Toi Te Kupu: Whakaahuatanga

Wed 15 Jun 2022 — Thu 16 Jun 2022

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Ka orua tēnei kaupapa hirahira, tēnei kaupapa hou, Toi Te Kupu: Whakaahuatanga me Matariki hei ngā marama o takurua. Ka tū ki Tāmaki Makaurau.

Toi Te Kupu: Ko te tūmanako nui, mā tēnei kaupapa, mā Whakaahuatanga e whakanui, e whakamātakitaki te mana o te mātauranga Māori mā te mahi toi, mā te waihanga whakakitenga, mā ngā mahi auaha whānui, kia tupu ai hoki te whanaungatanga i waenganui i te ringatoi Māori me ngā mea nui o ngā mahi toi o nāianei.

A major new wānanga toi Māori, Toi Te Kupu: Whakaahuatanga is to be held in Tāmaki Makaurau to coincide with this winter’s Matariki.

Toi Te Kupu: Whakaahuatanga aims to celebrate and showcase the transformative power of mātauranga Māori as expressed through art, exhibition-making and wider creative practices, while increasing the dialogue between Māori artists on what is critically important in contemporary Māori art right now.

Date: Wed 15 Jun 2022 — Thu 16 Jun 2022
Wenerei, te 15 o Hune – Taite, te 16 o Hune 2022

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Ngā kaupapa ki reira | What to expect

E rua rā te roa o te kaupapa, ka whai wāhi ki te whakarongo ki ēnei kaikōrero, ki a Ahorangi Ngāhuia te Awekōtuku nō (Te Arawa, Ngāi Tūhoe me Waikato), ki a Robert Jahnke ONZM FRSNZ (Ngāi Taharora, Te Whānau a Iritekura, Te Whānau a Rakairoa o Ngāti Porou). Ka whai wāhi atu hoki ki ngā kōrerorero paewhiri. He wānanga ōkawa, he wānanga ōpaki anō hoki. Kei ngā tīkiti he paramanawa i te ata me te ahiahi, he kai o te rā mō ngā rangi e rua ki te kaupapa nei.

Hei te mutunga o te rangi tuatahi, e pōhiritia ana ngā hunga ki tētahi kaupapa ‘Networking’ (5.30–7.30pm) ki Te Toi o Tāmaki. Hei reira ētahi inu me ētahi kai hei āwhina i ngā whakawhitinga kōrero. Ka whai wāhi hoki ki te uru atu ki Declaration: A Pacific Feminist Agenda hei muri i ngā hāora tūwhera.

A two-day event with the chance to hear from keynote speakers, including Emeritus Professor Ngāhuia te Awekōtuku (Te Arawa, Ngāi Tūhoe and Waikato) and Robert Jahnke ONZM FRSNZ (Ngāi Taharora, Te Whānau a Iritekura, Te Whānau a Rakairoa o Ngāti Porou), attend panel discussions, in conversations and formal and informal wānanga opportunities. Your ticket includes daily morning and afternoon tea, as well as lunch on site at the venue.

At the end of day one, participants are invited to a networking event (5:30–7:30pm) at Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, with the chance to enjoy drinks, kai and further conversation, along with exclusive after-hours access to Declaration: A Pacific Feminist Agenda.

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Ngā kaikōrero | Speakers

<p><strong>Ngā kaikōrero | Keynote speaker<br />
Emeritus Professor Ngāhuia te Awekōtuku<br />
Te Arawa, Ngāi Tūhoe and Waikato</strong></p>

<p>I whakatupuria a Ahorangi Ngāhuia te Awekōtuku (Te Arawa, Ngāi Tūhoe, Waikato) e tētahi whānau manawanui ki ngā mahi raranga, ki te tuku pūrākau hoki i Ōhinemutu, i Rotorua. He tangata tino whaiwhakaaro a Te Awekōtuku, He tino kaituhi, he pouako, he kaiwhakahē, he kaitiaki, he kāwana. E toru ngā kohinga auaha kōrero paki, toikupu anō hoki kua whakaputahia e Ngāhuia te Awekōtuku, he kohinga pito kōrero me <em>Mau Moko: The World of Māori Tattoo</em> i te tau 2007. Ko tētahi o āna pukapuka whakamutunga i whakapuhia ai e ia i te tau 2015, <em>E Ngā Uri Whakatupu: Weaving Legacies</em>, i noho hei hoa haere ki tana whakaaturanga whakawhiwhinga toa mō Rangimārie Hetet rāua ko Diggeress Te Kanawa. Kua whakamanahau nuitia āna mahi me āna tuhinga ahurea, ira tangata, taonga tuku iho, taeratanga hoki puta noa i Aotearoa, puta noa hoki i te ao. I tū a Te Awekōtuku hei ahorangi ki Te Whare Wānanga o Waikato i ōna tau. Kua whakamanahau nuitia āna mahi me āna tuhinga ahurea, ira tangata, taonga tuku iho, taeratanga hoki puta noa i Aotearoa, puta noa hoki i te ao. He tūranga tōna i Tāmaki paenga Hira. I tū hoki a Te Awekōtuku hei ahorangi ki Te Whare Wānanga o Waikato i ngā tau o mua.</p>

<p>Emeritus Professor Ngāhuia te Awekōtuku (Te Arawa, Ngāi Tuhoe and Waikato) was raised by a whānau of dedicated weavers and story tellers in Ōhinemutu, Rotorua. Te Awekōtuku is a critical thinker, writer, lecturer, activist, curator, critic and governor, and has produced three collections of creative ﬁction and poetry, a volume of essays and the deﬁnitive <em>Mau Moko: The World of Māori Tattoo</em> in 2007. Her most recent scholarly book, <em>E Ngā Uri Whakatupu: Weaving Legacies 2015</em>, accompanied her award-winning exhibition on Rangimārie Hetet and Diggeress Te Kanawa. Her works on culture, gender, heritage and sexuality have been published and acclaimed nationally and internationally. Te Awekōtuku is a Fellow of the Auckland War Memorial Museum and an Emeritus Professor at the University of Waikato.</p>

