Projects funded
Explore projects from Jul 2021 - Jun 2022 supported by Arts Out East.
The Art Lounge NZ: Generation Z art exhibition
Generation Z art exhibition!
Generation Z art exhibition is an opportunity for students to test their skills and expose their art to the wider public in a gallery setting.
Top students from eight local secondary schools participated in a three-day creative session, where they developed and completed their artwork for display in a public exhibition.
This was an Arts Out East project supported by Te Tuhi and Howick Local Board
FB: @theartloungenz | IG: @the_art_lounge_nz | W: theartloungenz.com
Kohna Zari Ko: Pop-up mending shop
Pop-up mending shop!
Kohna Zari Ko turns old to gold through the beautiful practice of mending. The members of Kohna Zari ko hosted three special pop up event across East Auckland. The community were encouraged to pop in over the course of the day with small mending projects and Kohna Zari Ko mended the items while they waited! They were able to help with loose hems, reattaching a button, or stitching up a small hole.
The community came to the events and shared a moment to learn more about the group's projects and how they could support their work.
This was an Arts Out East project supported by Te Tuhi and Howick Local Board
FB: @kohnazariko | IG: @kohnazariko | W: turningoldtogold.co.nz
Love Dance Ass. Inc: PhD dance workshop (a dance lecture connecting local communities)
PhD Dance workshop!
Love Dance Troupe was set up in 2017 with the aim to perform and develop dances. The group consists of young working mothers, grandparents and those who love dance and traditional Chinese culture.
This workshop was developed to celebrate dance and create a platform for discussion around how dance has changed and evolved in New Zealand. Led by The University of Auckland PhD candidates Jane Liu and Teuila Hughes, this workshop consisted of performances, step-by-step demonstrations, conversations and connections between the two practices. With a focus on Teuila, Samoan dance was shared for a majority of the session. Other cultural performances included Tahitian and Chinese dance.
This was an Arts Out East project supported by Te Tuhi and Howick Local Board
Paia Swanson Terepo: Ma te Kotahitanga e whai kaha ai tata
Three te Ao Māori workshops
This year's Matariki theme is kotahitanga. Creative Paia Swanson Terepo offered three workshops in harakeke and korowai. The harakeke-weaving workshop was open to all ages, providing a space for the hapori to come together to weave, learn tikaanga and share their stories. In the korowai workshops, participants weaved a small cloak, which they took home.
These workshops were an opportunity for the community to come together to learn, participate and celebrate taonga and the importance Te Whare Wānanga o Owairoa holds in our community.
This was an Arts Out East project supported by Te Tuhi and Howick Local Board
Art.Work: Elemental workshops for artists
Elemental workshops for artist
Art.Work is an Auckland-based business, offering a range of high-quality professional development workshops tailored specifically for the visual arts and creative community.
Through Art.Work, we offered a suite of four workshops focused on giving artists and creatives practical tools to further their careers. The workshops were limited to small groups to encourage genuine interaction and connection. The workshops included: writing about your work, creating a website, what next for your work and a social media session.
This was an Arts Out East project supported by Te Tuhi and Howick Local Board
IG: @artdotwork.co.nz | W: www.artdotwork.co.nz | E: hello@artdotwork.co.nz
MEGANZ: Musocoal, Drawing a musician as you listen (click here for more dates and info)
Drawing and listening
Join local artists, mother-and-daughter team Megan and Greta Umbers. Their popular life-drawing workshop Musocoal will be offered for free across six sessions. Musicians are invited to model and play/sing while the group listens and draws them. They will be untutored and suitable for all levels of ability. All people aged 16 and above who can present their vaccination pass are welcome. Limited spots are available so get in quick! Contact Megan for more details.
Dates: Saturday, 26 March, 30 April, 28 May and 25 June 2022
This was an Arts Out East project supported by Te Tuhi and Howick Local Board
IG: @musocoal | W: www.vizart.co.nz |
Lucinda Boermans: Spheres of being
Spheres of being
Contemporary artist Lucinda Boermans hosted a local walk and talk 'Spheres of being' .
