Toi Tamanuhiri has been born from a desire to express the history, stories, songs and aspirations of our Whanau, from the past, the present and perceptions of the future. Our journey in recent decades has been both illuminating, painful and liberating as we fought for and then settled historic breaches to Treaty of Waitangi. Kua tae mai te wa – let us celebrate our Tupuna, Whanau and Mokopuna - We have survived.
Ngai Tamanuhiri are fortunate to have been invited to exhibit at the Tairawhiti Museum and for 6 weeks at Verve Café and our Marae and Village in Muriwai where we will share our own creative engagement space.
The Toi Tamanuhiri team for some time now have been seeking direction from our Pakeke at their monthly hui on the kaupapa - whilst working with the Tairawhiti Museum of the form and function of the exhibition at the main gallery in town and our Marae.
The kaupapa "Mana Whenua, Mana Moana, Mana Tangata" o Ngai Tamanuhiri.
Please share with us your stories and artwork as ‘the present and future’ of our Iwi story.
This exhibition is intended to showcase toanga tuku iho of our Tupuna with the creative talents of our whanau, we encourage all artists to participate. If you or someone in your whanau are weavers, carvers, painters, musicians, kaitito, photographers, moko and digital artists, dancers, kapa haka, writers, gardeners, sculptors, photographers, film makers, seamstresses, builders etc.
Then please do submit some work; na tau rourou – me taku rourou – ka ora ai te iwi
Key dates to remember are:
Work submission deadlines: 1st October 2013
Exhibition Opening: 14th December 2013
Exhibition Closing: March 30th 2014
There will be a series of wananga running throughout the year, prior to the opening date. The next one is scheduled for 10am, Sunday 2nd of June at Muriwai Marae followed by lunch then Reo Tamanuhiri till 3pm.
The kaupapa for the next wananga will be to start building an inventory of contemporary art. If you have something you would like to submit, please come to the wananga or contact Steve, Mel or John on the following details provided below.
Nga mihi
Steve Gibbs
Email: tipeneg1@gmail.com
Mobile: 027 245 3673
Melanie Tahata
Email: mel@aotearoa666.com
Mobile: 027 767 6607
Ngai Tamanuhiri Trust
Email: trust@tamanuhiri.iwi.nz
Phone: (06)862 8083
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