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Te Mōteatea a Maumahara
Te Mōteatea a Maumahara
10
August
2024
to
Until
24
November
2024
81 Dent Street, Whangārei
Te Tai Tokerau

This exhibition explores the idea of remembering through the lens of cultural identity and resilience. The act of remembering is not just about recalling past moments from individual and collective histories; it is also a form of resistance and revitalisation. The process of forgetting, whether active or subconscious, is for Māori a process shaped by complex and sometimes traumatic layers of colonisation and displacement

Modern Women: Flight of Time
Modern Women: Flight of Time
10
August
2024
to
Until
23
February
2025
Cnr Kitchener and Wellesley Streets, Auckland
Tāmaki Makaurau

Modern Women: Flight of Time highlights the leading role women artists have played in shaping the development of modern art in Aotearoa New Zealand through seizing control of their own representation.

Spanning a period of roughly 50 years, from 1920 to 1970, the exhibition mixes paintings, prints, sculptures, and textiles from public and private collections across Aotearoa New Zealand, to reveal new connections between artists, along with previously hidden themes, while revelling in the theatre of modern art.

Robyn Kahukiwa: Tohunga Mahi Toi
Robyn Kahukiwa: Tohunga Mahi Toi
22
August
2024
to
Until
10
November
2024
Te Pūkenga Whakaata, Wellington Waterfront
Te Whanga-nui-a-Tara

Robyn Kahukiwa’s artworks have made a difference to Māori. They have provided not only beauty and strength but inroads into our mātauranga, and the multi-layered, inter-generational and ever-evolving stories that are part of our cultural landscape. Her work has become an alternate visual rendering of Aotearoa’s history, through the lens of a Māori woman.

The title Tohunga Mahi Toi is a form of recognition and refers to Robyn’s status and expertise as an artist, valued here and internationally.

📸 Jess O’Brien

He Kapuka Oneone – A Handful of Soil
He Kapuka Oneone – A Handful of Soil
24
August
2024
to
Until
31
December
2025
Cnr Worcester Boulevard and Montreal Street, Ōtautahi Christchurch
Waitaha me Te Tai o Poutini

Exploring the relationship between tākata and whenua – people and land – through Aotearoa New Zealand’s art history.

This expansive and unmissable exhibition explores the fundamental role whenua plays in the visual language and identity of Aotearoa. Acknowledging Māori as takata whenua, the first peoples to call this land home, themes of kaitiakitaka, colonisation, environmentalism, land use, migration, identity and belonging are considered through collection works, new acquisitions and exciting commissions.

Ira
Ira
19
October
2024
to
Until
16
November
2024
71 Upper Queen Street, Auckland
Tāmaki Makaurau

In this exhibition, Stevei Houkāmau continues her exploration of whakapapa using uku/clay and looking at forms that reference kākano/seeds. Previously crafted as large pieces in a hei (lei/garland) or chain form, she re-explores the kākano forms as a series of individual works.

Waka of Dreams: Punanga Pohewa
Waka of Dreams: Punanga Pohewa
23
October
2024
to
Until
23
November
2024
114 Hardy St, Nelson
Te Tai-o-Aorere me Whakatū me Te Tauihu-o-te-Waka

​Crochet extraordinaires Lissy and Rudi Robinson-Cole are among THE most exciting contemporary visual artists in Aotearoa right now with their ngā toi celebrating cultural heritage through captivating storytelling and artistic innovation.

Created in collaboration with friend and multi-disciplinary artist Hollie Tawhiao (Ngāti Tiipa), the special commission work Waka Of Dreams | Punanga Pohewa: The Dream Sanctuary will be unveiled at the Refinery ArtSpace, inviting us all onto a journey of exploring whakapapa and dreams, weaving cultural narratives that resonate with universal truths.

