FEATURE: HAPPY HOLIDAYS EVERYONE
It has been a big year with fabulous artwork, award winners, tautai gatherings, roadtrip, workshops and amazing exhibitions. Thanks to everyone for contributing to make 2012 a wonderful and exciting year. Have a very happy, safe and relaxing Christmas holiday, we'll be back with our next Pacific Arts Diary in February. Look forward to seeing you in 2013 for another exciting year. Best Wishes, Team Tautai.
EXHIBITIONS
1 December - 24 February 2013
The 21st Annual Wallace Art Awards exhibition is on now at Pataka, a chance to see Shigeyuki Kihara's winning work Galu Afi: Waves of Fire. Sir James Wallace established the awards 21 years ago to support, promote and expose New Zealand contemporary art and artists and in particular to reward artists creating outstanding work. Pataka Museum of Art and Culture, Porirua, Wellington.
4 - 24 December 2012
X, a group exhibition with over 30 artists including Tony Tia, celebrates the diversity and talents of the many artists they have been privileged to work with this year. Letham Gallery, Auckland.
8 December - 14 April 2013
The 7th Asia Pacific Triennial of Contemporary Art (APT) is the only major exhibition series in the world to focus exclusively on the contemporary art of Asia, the Pacific and Australia. APT7 continues the series’ forward-thinking approach to questions of geography, history and culture and how these questions are explored through the work of contemporary artists. Includes Greg Semu, Sopolemalama Filipe Tohi and Graham Fletcher. Queensland Art Gallery and Gallery of Modern Art’s, Brisbane.
12 - 22 December 2012
A Group Show that includes a series of 10 drawings and paintings by Lorene Taurerewa. Helen Gory Gallery, Prahran, Victoria.
15 December 2012
Tiffany Singh's May the Rainbow Always Touch Your Shoulder will be the second installation to occupy the Creative Learning Centre since its redevelopment. The reopening is being celebrated with a Yellow Big Day Art, a free event to kick start the summer with performances of dance, music and song and a focus on the colour yellow. Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tamaki, Auckland.