Events

Exhibition opening

Tala o le tau

Friday 6 June, 5.30-7.30pm

Join us as we celebrate the opening of our upcoming exhibitions at Gus Fisher Gallery with Tala o le tau (Angela Tiatia, Yuki Kihara & Moata’a Aualuma Community) and Because of where I live (Daegan Wells) in The Changing Room.

All are welcome.

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Artist talk

Daegan wells

Saturday 7 June, 1-2pm

Join us for an artist talk with Daegan Wells (Aotearoa) as he discusses his new exhibition Because of where I live, the latest presentation in The Changing Room.

All are welcome.

Artist talk

Angela Tiatia

& Yuki Kihara

Saturday 7 June, 2-3pm

Join us for an artist talk with Angela Tiatia (Aotearoa/Australia/Sāmoa) and Yuki Kihara (Sāmoa) as we celebrate the opening of Tala o le tau. Our Curator of Contemporary Art Lisa Beauchamp will lead a guided walkthrough of the exhibition, which explores themes of climate crisis, matrilineal histories and indigenous knowledge systems.

All are welcome.

Workshop

Weaving the Weather

Saturday 14 June – Saturday 19 July, 10.30am-12.30pm

We are pleased to announce a new series of workshops called Weaving the Weather facilitated by artists Dahlina (Ina) Taueu and Mary Adeosun.

Inspired by a suite of pandanus mats by Yuki Kihara and women from the Moata’a Aualuma Community concurrently on display in the exhibition Tala o le tau (6 June – 30 August), participants will draw on these modes of creative exchange to fashion a woven mat over the course of six weeks. Working collaboratively under the guidance of the friends and facilitators, participants will use natural fibres and recycled materials to develop their weaving techniques as part of a supportive creative community. The finished piece will then be displayed in the gallery, adjacent to the exhibition.

Weaving the Weather is open to participants over the age of 18, all skill levels are welcomed. These workshops are free to attend with all materials provided, registration is required. Workshops are held at Gus Fisher Gallery every Saturday from 10.30am to 12.30pm. Attendance at each session is preferred but not mandatory. Light refreshments will be provided.

This project is supported by the Auckland Council Creative Communities Scheme.