Lucinda drew inspiration from the following statement “stories go in circles. They don’t go in straight lines. It helps if you listen in circles because there are stories inside and between stories, and finding your way through them is as easy and as hard as finding your way home. Part of finding is getting lost, and when you are lost you start to open up and listen.” (Tafoya 1995, p.2)
Upon arrival to the grassed area, visitors were given a paper chit with Tafoya’s sentences above. Before they could read it, participants were asked to locate a point of vision, walk towards it and around the perimeter clockwise and then anti-clockwise, twice. Upon returning, they shared their thoughts, leading to Lucinda’s introduction to her exhibition.
ABOUT THE ARTIST:
Lucinda Boermans is an interdisciplinary artist based in East Auckland. Boermans’ practice derives from an interest in movement, embodied experience, language and learning. Central to her practice are research-based enquiries that focus on relational aesthetics, affect theory and transformation.
This was an Arts Out East project supported by Te Tuhi and Howick Local Board
IG: @lucyboermans | W: www.lucyboermans.com
East Auckland Youth Space: Amylia
Amylia!
Amylia has grown up having strong connections to East Auckland, so performing at the youth space in Botany Town Centre was a great opportunity for Amylia to inspire young people to pursue their creative passions.
Amylia showcased a range of songs from different genres, from jazz, pop, folk to rock. The simplicity of this project showed that you don't need all that much to get in tune with your creative side.
This was an Arts Out East project supported by Te Tuhi and Howick Local Board
FB: @amylia | IG: @amyliamusic
Marilyn J. Bakker: Reflections on the Pakuranga Creek, Tamaki Estuary
Reflections on the Pakuranga Creek Tamaki Estuary
Born out of the lockdowns, local writer Marilyn J. Bakker created a scrapbook and a series of large scale ecology inspired posters. Using recycled materials and collected rubbish, photos and sketches, the exhibition talks to her passion for the Pakuranga Creek and its environs.
Hosted in the vacated Howick Village Butcher's (65 Picton Street), it was a great opportunity for tamariki and families to learn about the environment during the school holidays.
This was an Arts Out East project supported by Te Tuhi and Howick Local Board
FB: @marilynjbakker | W: www.marilynjbakker.com | E: marilynjbakker@gmail.com
Lucy Olcese: Connection
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Connecting communities!
CONNECTION is a participatory art installation created by artist Lucy Olcese with the local community at the centre of the artwork!
By providing free material and asking the local community to make a pompom, each piece was added to a three-metre circular rug. Over many weeks of the project evolving, the installation created a network of colour, representing our connections to each other. Various pompom drop-off boxes were located at UXBRIDGE Arts & Culture, Ormiston Town Centre and Te Tuhi. Creations were collected by Lucy and added to the installation each week.
The Installation on display throughout April and May at Ormiston Town Centre. To read more about Lucy’s experience and inspiration, check out her artist interview with Ormiston Shopping Centre here.
This was an Arts Out East project supported by Te Tuhi and Howick Local Board
FB: @lucyolcese | IG: @lucyolcese | W: www.lucyolcese.com
Wendy Hannah: Camellia Project NZ
A salute to the heroines from the past!
Artist Wendy Hannah is making one of the largest chandelier installations in NZ out of recycled bottles. A community art installation celebrating women. A salute to the heroines from the past, the camellias are the symbol of the Suffrage Movement and 31872 Sparkling Jeweled Camellias will hang from the installation.
Throughout a two week period, Wendy delivered drop-in sessions at the Howick Information Centre where the community came together to help create the Chandelier installation. The artwork will be installed in a secret location during the month of September so check back to see where and when.
This was an Arts Out East project supported by Te Tuhi and Howick Local Board
FB: @wendyhannahartistnz | IG: @wendyhannah8700 | W: www.wendyhannah.com
Knitted Christmas tree
Knitter Natter
It's was fantastic to see this lockdown project come to life! The Christmas tree was created by knitters from the Knit & Natter Group, the residents of Pakuranga Park Retirement Village and Howick Village Association. Be sure to check it out when Christmas comes round again, located in Picton Street village square.
This was an Arts Out East project supported by Te Tuhi, and Howick Local Board