Caring for your Taonga workshop comes to the Waikato

TAKI TORU PRODUCTIONS

in association with ARTS WAIKATO present

“CARING FOR YOUR TAONGA” – Kaakahu, kete and whaariki

Thursday 16^h June, Waipapa Marae Kawhia

“CARING FOR YOUR TAONGA” is an exciting one-day workshop designed to give you the tools to prolong the life of your woven treasures and gain new insight into weaving today.  

Bring your kaakahu, kete or whaariki to this hui and learn easy ways to preserve and present your taonga under the guidance of Waikato Museum’s Concept Leader, Moana Davey.  All materials will be provided for you so that you can leave this hui with the practical skills and resources to share with your whaanau and friends.

Fresh from the Maori and Pacific Textile Symposium at Te Papa, guest speaker and passionate practitioner in raranga, Donna Campbell will present her view on the fusion of traditional and contemporary technologies of fibre art. 

This is the perfect networking opportunity for weavers, like-minded artists and interested individuals that want to know more about working with natural fibres in Aotearoa.

Limited numbers are anticipated for this workshop so interested persons are required to register with a $30 commitment fee for “CARING FOR YOUR TAONGA”.  This will include lunch and materials. 

 “CARING FOR YOUR TAONGA” is an initiative brought to the regions by Taki Toru Productions courtesy of funding from Te Waka Toi the Maori Arts Board of Creative New Zealand.  It is the beginning in a series of workshops designed to develop, support and promote Maori artists in Aotearoa.

Taki Toru producers, Waimihi Hotere (Arts Waikato) and Grace Hoet seized the opportunity to participate in the CNZ, Touring Distribution Strategy; to take high quality arts and artists to the regions, in this case the marae. “The marae is the perfect place for our artists to return to and share their skills and talent with everyone,” says Grace.

To register for the Waikato workshop please click here

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Posted: Wed 25 May 2011

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