Ngā kaikōrero | Keynote speaker
Emeritus Professor Ngāhuia te Awekōtuku
Te Arawa, Ngāi Tūhoe and Waikato

I whakatupuria a Ahorangi Ngāhuia te Awekōtuku (Te Arawa, Ngāi Tūhoe, Waikato) e tētahi whānau manawanui ki ngā mahi raranga, ki te tuku pūrākau hoki i Ōhinemutu, i Rotorua. He tangata tino whaiwhakaaro a Te Awekōtuku, He tino kaituhi, he pouako, he kaiwhakahē, he kaitiaki, he kāwana. E toru ngā kohinga auaha kōrero paki, toikupu anō hoki kua whakaputahia e Ngāhuia te Awekōtuku, he kohinga pito kōrero me Mau Moko: The World of Māori Tattoo i te tau 2007. Ko tētahi o āna pukapuka whakamutunga i whakapuhia ai e ia i te tau 2015, E Ngā Uri Whakatupu: Weaving Legacies, i noho hei hoa haere ki tana whakaaturanga whakawhiwhinga toa mō Rangimārie Hetet rāua ko Diggeress Te Kanawa. Kua whakamanahau nuitia āna mahi me āna tuhinga ahurea, ira tangata, taonga tuku iho, taeratanga hoki puta noa i Aotearoa, puta noa hoki i te ao. I tū a Te Awekōtuku hei ahorangi ki Te Whare Wānanga o Waikato i ōna tau. Kua whakamanahau nuitia āna mahi me āna tuhinga ahurea, ira tangata, taonga tuku iho, taeratanga hoki puta noa i Aotearoa, puta noa hoki i te ao. He tūranga tōna i Tāmaki paenga Hira. I tū hoki a Te Awekōtuku hei ahorangi ki Te Whare Wānanga o Waikato i ngā tau o mua.

Emeritus Professor Ngāhuia te Awekōtuku (Te Arawa, Ngāi Tuhoe and Waikato) was raised by a whānau of dedicated weavers and story tellers in Ōhinemutu, Rotorua. Te Awekōtuku is a critical thinker, writer, lecturer, activist, curator, critic and governor, and has produced three collections of creative ﬁction and poetry, a volume of essays and the deﬁnitive Mau Moko: The World of Māori Tattoo in 2007. Her most recent scholarly book, E Ngā Uri Whakatupu: Weaving Legacies 2015, accompanied her award-winning exhibition on Rangimārie Hetet and Diggeress Te Kanawa. Her works on culture, gender, heritage and sexuality have been published and acclaimed nationally and internationally. Te Awekōtuku is a Fellow of the Auckland War Memorial Museum and an Emeritus Professor at the University of Waikato.

<p><strong>Ngā kaikōrero | Keynote speaker<br />
Robert Jahnke, ONZM FRSNZ<br />
Ngāi Taharora, Te Whānau a Iritekura, Te Whānau a Rakairoa o Ngāti Porou</strong></p>

<p>Ko Jahnke, ONZM FRSNZ (Ngāi Taharora, Te Whānau a Iritekura, Te Whānau a Rakairoa o Ngāti Porou) tētahi o ngā pou matua ringa toi Māori onāianei. E whakautehia nuitia ana ia me āna mahi hei tumu kōrero, hei kaiako, hei kairangahau, hei kaituhi, kaiwhakatūtū mō ngā mahi toi Māori, me ngā mahi toi taketake puta noa i te motu, puta noa hoki i te ao. Nāna te tohu paetahi Māori Visual Arts tuatahi i whakarite ki tētahi whare wānanga. I te tuatahi, ko te tohu paetahi Toi Ataata Māori / Māori Visual Arts i te tau 1995, ka whai ko te tohu paerunga, ā, eke atu ana ki te tohu paerua i te tau 1999. I tēnei wā, ko ia te Ahorangi Toi Ataata Māori i Te Kura Toi o Whiti o Rehua ki Te Whare Wānanga o Massey.</p>

<p>Robert Jahnke, ONZM FRSNZ (Ngāi Taharora, Te Whānau a Iritekura, Te Whānau a Rakairoa o Ngāti Porou) is considered one of New Zealand’s leading contemporary Māori artists. Jahnke is a highly respected educator who works as an historian, teacher, researcher, writer and advocate for Māori and indigenous arts nationally and internationally. He is responsible for setting up the first Māori Visual Arts degree in a university: a Bachelor of Māori Visual Arts in 1995 which was subsequently followed by a Postgraduate Diploma of Māori Visual Arts and a Master of Māori Visual Arts in 1999. He is currently the Professor of Māori Visual Arts at Massey University’s Whiti o Rehua School of Art.</p>

Ngā kaikōrero | Keynote speaker
Robert Jahnke, ONZM FRSNZ
Ngāi Taharora, Te Whānau a Iritekura, Te Whānau a Rakairoa o Ngāti Porou

Ko Jahnke, ONZM FRSNZ (Ngāi Taharora, Te Whānau a Iritekura, Te Whānau a Rakairoa o Ngāti Porou) tētahi o ngā pou matua ringa toi Māori onāianei. E whakautehia nuitia ana ia me āna mahi hei tumu kōrero, hei kaiako, hei kairangahau, hei kaituhi, kaiwhakatūtū mō ngā mahi toi Māori, me ngā mahi toi taketake puta noa i te motu, puta noa hoki i te ao. Nāna te tohu paetahi Māori Visual Arts tuatahi i whakarite ki tētahi whare wānanga. I te tuatahi, ko te tohu paetahi Toi Ataata Māori / Māori Visual Arts i te tau 1995, ka whai ko te tohu paerunga, ā, eke atu ana ki te tohu paerua i te tau 1999. I tēnei wā, ko ia te Ahorangi Toi Ataata Māori i Te Kura Toi o Whiti o Rehua ki Te Whare Wānanga o Massey.

