Current Exhibitions
Got it Sussed
Got it Sussed features the work of 7 contemporary Maori artists who explore themes of popular culture. The exhibition presents works in diverse media including rugby balls, neon lights, reflective roadsigns and t-shirts. With subject matter that reflects imagery and ideas from contemporary culture both imported and local. Each person has an individual catalogue which is free for the duration of the exhibition and will be sold as a set when the show closes. The Whakatane District Museum and Gallery also presented a series of public talks and art workshops in conjunction with the exhibition. Got it sussed lecture series. As part of the Got it sussed exhibition the Whakatane Museum & Gallery hosted a series of public artist talks. These talks were very well attended and gave those present an insight to the ideas and processes used by the speakers in their art practice. The series included talks by Zena Elliott, a Te Teko local now based in Hamilton, Manu Scott, an Auckland artist now based in Ngaruawahia, and Karl Chitham, also an Auckland artist now based in Whakatane. |
Whakarereketanga - a textile and raranga installation by Mark Sykes. Whakarereketanga – Transitions – is a contemporary textile and raranga installation by Mark Sykes. This exhibition, which traces the transition in customary Maori clothing traditions, references the way in which the blanket was adopted by Maori as a form of dress. The installation has been displayed to symbolise the layout of a wharenui (meeting house). A small publication has been produced for this exhibition and is available free for the duration of the show. Sykes also gave a very well attended public lecture. |
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