Te Ara i Whiti Artist Feature – Erena
Erena Koopu Te Whānau a Apanui, Ngāti Awa Erena Koopu a painter and Māori performing artist is committed to sustaining Māori culture through art by guiding and helping people to explore and discover their own creative core. Her works are influenced by Te Ao Māori with a focus on retelling and retaining iwi narratives. Erena […]
Te Ara i Whiti Artist Feature – Chevron
Chevron Hassett Ngāti Porou, Ngāti Rongomaiwahine Chevron Hassett, born Lower Hutt, Aotearoa (NZ) is an early career artist of Māori (Ngāti Porou, Ngāti Rongomaiwahine) and Pākehā (Irish) heritage. He graduated with a Bachelor of Design with Honours from Massey University in 2017 and was the recipient of the Ngā Manu Pirere award from Creative New […]
Te Ara i Whiti Artist Feature – Terangi
Terangi Roimata Kutia-Tataurangi Ngāti Konohi, Te Aitanga A Hauiti Terangi Roimata Kutia-Tataurangi is an emerging visual artist practicing primarily in painting and nail art, she graduated in 2013 from Toihoukura, School of Visual Art and Design. As a qualified nail technician she is the pioneer of an innovative art form known as Toimaikuku – Māori […]
Festival events moving to February
As a result of the extended COVID 19 restrictions in Auckland and their impact on movement around the country, Te Tairāwhiti Arts Festival is moving a selection of shows and events to a brand-new, additional Summer spot from 3 to 13 February. A proudly locally-focused festival will still envelop Tūranganui-a-kiwa from 8 to 17 October […]
COVID 19 PROGRAMME CHANGES
UPDATE ON EVENTS AFFECTED BY COVID Through lockdown and into level 2, the Festival team have been working hard to deliver a vibrant celebration of the creative abundance of Te Tairāwhiti. They look forward to welcoming people to their place from 8 to 17 October. However, due to the impact of COVID 19 restrictions, the […]
Volunteer at the Fest
KAUPOI CALL OUT We’re on the search for a bunch of amazing individuals who are keen to support and volunteer at this years’ festival. Volunteers are an important part of our festival whānau, providing manaaki, hosting, ushering and helping out around our venues and events. We’re seeking people who are over 18 with a friendly, […]
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 […]