Robert Jahnke, ONZM FRSNZ (Ngāi Taharora, Te Whānau a Iritekura, Te Whānau a Rakairoa o Ngāti Porou) is considered one of New Zealand’s leading contemporary Māori artists. Jahnke is a highly respected educator who works as an historian, teacher, researcher, writer and advocate for Māori and indigenous arts nationally and internationally. He is responsible for setting up the first Māori Visual Arts degree in a university: a Bachelor of Māori Visual Arts in 1995 which was subsequently followed by a Postgraduate Diploma of Māori Visual Arts and a Master of Māori Visual Arts in 1999. He is currently the Professor of Māori Visual Arts at Massey University’s Whiti o Rehua School of Art.

<p><strong>Kaiwhakarite Wānanga<br />
Nathan Pōhio<br />
Waitaha, Kāti Mamoe, Kāi Tahu, Ngāti Kahungunu, Kāti Pākehā</strong></p>

<p>Ko Nathan Pōhio tētahi o ngā Kaitiaki matua o ngā mahi toi Māori ki Te Toi o Tāmaki. Nōnakuanei ia i hūnuku mai ai ki Tāmaki Makaurau i muri i ētahi tau tekau mā iwa ki te wharetoi o Ōtautahi, Te Puna o Waiwhetū. Ko Nathan te kaiwaihanga o <em>He Raumaharataka Whenua: A Memory of Land</em> i te taha o Tipene O’Regan hei kaiwhakaruruhau. I whakatōngia e ia te kākano i puawai mai ai te whakaaro mō <em>Te Wheke: Pathways Across Oceania</em>, ā ko ia tētahi o ngā kaitiaki. Ko ia hoki tētahi o ngā kaitiaki o <em>Ralph Hotere: Ātete, to Resis,</em> me <em>Te Puna Waiora: The Distinguished Weavers of Te Kāhui Whiritoi.</em></p>

<p>Hei ringatoi, i tautapatia tana mahi ‘2015 SCAPE Public Art Commission, <em>Raise the anchor, unfurl the sails, set course for the centre of an ever setting sun!</em>’ ki te Walters Prize 2016. I whai wāhi hoki ia ki documenta14 i te tau 2017.</p>

<p>Nathan Pōhio is Senior Curator, Māori Art at Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki. He has recently relocated to Tāmaki Makaurau after 19 years working at Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetū. Nathan curated <em>He Rau Maharataka Whenua: A Memory of Land </em>with Ta Tipene O’Regan in an advisory role; conceived and co-curated <em>Te Wheke: Pathways Across Oceania,</em> co-curated <em>Ralph Hotere: Ātete, to Resist,</em> and curated <em>Te Puna Waiora: The Distinguished Weavers of Te Kahui Whiritoi.</em></p>

<p>As an artist, Nathan’s 2015 SCAPE Public Art Commission, <em>Raise the anchor, unfurl the sails</em>, <em>set course for the centre of an ever setting sun!</em> was nominated for the Walters Prize 2016 and he participated in documenta14 in 2017. </p>

Kaiwhakarite Wānanga
Nathan Pōhio
Waitaha, Kāti Mamoe, Kāi Tahu, Ngāti Kahungunu, Kāti Pākehā

Ko Nathan Pōhio tētahi o ngā Kaitiaki matua o ngā mahi toi Māori ki Te Toi o Tāmaki. Nōnakuanei ia i hūnuku mai ai ki Tāmaki Makaurau i muri i ētahi tau tekau mā iwa ki te wharetoi o Ōtautahi, Te Puna o Waiwhetū. Ko Nathan te kaiwaihanga o He Raumaharataka Whenua: A Memory of Land i te taha o Tipene O’Regan hei kaiwhakaruruhau. I whakatōngia e ia te kākano i puawai mai ai te whakaaro mō Te Wheke: Pathways Across Oceania, ā ko ia tētahi o ngā kaitiaki. Ko ia hoki tētahi o ngā kaitiaki o Ralph Hotere: Ātete, to Resis, me Te Puna Waiora: The Distinguished Weavers of Te Kāhui Whiritoi.

Hei ringatoi, i tautapatia tana mahi ‘2015 SCAPE Public Art Commission, Raise the anchor, unfurl the sails, set course for the centre of an ever setting sun!’ ki te Walters Prize 2016. I whai wāhi hoki ia ki documenta14 i te tau 2017.

Nathan Pōhio is Senior Curator, Māori Art at Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki. He has recently relocated to Tāmaki Makaurau after 19 years working at Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetū. Nathan curated He Rau Maharataka Whenua: A Memory of Land with Ta Tipene O’Regan in an advisory role; conceived and co-curated Te Wheke: Pathways Across Oceania, co-curated Ralph Hotere: Ātete, to Resist, and curated Te Puna Waiora: The Distinguished Weavers of Te Kahui Whiritoi.

As an artist, Nathan’s 2015 SCAPE Public Art Commission, Raise the anchor, unfurl the sails, set course for the centre of an ever setting sun! was nominated for the Walters Prize 2016 and he participated in documenta14 in 2017.

