23 November 2024 – 29 March 2025 | Maioha Kara (Ngāti Korokī Kahukura, Ngāti Tipa, Te Ātihaunui-a-Papārangi, Tūhourangi, Te Whānau a Hinetapora, Kuki Airani) is deeply interested in the interconnectedness of all things. In this exhibition of new and existing works, Kara uses whakapapa as a lens to reveal the connections between people, te taiao, and the very beginnings of creation.
23 November 2024 – 29 March 2025 | Operating at the intersections of art, design, architecture and craft, Te Ara Hihiko “the creative pathway” is the work of Jacob Scott (Ngāti Raukawa, Te Arawa, Ngāti Kahungunu, Te Āti Awa) and Jason Kendrick. This exhibition explores knowledge, past practices, and ways of doing things, to solve problems and find answers activating the creative spirit.
Friday 6 December, 10am – 12pm | Art for Tots is a fun, art-making experience for under-fives, which takes inspiration from current exhibitions at the Gallery, as well as from the environment and wider community. During this two-hour session, whānau can drop in and out as suits. Free, no booking required.
19 November 2024 – 1 February 2025 | This installation presents Doco Dance, a creative project by Xin Ji. For 114 days, the artist filmed himself daily performing a three-minute choreographic sequence in various locations including Auckland, Beijing, Qinhuangdao, Chongqing, the UK, and Scotland.
14 September 2024 – 1 February 2025 | Through making ceramics, Tracy Keith (Ngāpuhi) explores a vast realm of connections between people and te taiao (the natural world). In Remember Industry, Keith looks to the whakapapa of natural materials like clay and timber that have shaped human lives, meaning, and livelihoods.
19 October 2024 – 1 February 2025 | Offering reflects Cindy Huang’s research into the Tauiwi Chinese New Zealand community in Te Matau-a-Māui, both past and present, with a focus on the region's market gardens, gardeners, and grocers.
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