Mark Kopua Indigenous Art
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Mark Kopua Indigenous Art Space is a storehouse for indigenous Māori knowledge as well as a place where our traditional stories are activated, physically on skin through the receiving of tāmoko as well as in print.
The studio walls are lined with prints of atua Māori that like the tukutuku in a meeting house show us the blueprint of how we connect to our whakapapa and history through our creative arts. To help manage capacity and the flow of people, we are asking that you register your interest for events: https://form.jotform.com/TairawhitiFestival/kura-huna
You can download the full programme now!
Discussion on moko with an expert panel of moko artists. Come enjoy indigenous story telling with live music as well as a discussion about the art form of moko.
Pūrākau with Mark Kopua:
Come enjoy more indigenous story telling with live music.
Moko and Music:
Acclaimed moko artists will be working in the studio all day carving lines of descent in skin while our musicians weave tunes around this indigenous practice. Come on in and check it out!
Sunday 10 October, 2-5pm
Pūrākau with Mark Kopua:
Come enjoy more indigenous story telling with live music.
Mirimiri and Taonga Puoro
Book in to receive a massage with our mirimiri practitioners. Renowned taonga pūoro player Jerome Kavanagh will share traditional Māori instrumental tunes while you relax on the massage
table.
Tuesday 12 October, 2-5pm
Pūrākau with Mark Kopua:
Come enjoy more indigenous story telling with live music.
Weaving Workshop
Come join Michelle Kerr, Claudette and Fiona Collis. They will be holding a weaving workshop where you can learn how to make bangles
Wednesday 13 October, 5:30-8pm
“Lets Talk Racism”
Panel discussion with Dr Diana Kopua,Tina Ngata, Meng Foon and Meredith Akuhata Brown. Come, sit, and consider a conversation about racism with these two wāhine toa.