<p><strong>Kaiwhakataki | MC<br />
Mihingarangi Forbes<br />
Ngāti Maniapoto, Ngāti Paoa</strong></p>

<p>Ko Mihi Forbes tētahi o ngā tino kairīpoata, kaiwhakaaturanga (award-winning), i mahi ai ki runga o Native Affairs, 60 minutes, 20/20 me Campbell Live. E whakahīhī ana a Mihi i tōna taha Māori. Tokowhā āna tamariki i whakatupuria ki ngā reo e rua, ā, he reo rua hoki ia. I tē wā nei, ko Mihi te kaiwhakahaere o Te Hui: The Hui, kei whakaata Māori, ā, i whakawhiwhia hoki ia ki te tohu ‘Best Presenter’ i ngā tukutaonga pouakawhakaata 2020: 2020 New Zealand Television Awards.</p>

<p>Mihi Forbes is an award-winning television journalist and presenter who has worked across Native Affairs, 60 minutes, 20/20 and Campbell Live. Mihi takes great pride in her Māori heritage and is the proud mother of four bilingual children, as well as being bilingual herself. Currently, Mihi is the host of The Hui and was awarded Best Presenter at the 2020 New Zealand Television Awards.</p>

Kaiwhakataki | MC
Mihingarangi Forbes
Ngāti Maniapoto, Ngāti Paoa

Ko Mihi Forbes tētahi o ngā tino kairīpoata, kaiwhakaaturanga (award-winning), i mahi ai ki runga o Native Affairs, 60 minutes, 20/20 me Campbell Live. E whakahīhī ana a Mihi i tōna taha Māori. Tokowhā āna tamariki i whakatupuria ki ngā reo e rua, ā, he reo rua hoki ia. I tē wā nei, ko Mihi te kaiwhakahaere o Te Hui: The Hui, kei whakaata Māori, ā, i whakawhiwhia hoki ia ki te tohu ‘Best Presenter’ i ngā tukutaonga pouakawhakaata 2020: 2020 New Zealand Television Awards.

Mihi Forbes is an award-winning television journalist and presenter who has worked across Native Affairs, 60 minutes, 20/20 and Campbell Live. Mihi takes great pride in her Māori heritage and is the proud mother of four bilingual children, as well as being bilingual herself. Currently, Mihi is the host of The Hui and was awarded Best Presenter at the 2020 New Zealand Television Awards.

<p><strong>Rānui Ngārimu ONZM<br />
Ngāi Tahu and Ngāti Mutunga</strong></p>

<p>He kairaranga a Rānui Ngārimu. Ko tana aronga nui, ko te whakatikahanga, ko te tiakitanga, ko te tukuruatanga o ngā taonga raranga. He pou ahurea, he pou tikanga, he pou tautoko a Rānui e tū nei hei kaiārahi mō tōna whānau me ngā hapori ranganga puta noa i te rohe, puta noa hoki i te motu. He nui ngā kaupapa raranga kua mahi nei a Rānui, ko Te Mahutonga tētahi, ko ngā kākahu i whaturia mō ngā kai pupuri haki o Te Tīma Taumāhekeheke o Aotearoa (NZ Olympic team), ā, me ngā taonga mā ngā tāngata whakaaweawe i tae atu ki te kaupapa nei.</p>

<p>Hei whakanui i āna mahi nunui e hāpai ake ana i ngā mahi toi me te ahurea Māori, i whakawhiwhia ia ki te tohu Ngā Tohu ā Tā Kingi Īhaka | Sir Kingi Īhaka Award 2018, ā, i te tau 2020, i riro i a ia te tohu Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit.</p>

<p>Rānui Ngārimu is a weaver whose main interest is in the repair, preservation and replication of taonga raranga. Ranui provides cultural support and leadership within her whānau, regional and national weaving communities. Rānui has worked on a range of weaving projects, including Te Mahutonga, the kākahu made for the New Zealand Olympic team flag bearers, and gifts for visiting dignitaries.</p>

<p>In recognition of her lifetime contribution to strengthening Māori art and culture, Rānui received the Ngā Tohu ā Tā Kingi Īhaka | Sir Kingi Īhaka Award 2018 and, in 2020, received the Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit.</p>

Rānui Ngārimu ONZM
Ngāi Tahu and Ngāti Mutunga

He kairaranga a Rānui Ngārimu. Ko tana aronga nui, ko te whakatikahanga, ko te tiakitanga, ko te tukuruatanga o ngā taonga raranga. He pou ahurea, he pou tikanga, he pou tautoko a Rānui e tū nei hei kaiārahi mō tōna whānau me ngā hapori ranganga puta noa i te rohe, puta noa hoki i te motu. He nui ngā kaupapa raranga kua mahi nei a Rānui, ko Te Mahutonga tētahi, ko ngā kākahu i whaturia mō ngā kai pupuri haki o Te Tīma Taumāhekeheke o Aotearoa (NZ Olympic team), ā, me ngā taonga mā ngā tāngata whakaaweawe i tae atu ki te kaupapa nei.

Hei whakanui i āna mahi nunui e hāpai ake ana i ngā mahi toi me te ahurea Māori, i whakawhiwhia ia ki te tohu Ngā Tohu ā Tā Kingi Īhaka | Sir Kingi Īhaka Award 2018, ā, i te tau 2020, i riro i a ia te tohu Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit.

Rānui Ngārimu is a weaver whose main interest is in the repair, preservation and replication of taonga raranga. Ranui provides cultural support and leadership within her whānau, regional and national weaving communities. Rānui has worked on a range of weaving projects, including Te Mahutonga, the kākahu made for the New Zealand Olympic team flag bearers, and gifts for visiting dignitaries.

In recognition of her lifetime contribution to strengthening Māori art and culture, Rānui received the Ngā Tohu ā Tā Kingi Īhaka | Sir Kingi Īhaka Award 2018 and, in 2020, received the Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit.

