Toi - Ngāi Tahu Art

In this section we showcase the work of Ngāi Tahu artists, our sponsorship and involvement in the Arts.

Mō Tātou: Te Hokinga Mai

20 February 2010
Robert McDougall Gallery at Canterbury Museum

Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Tahu and Canterbury Museum invite you to join us for the opening of this very special exhibition in the Robert McDougall Gallery at Canterbury Museum.

Te Hokinga Mai celebrates the return home of the Te Papa developed exhibition Mō Tātou: The Ngāi Tahu Whānui Exhibition. The exhibition is presented alongside the complementary show Mō Kā Uri: Taonga from Canterbury Museum.
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Artists

Here we profile some of Ngāi Tahu's most well known, contemporary artists. They represent just the tip of a growing body of artists connected by their whakapapa and desire to express creative energy in photography, painting, sculture or installation art.

Many of them are at the vanguard of the Aotearoa (New Zealand) contemporary arts scene. Some of them already have international reputations, while others are most recognised nationally.
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2009 Events

Festival of Colour

28 April - 3 May

Pouwhenua - Markers on the Land

Simon Kaan, Areta Wilkinson, Martin Hill and Michel Tuffery

Four artists are working for a week in Wanaka during the Festival. They will work from the area and its stories and develop "markers on the land" – pouwhenua.
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Christchurch Arts Festival

23 July - 9 August

Be transported to a world of winter wonderment with the Christchurch Arts Festival 2009.
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