FEATURE: INDIGENOUS INK 2012
Indigenous Ink 2012 is a Maori and Pasifika Tattoo Expo which features live tattooing, artist panel discussions and an exhibition. This is a free community event that will capture the imagination and provide a unique insight into Polynesian tattoo culture. Indigenous Ink 2012 brings together a select group of the Pacific and Aotearoa’s leading tatau and ta-moko artists from Aotearoa, Samoa, Tonga, Cook Islands and Tahiti. Mangere Arts Centre – Nga Tohu o Uenuku, Auckland South.
EXHIBITIONS
10 - 24 November 2012
Blow Cultural Arts Festival includes an exhibition of the first three recipients of the Massey University College of Creative Arts Pasifika Arts Research Fellowship for 2012; Siliga Setoga, Janet Lilo and John Pule. This represents the culmination of each artist’s residency research project: identity; social commentary; history and place within the context of Pasifika / Aotearoa today. Engine Room Gallery, Massey University, Wellington.
14 November 2012 7pm
Pollywood TEN2012 has its last screening tomorrow tonight, Wednesday 14 November. There are nine films in this year's Pollywood selection totalling approximately 95mins of pure talent. Adults $10 and children $5. Mangere Arts Centre - Nga Tohu O Uenuku, Auckland South.
17 November - 10 February 2012
Between Memory and Trace is one of the exhibitions that will be at Te Tuhi during their Summer Exhibitions programme and includes Luke Willis Thompson. Luke's artist talk will be held on Thursday 29 November, 1:30pm and his exhibition tour on Thursday 13 December, 1:30pm. Te Tuhi, Auckland South.
22 November - 6 December 2012
Oe Vaka. An art and sculpture exhibition. This year The Art Studio have extended their annual exhibition of paddles to incorporate a sculpture exhibition that includes invited New Zealand based artists Ioane Ioane, Niki Hastings-McFall and Chris Charteris. The Art Studio, Rarotonga.
24 November - 7 February 2012
Mata Mata is a collaborative project by artists Vaimaila Urale and Rangituhia Hollis. The artworks are based on Pacific gestures; clapping, performance and mitimiti. Working across cultures, these artists transmit their MÄori and Samoan cultural heritage in innovative ways. Through digital media-based works, viewers can become involved with sound, facial recognition and touch. Mangere Arts Centre - Nga Tohu O Uenuku, Auckland South.