23 June - 21 july
Zena Elliot (edited for Toi Pōneke website)
Artists include Stevei Houkāmau, Jamie Berry in collaboration with Te Kahureremoa, Suzanne Tamaki, Isaac Te Awa, Terence Turner, Zena Elliot, Petone Groom, Neke Moa, Victor Te Papa, Shainey Moreli, Te Mareikura Brightwell, Charlene Fraser, Maioha Kara and Tavai Taefu.
Curated by Stevei Houkāmau, Te Matapihi is an exhibition concept that brings together a diverse group of Māori artists. Originating from a range of backgrounds and artforms, this group of established makers have dedicated themselves to working outside of the box, exploring the full spectrum of Māori creativity and practice from the historic to the contemporary. Te Matapihi or “The Window” offers a view and invites you to explore the beauty and diversity of Māori art and practice through the eyes of a talented group of makers.
Matariki is a time to gather together and acknowledge the arrival of a new year. With one eye on the past we mourn our dead and remember our loved ones, while with the other eye we look towards our future hopes and dreams, with the prospect of new life with the arrival of the warmer months. This Matariki the artists of Te Matapihi pay homage to the life, death and rebirth guided by the atua Hine-nui-te-pō. Together their works are guided by the concepts of her life; from her beginning as the joyful dawn maiden, to the loving mother in the night who guides her children on to their next journey.
Join us as we offer a view through our creative practice into light, shadow, birth, death and renewal guided by Hine-nui-te -pō.
Te Matapihi artist panel
Saturday June 24
Join our panel of artists Stevei Houkāmau, Jamie Berry, Suzanne Tamaki, Issac Te Awa, Terence Turner, Zena Elliot and moderator Andy Lowe as they delve into the darkness and the light.
more info coming soon
Nuku: making a vessel workshop
Saturday 8 July
In preparations for Matariki, Artist Stevei Houkāmau will lead you though a wānanga where you will learn basic coiling and shaping techniques to create an Ipu Whenua or Waka Whenua.
Bookings are essential.