<p><strong>Shannon Te Ao<br />
Ngāti Tūwharetoa, Ngāti Wairangi, Ngāti Te Rangiita, Te Pāpaka-a-Maui</strong></p>

<p>E aro ana ngā mahi a Shannon ki te ao kiriata me ngā pikitia nekeneke e pā ana ki te reo, ki te pūkatokatotanga me tēnei mea te taupiritanga. Kei Te Whanganui-a-Tara ia e noho ana i te wā nei. Kua whakaaturia nuitia āna mahi puta noa i te motu, puta noa hoki i te ao. Nōnakua nei ka oti i a ia ētahi tono mō ngā kaupapa The 10th Asia Pacific Triennial of Contemporary Art (APT10), QAGOMA, Brisbane & <em>The 13th Gwangju Biennale: Minds Rising Spirits Turning</em>. I te tau 2021, i whakaaturia e ia he whakaaturanga motuhake ki REMAI Modern (Saskatoon), Oakville Galleries (Toronto) me Te Uru (Tāmaki Makaurau), ā, i whakawhiwhia ia ki te tohu 2016 Walters Prize e tētahi kaiwhakawā nui o te ao, e Doryun Chong.</p>

<p>Shannon’s artistic output is centred around video and moving image installation exploring themes of language, grief and intimacy. Currently based in Te Whanganui-a-Tara Wellington, Shannon’s works have been exhibited widely nationally and internationally. Shannon has recently completed commissions for The 10th Asia Pacific Triennial of Contemporary Art (APT10), QAGOMA, Brisbane and <em>The 13th Gwangju Biennale: Minds Rising Spirits Turning</em>. In 2021, Shannon presented solo exhibitions at REMAI Modern (Saskatoon), Oakville Galleries (Toronto) and Te Uru (Auckland), and was awarded the 2016 Walters Prize by international judge, Doryun Chong.</p>

Shannon Te Ao
Ngāti Tūwharetoa, Ngāti Wairangi, Ngāti Te Rangiita, Te Pāpaka-a-Maui

E aro ana ngā mahi a Shannon ki te ao kiriata me ngā pikitia nekeneke e pā ana ki te reo, ki te pūkatokatotanga me tēnei mea te taupiritanga. Kei Te Whanganui-a-Tara ia e noho ana i te wā nei. Kua whakaaturia nuitia āna mahi puta noa i te motu, puta noa hoki i te ao. Nōnakua nei ka oti i a ia ētahi tono mō ngā kaupapa The 10th Asia Pacific Triennial of Contemporary Art (APT10), QAGOMA, Brisbane & The 13th Gwangju Biennale: Minds Rising Spirits Turning. I te tau 2021, i whakaaturia e ia he whakaaturanga motuhake ki REMAI Modern (Saskatoon), Oakville Galleries (Toronto) me Te Uru (Tāmaki Makaurau), ā, i whakawhiwhia ia ki te tohu 2016 Walters Prize e tētahi kaiwhakawā nui o te ao, e Doryun Chong.

Shannon’s artistic output is centred around video and moving image installation exploring themes of language, grief and intimacy. Currently based in Te Whanganui-a-Tara Wellington, Shannon’s works have been exhibited widely nationally and internationally. Shannon has recently completed commissions for The 10th Asia Pacific Triennial of Contemporary Art (APT10), QAGOMA, Brisbane and The 13th Gwangju Biennale: Minds Rising Spirits Turning. In 2021, Shannon presented solo exhibitions at REMAI Modern (Saskatoon), Oakville Galleries (Toronto) and Te Uru (Auckland), and was awarded the 2016 Walters Prize by international judge, Doryun Chong.

<p><strong>Nikau Hindin<br />
Ngāi Tūpoto, Te Rarawa, Ngāpuhi</strong></p>

<p>He ringatoi bathcloth a Nikau. Mahi ai ia ki te aute (paper mulberry, Broussonetia papyrifera) me ngā kano, arā, ko ngā tae i ahu mai i te whenua. Kainamu ana ki te tekau tau a Nikau e manawa nui ana ki te whakamaumaharatanga, ki te whakaohotanga hoki o tēnei mea te mahi aute i Aotearoa nei. Whakamahi ai ia i ngā tupu o te whenua me ngā taputapu i ahu mai i te taiao. Ko āna mahi e whai ana i ngā tohu o te maramataka.</p>

<p>Ka whakamahi ia i ngā kano o te whenua hei hāraunga e ahu mai ana i ngā whatu raranga tōtika, i ngā tukutuku ki runga i āna mahinga aute. Waihangatia mai ai āna mahi i ngā whakairatanga o te wā, o te wāhi anō hoki. Ko Nikau tētahi nō te ao ahurea, tōrangapū, taiao anō hoki e āhukahuka ana, e manawa nui ana ki te tirohanga me te māramatanga Māori i roto i te ao toi.</p>

<p>Nikau is a barkcloth maker who works with aute (paper mulberry, Broussonetia papyrifera) and natural earth pigments. Nikau has spent most of the past decade dedicated to remembering and reinvigorating the practice of aute in Aotearoa. Working intimately with plants and tools that also come from the natural environment, Nikau aligns her practices with the maramataka, Māori Lunar Calendar.</p>

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<p>Using earth pigments, Nikau inscribes her aute pieces with design systems that come from rectilinear whatu raranga and tukutuku patterns. Her pieces are born from Māori conceptions of time and space. Nikau is part of the cultural, political and environmental movement that recognises and values Māori ways of seeing and knowing in the art world.</p>

Nikau Hindin
Ngāi Tūpoto, Te Rarawa, Ngāpuhi

He ringatoi bathcloth a Nikau. Mahi ai ia ki te aute (paper mulberry, Broussonetia papyrifera) me ngā kano, arā, ko ngā tae i ahu mai i te whenua. Kainamu ana ki te tekau tau a Nikau e manawa nui ana ki te whakamaumaharatanga, ki te whakaohotanga hoki o tēnei mea te mahi aute i Aotearoa nei. Whakamahi ai ia i ngā tupu o te whenua me ngā taputapu i ahu mai i te taiao. Ko āna mahi e whai ana i ngā tohu o te maramataka.