Toi Koru
Toi Koru
31
October
2024
to
Until
2
March
2025
1 Tennyson Street, Hastings
Te Tairāwhiti me Te Matau-a-Māui

Toi Koru presents the first major survey exhibition of paintings by the Māori master of colour and kōwhaiwhai, Dr Sandy Adsett.Featuring paintings created over six decades, Toi Koru tracks the trajectory of Adsett’s painting practice from the late 1960s to today. The exhibition features artworks from major public collections, including the National Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa, as well as a new series of paintings created especially for the exhibition.

Developed and toured by Pātaka Art + Museum.

 NORDIC - ASIA WORLD TOUR 2024
NORDIC - ASIA WORLD TOUR 2024
1
November
2024
to
Until
23
November
2024
Rāwāhi

NORDIC - ASIA WORLD TOUR 2024 of Finland, Taiwan & Japan for the ORO ATUA Power to the Puoro show & our upcoming EP.

Rangirua
Rangirua
2
November
2024
to
Until
9
March
2025
Corner Norrie & Parumoana streets, Porirua
Te Whanga-nui-a-Tara

Rangirua presents two takes on the two-person exhibition. The show features two artist pairings, bringing together works by Neke Moa and Rowan Panther, as well as Gabrielle Amodeo and Martin Thompson

Taku Hoe
Taku Hoe
2
November
2024
to
Until
25
May
2025
Corner Norrie & Parumoana streets, Porirua
Te Whanga-nui-a-Tara

The Festival of Pacific Arts and Culture (FestPAC) is the premier Indigenous arts and culture event in Te Moana Nui a Kiwa. The festival brings together over 2,500 artists and practitioners, representing 28 countries and territories from the Pacific.

In June 2024, a delegation from Aotearoa New Zealand participated in the 13th FestPAC in Honolulu, Hawai‘i. Together, the artists presented the exhibition Taku Hoe, using the theme of voyaging to celebrate connections between people across Te Moana Nui a Kiwa (the Pacific Ocean). Pātaka is pleased to re-present a selection of work from Taku Hoe back in Aotearoa, where the ongoing connections between Aotearoa and our region are reaffirmed and celebrated.

The Man Who Lived Between Sunset and Moonrise
The Man Who Lived Between Sunset and Moonrise
4
November
2024
to
Until
30
November
2024
Beachcomber Courtyard, Taputapuatea, Avarua, Rarotonga
Rāwāhi

Since the late 1990s, Reuben Paterson has emerged as an artist of remarkable curiosity and depth, using glitter to illuminate the probing frontiers of our world and expand the possibilities for reimagination and interpretation. His paintings and sculptures traverse both the natural and supernatural realms, exploring identity, culture, and the intricate connections that transcend binary thinking. In his latest body of work, The Man Who Lived Between Sunset and Moonrise, Paterson delves into the delicate relationship between the natural world and its potential collapse, framing it as a personal, cultural, and political concern. The title itself evokes the crepuscular hours—the fleeting moments between sunset and moonrise—when the earth shifts, and creatures that thrive in twilight emerge. This transitional period serves as a metaphor for the precarious balance we face in the era of climate change, reflecting the delicate interplay between tides, ecosystems, and human impact.

-Dina Jezdić

Hokinga Mahara, Titiro Whakamua
Hokinga Mahara, Titiro Whakamua
7
November
2024
to
Until
7
November
2024
12 Cambridge Terrace, Wellington
Te Whanga-nui-a-Tara

Esteemed kaituhi Māori, Patricia Grace (Ngāti Toa, Ngāti Raukawa and Te Āti Awa) and Ngāhuia te Awekōtuku (Te Arawa, Tūhoe, Ngāpuhi, Waikato) reflect on their long writing careers, accompanied by personal and archival imagery taking us back through some of the pivotal events of the past 40 years in Aotearoa.

Turumeke Harrington
Turumeke Harrington
8
November
2024
to
Until
30
November
2024
37 Moutoa Quay, Whanganui
Taranaki me Manawatū-Whanganui

Join us at 5:30 pm on Friday, 8 November 2024, at 37 Moutoa Quay, Whanganui, for the official opening of our first exhibition post-launch, featuring new work by Turumeke Harrington [Kāi Tahu, Rangitāne].

