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Te Waka Toi Awards 2023

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Awa Rere Roa

Nā Vanessa Edwards-Buerger   As a newly appointed member of Te Ātinga Contemporary Māori Visual Arts Committee, I would like to acknowledge Te Ātinga and especially Gabrielle Belz (above right) for honouring me with this role, to support contemporary Māori visual arts within the Whanganui rohe and beyond.Nga mihi e hoa, e te mareikura, he mihinui ki a koe Gabrielle.Gabrielle, as a fellow ink slinger has supported and mentored me over the years, and in doing so has afforded me...

Toi is Rongoā, Waikato Museum 2022

Nā Margaret Aull  Toi is Rongoā began as a collaborative work first developed in 2020 for Whenua Ukaipo, United Nations 17 Sustainable goals with Digital artist Leilani Kake, Taonga pūoro specialist Elizabeth Gray and Painter, installation artist Margaret Aull.  It grew into a 3 year rangahau (research) based project and 2 more iterations of this kaupapa (initiative).  In amidst COVID and changing alert levels the exhibition was scaled up to include 11 other arti...

An exciting month for Te Ātinga Contemporary Māori Visual Arts Committee of Toi Māori Aotearoa (NZ).

He Kete Kōrero, presents blogs written by Te Ātinga Committee members sharing current, creative insights on contemporary Māori and indigenous visual arts around the region and abroad.  Te Ātinga Toi Māori YouTube Channel, kicks off with an impressive suite of Artist Talks.  The "Kōrero Toi" webinar series was recorded between 8th April – 8th July 2022....