaari, learning from top experts Robyn Hunt and Nicola Owen the fascinating...
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Screenshot opening Saturday 22 March at 10.30am!
Next week, the latest work from our director, Louise Tu’u, titled Screenshot, opens as part of a group exhibition called Carpet Burn at Papakura Art Gallery. Curated by Anya Henis and Rebecca Boswell...
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Thank you Katrina Winn – our first breakthrough!
A crowd in anticipation waits as Tracey Williams, Senior Arts Programme Leader, Auckland Council opens Carpet Burn. Katrina steps forward to read. Here is the reaction: Download: 140321_01.wav If you...
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Thank you Camille Le Noël – our second breakthrough!
Yesterday arvo, our director Louise Tu’u gave an artist talk with Tracey Williams at Papakura Gallery about her latest work, Screenshot. Our wonderful audience were made up of fellow Carpet Burn...
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Introducing Jay, your lovely host
Our FINAL performance of Screenshot by Louise Tu’u, will be hosted by the wonderful Jay Kaokao (pictured left) at 11.30am this Saturday 3rd May at Papakura Art Gallery. This is your last chance to put...
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Well done Raukawa!
The beautiful Raukawa Tuhura was our final runner for Screenshot. Here she is in her breakthrough moment, as photographed by Louisa Afoa. Raukawa definitely left it on the floor. Thank you to our two...
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Ethical Art
What does it mean to create an artwork, organise your team, apply for funding and if you have time, consider the ethics that is underlying your process? Who should take credit for devised works? What...
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Die Samoanische Sprache
We are still blown away by a talk this week at the National Library called Gagana Deutsch, written and presented by archivist Uili Fecteau. Copyright of Archives New Zealand As a frontline member of...
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Action and Delay
Today, we went to Action and Delay, a symposium held by AUT’s School of Art and Design, exploring temporality in relation to performance and media arts. Insightful papers, sparkling water, plop eggs...
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ENJOY!
Hearty congratulations to our director, Louise Tu’u, who was recently been selected to take part in Enjoy Gallery’s curatorial workshops, which took place last Thursday evening, led by fellow curator...
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Recall by Louise Tu’u
During the fortnight from 12-23 August 2014, Frontbox at St Paul St gallery will be a residence for participants, interested in being present, working within the confines of the space and aiming to...
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Collector’s Edition Glitch with Eddie Clemens
If you get a chance to check out Eddie’s latest show, Collector’s Edition Glitch, please do it. Curated by Rebecca Boswell, Collector’s Edition Glitch is currently showing at Adam Art Gallery. Blurring...
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Douse yourself with the Dowse
We are still buzzing over our first trip to the wonderful Dowse Art Museum this afternoon. With the sun shining, extraordinary given the past couple of weeks in Wellington, we decided to head to this...
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Toi Whakaari Pasifika in the house!
Go Toi Whakaari Pasifika, representing at Vic CareersPasifika Careers Evening last night. L-R: 3rd year Acting students Vanessa Kumar, Sonny Tupu and Creative Producer and Director, Louise Tu’u, all...
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Manaia lou Chop Suey Hui
Last night, we had an AWESOME time at the Kava Club’s Chop Suey Hui. A gathering of Maori and Pasifika creatives at 17 Tory St, the speeches by Manoa, Shane, Julie and Norm, Ta’i, Evander and Joel were...
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And the award for best Arts Pasifika awards goes to…
We were lucky enough to be invited to the 2014 Arts Pasifika Awards by Creative New Zealand, which happened last night at the St James Theatre in Wellington. Hosted by the charming, perspicacious and...
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Solo 2014 at the Dowse
On this glorious Wellington day, we ventured out to see, “Solo 2014″ at the awesome Dowse Art Museum in Lower Hutt. Solo is a biennial exhibition presented by The Dowse that showcases and supports...
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