Te Whare o Rehua Sarjeant Gallery Opening
Te Whare o Rehua Sarjeant Gallery Opening
9
November
2024
to
Until
8
December
2024
Pukenamu Queen’s Park, Whanganui
Taranaki me Manawatū-Whanganui

Learn more about Te Whare o Rehua Sarjeant Gallery, originally opened in 1919 following the generous bequest of Henry Sarjeant, and its new wing Te Pātaka o Tā Te Atawhai Archie John Taiaroa, honouring kaumātua Tā Archie Taiaroa. Take part in talks exploring his pursuit of recognition for the mana of the Awa and his iwi. You’ll also hear from the designers and architects behind the redevelopment, including the co-design process that brought this new wing to life.

Nō Konei | From Here
Nō Konei | From Here
9
November
2024
to
Until
11
May
2025
Pukenamu Queen’s Park, Whanganui
Taranaki me Manawatū-Whanganui

This generous opening programme features over 200 artworks, spanning four centuries of European and New Zealand art history. Displayed across the breadth of the gallery’s newly expanded exhibition spaces, works will range from traditional gilt-framed paintings to contemporary practice in a variety of media.

Nō Konei | From Here includes pieces that reflect the breadth of the diverse and nationally significant Collection of Te Whare o Rehua Sarjeant Gallery, alongside newly commissioned works by artists with a strong connection to the region. 105 years since the gallery first opened and, after a ten year hiatus from operation at Pukenamu Queen’s Park.

Rotorua Indigneous Film Festival
Rotorua Indigneous Film Festival
15
November
2024
to
Until
17
November
2024
Fenton Street, Rotorua
Waikato me Te Moana-a-Toi

Created and run by award-winning Māori filmmakers, the Rotorua Indigenous Film Festival (RIFF) brings together the year’s best indigenous films from around the globe for an intense three-day festival.

Screenings are focused on excellence in indigenous filmmaking and supplemented by high-quality industry workshops.

Portage Ceramic Awards 2024
Portage Ceramic Awards 2024
22
November
2024
to
Until
23
February
2025
420 Titirangi Road, Titirangi
Tāmaki Makaurau

The Portage Ceramic Awards is Aotearoa’s best-known annual survey of contemporary ceramics. The exhibition of finalist works provides a vital platform for showcasing the diversity of contemporary clay practices in this country.

He Pānui: Te Ara Hihiko
He Pānui: Te Ara Hihiko
23
November
2024
to
Until
29
March
2025
Civic Square, Hastings
Te Tairāwhiti me Te Matau-a-Māui

Operating at the intersections of art, design, architecture and craft, Te Ara Hihiko “the creative pathway” is the work of Jacob Scott (Ngāti Raukawa, Te Arawa, Ngāti Kahungunu, Te Āti Awa) and Jason Kendrick. This exhibition explores knowledge, past practices, and ways of doing things, to solve problems and find answers activating the creative spirit.

📸Te Ara Hihiko Projects, Tuakana - Teina, 2024. Photo: Courtesy of the artists.

Kiingi Tuheitia Portraiture Award Exhibition
Kiingi Tuheitia Portraiture Award Exhibition
23
November
2024
to
Until
19
January
2025
15 High Street, Blenheim
Te Tai-o-Aorere me Whakatū me Te Tauihu-o-te-Waka

The Kiingi Tuheitia Portraiture Award provides emerging Māori artists with the opportunity to showcase their talents on the national stage, while also playing an important role in recording and celebrating tūpuna and their stories.

Artist kōrero with Peter Simpson & Peter Robinson
Artist kōrero with Peter Simpson & Peter Robinson
30
November
2024
to
Until
30
November
2024
74 Shortland Street Auckland
Tāmaki Makaurau

Artist Peter Simpson  (Ngāti Maniapoto, Waikato-Tainui, Ngāti Pāoa, Ngāti Tamaterā, and Pākehā, Aotearoa),in conversation with artist and Associate Professor Peter Robinson. They will discuss Simpson’s newly commissioned work I am free because of an open plan kitchen (2024) in situ, while delving into the similarities across both of their respective practices.

