SUPERSTAR OPERA EVENT MOVED TO 2022

SUPERSTAR SONGBIRDS UPLIFT TE REO MĀORI IN TE TAIRĀWHITI ARTS FESTIVAL OPERA EVENT – MOVING TO FEBRUARY 2022 Te Tairāwhiti Festival’s brilliant new opera event HIHĪ – A Song of Place will move to 4 February 2022. The huge celebration of te reo Māori in waiata, which uplifts some of Aotearoa’s most remarkable songbirds amidst […]

#TETAIRĀWHITIAF Artist Feature

Te Huamanuka Luiten-Apirana “Lip Syncing is what I consider one of life’s greatest guilty pleasures. It brings joy, laughter and alongside dancing, can take away stress, improve mood and reduce depression.” With the first reading presented at Te Tairawhiti Arts Festival 2020 – Lip Sync, Kanikani, Twerk Off! is an award-winning play by homegrown talent […]

#TeTairāwhitiAF Artist Feature – Mel

Melanie Tangaere Baldwin Ngāti Porou, Ngāti Rongomaiwahine        Mel is an accomplished and award-winning, multi-disciplinary artist, based right here in Tūranganui-a-Kiwa. Her mahi toi is largely focused on Mana Wahine and Te Ao Māori, with themes that challenge the stereotyping of indigenous people and bring to light the effects of settler colonialism for greater discussion and […]

Register for Artist Resilience Wānanga

Te Ara I Te Matihiko Toi wānanga will be held 10am – 3.30pm on Saturday 21 and Sunday 22 August at Toihoukura. Registrations are open for Tairāwhiti-based artists to attend the second in a series of workshops hosted by Te Tairāwhiti Arts Festival, designed to build and enhance tools and information to support their artistic […]

ILLUMINATING THE BEST OF THE REGION IN 2021

THE BELOVED FESTIVAL WHICH CELEBRATES THE CREATIVE EAST COAST OPENS 8-17 OCTOBER A festival like no other, Te Tairāwhiti Arts Festival will bring together over 200 artists and performers for the third annual celebration of the arts and the talented East Coast from 8 to 17 October. Gisborne is a place rich with artistic history […]