Ka whakamahi ia i ngā kano o te whenua hei hāraunga e ahu mai ana i ngā whatu raranga tōtika, i ngā tukutuku ki runga i āna mahinga aute. Waihangatia mai ai āna mahi i ngā whakairatanga o te wā, o te wāhi anō hoki. Ko Nikau tētahi nō te ao ahurea, tōrangapū, taiao anō hoki e āhukahuka ana, e manawa nui ana ki te tirohanga me te māramatanga Māori i roto i te ao toi.

Nikau is a barkcloth maker who works with aute (paper mulberry, Broussonetia papyrifera) and natural earth pigments. Nikau has spent most of the past decade dedicated to remembering and reinvigorating the practice of aute in Aotearoa. Working intimately with plants and tools that also come from the natural environment, Nikau aligns her practices with the maramataka, Māori Lunar Calendar.

Using earth pigments, Nikau inscribes her aute pieces with design systems that come from rectilinear whatu raranga and tukutuku patterns. Her pieces are born from Māori conceptions of time and space. Nikau is part of the cultural, political and environmental movement that recognises and values Māori ways of seeing and knowing in the art world.

<p><strong>Matariki Williams</strong><br />
<strong>Ngāi Tūhoe, Ngāti Hauiti, Taranaki, Ngāti Whakaue</strong></p>

<p>Ko Matariki tētahi o ngā Pou Matua Mātauranga Māori, tumu kōrero mātauranga Māori hoki ki Manatū Taonga Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Ko ia hoki Te Kaitiaki Mātauranga Māori ki Te Papa Tongarewa i ngā wā o mua. Ko ia tētahi o ngā kaituhi o <em>Protest Tautohetohe: Objects of Resistance, Persistence and Defiance</em> (Te Papa Press, 2019). Ko ia hoki tētahi o ngā kaiwhakatika o <em>ATE Journal of Māori Art</em>. He tarahiti a Matariki nō te <em>Contemporary HUM</em>, ā, kua kitea āna tuhinga ki <em>frieze, Art in America, Pantograph Punch, e-Tāngata, ArtZone</em> me <em>The Spinoff.</em></p>

<p>Matariki is Pou Matua Mātauranga Māori Senior Historian, Mātauranga Māori at Manatū Taonga Ministry for Culture and Heritage and was previously Curator Mātauranga Māori at Te Papa Tongarewa. Matariki is the co-author of <em>Protest Tautohetohe: Objects of Resistance, Persistence and Defiance</em> (Te Papa Press, 2019) and co-editor of <em>ATE Journal of Māori Art</em>. Matariki is a Trustee of <em>Contemporary HUM</em> and her writing has featured in <em>frieze</em>, <em>Art in America, Pantograph Punch</em>,<em> e-Tāngata, ArtZone</em> and <em>The Spinoff.</em></p>

Matariki Williams
Ngāi Tūhoe, Ngāti Hauiti, Taranaki, Ngāti Whakaue

Ko Matariki tētahi o ngā Pou Matua Mātauranga Māori, tumu kōrero mātauranga Māori hoki ki Manatū Taonga Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Ko ia hoki Te Kaitiaki Mātauranga Māori ki Te Papa Tongarewa i ngā wā o mua. Ko ia tētahi o ngā kaituhi o Protest Tautohetohe: Objects of Resistance, Persistence and Defiance (Te Papa Press, 2019). Ko ia hoki tētahi o ngā kaiwhakatika o ATE Journal of Māori Art. He tarahiti a Matariki nō te Contemporary HUM, ā, kua kitea āna tuhinga ki frieze, Art in America, Pantograph Punch, e-Tāngata, ArtZone me The Spinoff.

Matariki is Pou Matua Mātauranga Māori Senior Historian, Mātauranga Māori at Manatū Taonga Ministry for Culture and Heritage and was previously Curator Mātauranga Māori at Te Papa Tongarewa. Matariki is the co-author of Protest Tautohetohe: Objects of Resistance, Persistence and Defiance (Te Papa Press, 2019) and co-editor of ATE Journal of Māori Art. Matariki is a Trustee of Contemporary HUM and her writing has featured in frieze, Art in America, Pantograph Punch, e-Tāngata, ArtZone and The Spinoff.

E rua rā te roa o tēnei wānanga, Toi Te Kupu: Whakaahuatanga: Hei te Wenerei, te 15 o Hune ki te Taite, te 16 o Hune 2022.

Toi Te Kupu: Whakaahuatanga is held across two days: Wednesday 15 June to Thursday 16 June 2022.

Ka tū tēnei wānanga, Toi Te Kupu: Whakaahuatanga ki T e Pokapū | Aotea Centre.

E tū ana a Te Pokapū ki Aotea Centre – Mā te tiriti o Kuini / Queen St e tae atu ai.

Toi Te Kupu: Whakaahuatanga will be held at Te Pokapū | Aotea Centre.

Te Pokapū | Aotea Centre is located in Aotea Square, which can be accessed off Queen St in Auckland’s CBD.

Ngā tīkiti: $335.00

Ngā tīkiti tauira: $180 (me mātua whakaatu mai he tautuhi tauira)

Kua tāpirihia te utu o te GST me te utu tuku tono ki ēnei utu.

Standard: $335.00

Student: $180.00 (valid student identification must be presented)

These prices are inclusive of GST and booking fees.

Kua whakaritea tēnei kauapapa, Toi Te Kupu: Whakaahuatanga e Te Toi o Tāmaki me te tautoko a Te Māori Outcomes Fund nā Te Kaunihera o Tāmaki.

