“Nā to rourou, nā taku rourou, ka ora ai te iwi. Together with your meals basket and my meals basket, the individuals will thrive.” The exhibition’s identify is a joyful command: Nekenekehia (transfer!) and an exclamation: Tukua (ship it out!).
The aim of Nekenekehia Tukua is to make sure Toi Māori and Māori design turns into extra current in our constructed and on a regular basis atmosphere. With this exhibition, Wharehoka Smith goals to free Toi Māori from an artwork gallery context and return it, because it as soon as was, to being an built-in part of on a regular basis life.
The artist’s work is knowledgeable by whakapapa and generations of Toi Māori practitioners who’ve come earlier than. It invitations guests right into a world the place Tino rangatiratanga exists brazenly and confidently, equally supported by each pre- and post-European contact paradigms, expertise and assets.
Alongside the exhibition, Puke Ariki is internet hosting three wānanga throughout October and November that may discover tangible alternatives to proceed the mahi and kaupapa introduced in Nekenekehia Tukua.
Schooling: The Position Toi Māori May Play
Thursday thirteenth October 2022, 5–8pm
This wānanga will discover the function Toi Māori might have in schooling past the normal ‘high quality artwork’ house and throughout disciplines. The Govett-Brewster Artwork Gallery schooling crew will current their work on an schooling mannequin for the humanities. Taranaki-based educators, directors and others with an curiosity in artwork schooling are invited to affix these discussions.
Artwork & Design: The Design House for Toi Māori
Thursday twenty seventh October 2022, 5–8pm
This wānanga will ask what it means to reclaim the design house for Toi Māori and re-establish Toi Māori within the constructed atmosphere. With leaders from the artwork, design and structure industries, the wānanga will discover copyright, IP, information sovereignty and entry. What, how, and who engages throughout the design occupation? When, the place, and the way does Toi Māori interact with business? Taranaki-based artists, designers and designers are invited to affix and take into account these subjects.
GLAM: Collaborative Engagement with Māori Artists
Thursday tenth November 2022, 5–8pm
This wānanga will give attention to how the GLAM sector (Galleries, Libraries, Archives and Museums) can interact collaboratively with Māori artists. The wānanga will discover the illustration of Toi Māori and artists in these areas, discussing Memorandums of Understanding, taonga, whakapapa and relationships utilizing the intentions of Te Tiriti o Waitangi as a information. These working within the GLAM sector are invited to affix within the dialogue.
The exhibition is open 2 July 2022 – 12 March 2023
Non permanent Gallery, Puke Ariki Library & Museum
Admission is free
For extra data, go to the Puke Ariki web site