Tae Ako - Whenua Student Roopu Exhibition
Fri, 07 Jun
|Okorore- Ngā Toi Māori Gallery & Studios
Tae Ako" Whenua Palette from Tauranga Moana Earth Pigments locally harvested with a collective of student exhibitors; lead by Rhian Smith sharing mātauranga and knowledge using our Taiao/environment as a natural resource and artistic medium.
Time & Location
07 Jun 2024, 5:30 pm – 7:00 pm
Okorore- Ngā Toi Māori Gallery & Studios, 159 17th Avenue, Tauranga South, Tauranga 3112, New Zealand
About the event
Through this exhibition we can pass the mātauranga of this medium to our mokopuna.
Facilitated by Rhian Smith - toirhi and Hayley Smith - whaeawhenua, this will enable our kaiako to showcase not only their amazing capabilities as artists but also some of the stunning colours that represent our rohe/area that is Tauranga Moana - while filling their kete using taiao as a medium for mahitoi and art for our Moko.
Made possible to facilitate and deliver with assistance from Creative Bay of Plenty - Te Waka Auaha Toi and curator of local toi māori Okorore- Ngā Toi Māori Gallery & Studios. Creative Spaces were made possible with assistance from The Creative Community Campus.
This exhibition will be open and part of Matariki at the village Whānau Day - 22nd June. 9am – 2pm
Opening preview Friday 7th June, 5:30-7:00pm. Everyone welcome. Licensed Bar available.
On display in Okorore – Ngā Toi Māori Gallery from 11th June to the 28th June 2024, 10am-2pm Tuesday to Friday.