Toi Te Kupu: Whakaahuatanga is organised by Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki with the support of Auckland Council’s Māori Outcomes Fund.

He tūnga waka tūmatanui kei te tūnga waka o Civic.

E taea ana hoki te hikoi mai i ngā tūnga pahi, tūnga tereina, tūnga waka tere anō hoki.

There is public parking available at the Civic carpark.

Otherwise, the venue is within walking distance of any city public transport route.

Āe, whakamōhio wawe mai kia pai ai te whakarite i tētahi ara.

Yes. If possible, let us know in advance so that the necessary arrangements can be made.

He paramanawa i te ata me te ahiahi, he tina hoki. Hei reira hoki he kāta kawhe e pai ai te hoko kawhe. Kia whaiwhakaaro ki te taiao, he akiaki nui tēnei kia haria mai tāu ake kapu, tāu ake pounamu wai hoki.

Your ticket includes daily morning tea, afternoon tea and lunch. A coffee cart will also be available during the wānanga to purchase barista coffee. To help reduce waste and single-use plastics, we encourage you to bring your own water bottle.

Ka whakaritea e mātou he kai karohuarehe (vegan), he kai mīti kore, he kai wīti kore (gluten free) me ētahi kai mā te hunga mate pāwera (allergies). Me mātua tono mai ō hiahia e whitu rā i mua i te kaupapa nei. Tonoa mai ā te wā ka tonoa hoki ō tīkiti mā te īmera ki info@toitekupu.co.nz. Kia mōhio mai koe, kāhore mātou e whakarite i ngā kai ‘paleo’.

We cater for vegan, vegetarian and gluten-free dietary requirements and specific allergies. Your requirements must be provided to us at least seven days in advance of the event. Dietary requirements can be provided at the time of booking your ticket or via email info@toitekupu.co.nz. Please note we are not able to cater for specific dietary preferences e.g., paleo diets.

Me rēhita, me hoko tīkiti hoki mā te ipurangi i mua tonu i te kaupapa. Tonoa he tīkiti ki raro iho.

Registration and ticket purchases must be made online prior to the event.

Click below to get your tickets.

TONO MAI INĀIANEI | BOOK NOW

Āe, e rua ngā momo:

Ngā tīkiti tōmua: $245.00 (hokona mai ināianei tae noa ki te Wenerei, te 6 o Aperira 2022)

Ngā tīkiti tauira: $180 (me mātua whakaatu mai he tautuhi tauira)

Kua tāpirihia te utu o te GST me te utu tuku tono ki ēnei utu.

Yes, we have two discounted ticket types available:

- Student tickets at $180 (valid student identification must be presented)

These prices are inclusive of GST and booking fees.

Kāhore he rāhui pakeke ki a Toi Te Kupu: Whakaahuatanga.

There are no age restrictions to attend Toi Te Kupu: Whakaahuatanga.

Ka whai a Toi Te Kupu: Whakaahuatanga i ngā tohutohu me ngā akiaki katoa a Te Kāwanatanga. Kei te āhua hoki o ngā tūkanga-a-rama / traffic light system. Ka āta mātakihia ngā panonitanga.

Ki te whakakorengia te wānanga i te COVID-19, ka whakahokia tō pūtea ki a koe, heoi, kāhore e taea te whakahoki atu te pūtea ‘third-party processing fees.’

Mehemea ka panonitia te wānanga ki rangi kē atu nā te COVID-19, ka panoni noatia te rangi kei ngā tīkiti. Mehemea kāhore koe e wātea hei aua rangi, me tono kia whakahokia āu pūtea ki a koe.

Toi Te Kupu: Whakaahuatanga wānanga will follow all government recommendations and act in accordance with the current guidelines and traffic light status. We will closely monitor any changes.

If the wānanga is cancelled due to COVID-19, you will be entitled to a refund of the full price of your ticket. However, we will be unable to refund third-party processing fees.

If the wānanga is postponed due to COVID-19, your ticket will automatically be transferred to a rescheduled date. If the rescheduled date/s are not suitable for you to attend, you will be entitled to a refund.

Āe, Mehemea kua hoko koe i tētahi tīkiti engari e hiahia ana ki te tuku ki tangata kē atu, e taea ana, engari me whakapā mai ki info@toitekupu.co.nz kia pai ai te panonitanga o te ingoa.

Yes. If you have purchased a ticket and wish to transfer it to someone else, you can, but please contact us at info@toitekupu.co.nz, so we can re-issue accreditation.

Kāhore. Kāhore e whakaaetia ana te rekoata.

E whakaaetia ana te kapo whakaahua rama kore (no flash) māu anō, hāunga ngā wāhi e kitea ana te tohu, ‘no photography’.

No. Filming or recording of any of the presentations or performances is permitted. Photography without flash for personal use is allowed. Where there are exclusions 'no photography' signage will be on display.

Kia kaua he kai e haria mai ki te wānanga. Ka whāngaihia koe ki reira. Kua tāpirihia ki te tīkiti. Tirohia ngā kai ka whakaritea ki te kaupapa nei. Ka tūwhera hoki te wharekai The Terrace Café, kei te tomokanga matua ki Te Pokapū hei ngā rangi e rua o te wānanga.

No food or beverage may be brought on site. Food is included in your ticket price (see ‘What food will be served at the event?’) The Terrace Café (located at the main entrance to the Te Pokapū | Aotea Centre) will also be available on both days during the wānanga.

He wāhi wānanga kei konei hei tāpui ki te wānanga nei – Mai i te 9am ki te 5pm ā te Wenerei, te 15 me te Taite, te 16 o Hune. Tonoa mā te wāhi pātai. E āheitia ana kia kotahi hāora mō ia nohonga, waihoki, ka ō te 30 tāngata ki ia rōpu. Ka riro atu ēnei tūranga ki te hunga ka tono tuatahi atu.

