Te Kahu o Toi Kiri: Symposium

Theres lots happening at the Te Kahu Toi Kiri: Symposium, be sure to check out whats on each day before you buy your tickets.

Spread across two Tauranga CBD locations at Tauranga’s very own Toi Tauranga POP UP, and Kūwao Space:

1. Toi Tauranga POP UP, 42 Devonport Road, Tauranga
2. Kūwao Space, 35 Devonport Road, Tauranga

Te Kahu o Toi Kiri explores the dialogue between the exercise of skin marking and a range of cultural art practices; customary and contemporary, Te Kahu o Toi Kiri  - the ‘cloak’ of indigenous body marking traditions. 

Alongside Te Kahu o Toi Kiri exhibition, our artists are presenting three days of workshops, forum and discussions including:

• Peata Larkin and Alexis Neal talking to Julie Paama-Pengelly about their exhibition Whaka-aho
• Dion Kaszas presenting on Nlaka’pamux Blackwork traditions (Canada)
• Artist panel discussions with Mā’ohi from Tahiti Islands
• and more to be announced soon ...

Follow us on Facebook and Instagram @ngauriomuturangi for updates, or www.toikiri.nz to stay up-to-date, with artist and workshop release dates. 

The exhibition opens 5.00pm Thursday 28 September and will be open daily until 5.00pm Wednesday 4 October.