Projects
Band and Deliver
Band and Deliver is an environment for young musicians & bands to look, listen, and learn. It opens the doors to whatever they want their musical journey to be. An exciting project returning to the Jam Factory this year with the mission to enable young people a hands on experience in live gig planning and performance in a nurtured environment steeped in collaboration.
Old is the New Black
Old is the new Black - Through the Lens - The Incubator Creative Hub were delighted to partner with Tauranga City Council October 2024. The Incubator team drew on the idiom to describe something ‘Popular and Fashionable’ and wanted our community to change the way that our older people are stereotyped by kicking ageism to the kerb creatively! This exhibition showcased selected finalists and winners of "Old is the New Black -Through the Lens' community photography competition.
With over 100 entries our judges had the hard job of choosing 20 images that depict our seniors in this way, in ways that celebrate our groovy older people with vibrancy, energy and visibility. The standard was so high.
This outdoor photography exhibition was on display along Tauranga's waterfront promenade - The Strand, during the weeklong Young at Heart Festival and global acknowledgement of older peoples.
Merging artists exchange
Pablo Riaz, a resident artist originally from Bolivia, wanted to set up a mentorship programme for rangatahi to give them the opportunity to be guided through their artistic journey.
This is Us – He Waka Eke Noa
Tauranga is a city made up of a diverse cultural communities. To celebrate and recognise these communities Rotary Sunrise, in collaboration with The Incubator, created ‘This is Us – he waka eke noa’ using art as a universal language that can help bring people together. 'This is Us - he waka eke noa' was launched in June 2020, during Matariki.
Mānawatia Takatāpui/Defending Plurality : Cross Together
A collaborative street painting by Paul Darragh and Shannon Novak. Placed in a prominent position in front of The Incubator Creative Hub’s main gallery, the work boldly asserts the vibrancy of the LGBTQI+ community within the Historical Village.
ILLUMINARTI 2020
The Illuminarti project infiltrated the Village to ‘Illuminate’ spaces on a day where a cabal of artists and audience became one.
An antithesis to the mind-numbing negative conspiracy theories, politics, and mass hysteria.
Because, in the seemingly dark times, we need illumination through the arts!
Tauranga Sexual Health Clinic Art Bomb.
We used art as a language to break down barriers about the stigma of sexual health issues. Taking a sterile and hospital-like space, we used graffiti and street art styled murals to communicate important, emotional, and sexual health messages through interactive and informative art installation.
A FEW OF THE MURALS WE'VE BEEN A PART OF
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