The bookable wānanga space is available to book during the event – from 9am–5pm on Wednesday 15 and Thursday 16 June at the information desk. Bookings are available for up to 1 hour per booking, are for groups of up to 30 people, are exclusive to your group and will be taken on a first-come-first-served basis.

Ki te hiahia koe, ki te hiahia rānei tō rōpu ki te tāpui wawe i tētahi wāhi mō Toi Te Kupu: Whakaahuatanga, tēnā koa, whakapā mai ki a Estella@janda.co.nz

If you and your group would like to pre-book the wānanga space during Toi Te Kupu: Whakaahuatanga, please do so by contacting Estella@janda.co.nz

Ka wātea mai te taupānga Toi Te Kupu: Whakaahuatanga ā te Tūrei, te 14 o Hune ki te hunga kua rēhita mai, ki te hunga kua whai tīkiti. Ka tukuna ngā tohutohu whakaū i te taupānga ki te hunga kua hoko tīkiti ā te Mane, te 13 o Hune.

The Toi Te Kupu: Whakaahuatanga app will be made available to registered ticket holders from Tuesday 14 June. Details on how to download the app will be sent to all ticket holders on Monday 13 June.

Toi Te Kupu: Whakaahuatanga

Wed 15 Jun 2022 — Thu 16 Jun 2022

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Ngā kaupapa ki reira | What to expect

Tonoa mai he tīkiti | Get your tickets

Ngā kaikōrero | Speakers

Hei āhea a Toi Te Kupu: Whakaahuatanga tū ai? | When is Toi Te Kupu: Whakaahuatanga?

Ka tū a Toi Te Kupu: Whakaahuatanga ki hea? | Where will Toi Te Kupu: Whakaahuatanga be held?

E hia te utu o ngā tīkiti? | How much are tickets?

Ko wai ngā kaiwhakarite i te kaupapa nei? | Who is organising Toi Te Kupu: Whakaahuatanga?

He aha ngā whakaritenga tūnga waka? | What are the parking arrangements and directions?

He ara tūru wīra tō te wāhi nei? | Does the venue have wheelchair access?

He aha ngā momo kai ka horahia ki te wānanga? | What food will be served at the wānanga?

Me pēhea au e whakamōhio atu ai ngā momo kai e tika ana mā tōku tinana? | How do I let you know about my special dietary requirements?

E āhei ana ahau ki te rēhita hei te rangi tonu o te wānanga ki reira? | Can I register at the venue on the day?

He whakahekenga utu rānei e āhei ana te tono? | Are there any discounts or concessions available?

He rāhui pakeke rānei kei te rēhitatanga? | Are there any age restrictions for registration?

Ka ahatia mehemea ka whakakorengia tēnei kaupapa i te COVID-19? | What happens if the event is cancelled due to COVID 19?

E āhei ana te panoni i te ingoa kei te tīkiti? | Is my ticket transferable?

E whakaaetia ana te rekoata, te kapo oro rānei ki te kaupapa nei? | Can I film or record the event?

E whakaaetia ana te kai, te inu rānei i mua, hei waenga, hei muri hoki i te wānanga? | Can we eat or drink before, during, after the wānanga?

Me pēhea au e tāpui i tētahi wāhi hei wāhi wānanga? / How do I access and/or reserve the bookable wānanga space?

Me pēhea au e whai i te taupānga Toi Te Kupu: Whakaahuatanga? / How do I access the Toi Te Kupu: Whakaahuatanga app?

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Ngā kaupapa ki reira | What to expect

Tonoa mai he tīkiti | Get your tickets

Ngā kaikōrero | Speakers

Hei āhea a Toi Te Kupu: Whakaahuatanga tū ai? | When is Toi Te Kupu: Whakaahuatanga?

Ka tū a Toi Te Kupu: Whakaahuatanga ki hea? | Where will Toi Te Kupu: Whakaahuatanga be held?

E hia te utu o ngā tīkiti? | How much are tickets?

Ko wai ngā kaiwhakarite i te kaupapa nei? | Who is organising Toi Te Kupu: Whakaahuatanga?

He aha ngā whakaritenga tūnga waka? | What are the parking arrangements and directions?

He ara tūru wīra tō te wāhi nei? | Does the venue have wheelchair access?

He aha ngā momo kai ka horahia ki te wānanga? | What food will be served at the wānanga?

Me pēhea au e whakamōhio atu ai ngā momo kai e tika ana mā tōku tinana? | How do I let you know about my special dietary requirements?

E āhei ana ahau ki te rēhita hei te rangi tonu o te wānanga ki reira? | Can I register at the venue on the day?

He whakahekenga utu rānei e āhei ana te tono? | Are there any discounts or concessions available?

He rāhui pakeke rānei kei te rēhitatanga? | Are there any age restrictions for registration?

Ka ahatia mehemea ka whakakorengia tēnei kaupapa i te COVID-19? | What happens if the event is cancelled due to COVID 19?

E āhei ana te panoni i te ingoa kei te tīkiti? | Is my ticket transferable?

E whakaaetia ana te rekoata, te kapo oro rānei ki te kaupapa nei? | Can I film or record the event?

E whakaaetia ana te kai, te inu rānei i mua, hei waenga, hei muri hoki i te wānanga? | Can we eat or drink before, during, after the wānanga?

Me pēhea au e tāpui i tētahi wāhi hei wāhi wānanga? / How do I access and/or reserve the bookable wānanga space?

Me pēhea au e whai i te taupānga Toi Te Kupu: Whakaahuatanga? / How do I access the Toi Te Kupu: Whakaahuatanga app?

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