The 11th Asia Pacific Triennial of Contemporary Art
The 11th Asia Pacific Triennial of Contemporary Art
30
November
2024
to
Until
27
April
2025
Queensland Cultural Centre, Stanley Pl, South Brisbane, Queensland , Australia
Rāwāhi

Seventy artists, collectives and projects from more than 30 countries will feature in the eleventh chapter of the flagship Queensland Art Gallery | Gallery of Modern Art (QAGOMA) exhibition series, the Asia Pacific Triennial of Contemporary Art.

Bringing compelling new art to Brisbane, the Triennial is a gateway to the rapidly evolving artistic expression of Australia, Asia and the Pacific. Alongside artists and makers whose work has not been previously seen in Australia are a raft of new co-curated projects investigating artforms and cultural contexts rarely encountered outside their home localities.

Wharenui Harikoa
Wharenui Harikoa
7
December
2024
to
Until
28
April
2025
66 Gloucester Street, Christchurch Central
Waitaha me Te Tai o Poutini

Made from 5000 balls of brightly-coloured yarn and crotcheted by hand, this full size wharenui (Māori meeting house) has been wowing audiences across Aotearoa. Now Christchurch audiences can experience this unique fusion of traditional whakairo (carving) patterns and neon wool.

Artists Lissy and Rudi Robinson-Cole spent three years making Wharenui Harikoa, which translates to ‘House of Joy’. The monumental task of creating this neon-coloured wharenui began with a simple crochet hook and a clutch of eye-catching yarn.

For Lissy and Rudi it is more than just an art installation – it's a manifestation of their dreams, identity, and the love they have for each other and their people.

“This project is a tribute to our tūpuna (ancestors), a celebration of our culture, and a testament to the healing power of art.

“The wharenui embodies our vision of manifesting intergenerational healing and deeply felt joy.

“We aim to connect cultures, heal hearts, and spread joy – one loop, one stitch, one community at a time.”

Turumeke Harrington
Turumeke Harrington
8
December
2024
to
Until
9
March
2025
420 Titirangi Road, Titirangi
Tāmaki Makaurau

Turumeke Harrington's work engages with ideas of whakapapa, materiality, and space through the construction of large-scale sculptural installations which sit at the intersection of fine art and spatial design. With her characteristically bright, geometric forms, Harrington creates environments which are both playful and provocative.

Te Tai Tokerau

Northland

Tāmaki Makaurau

Auckland

Waikato me Te Moana-a-Toi

Waikato & Bay of Plenty

Te Tairāwhiti me Te Matau-a-Māui

Gisborne & Hawke's Bay

Taranaki me Manawatū-Whanganui

Taranaki & Manawatū-Whanganui

Te Whanga-nui-a-Tara

Wellington

Te Tai-o-Aorere me Whakatū me Te Tauihu-o-te-Waka

Tasman, Nelson & Marlborough

Waitaha me Te Tai o Poutini

Canterbury & West Coast

Ōtākou me Murihiku

Otago & Southland

Tuihono

Online only

Rāwāhi

International
Te Mōteatea a Maumahara
Te Mōteatea a Maumahara
10
August
2024
to
Until
24
November
2024
81 Dent Street, Whangārei
Te Tai Tokerau

This exhibition explores the idea of remembering through the lens of cultural identity and resilience. The act of remembering is not just about recalling past moments from individual and collective histories; it is also a form of resistance and revitalisation. The process of forgetting, whether active or subconscious, is for Māori a process shaped by complex and sometimes traumatic layers of colonisation and displacement

Modern Women: Flight of Time
Modern Women: Flight of Time
10
August
2024
to
Until
23
February
2025
Cnr Kitchener and Wellesley Streets, Auckland
Tāmaki Makaurau

Modern Women: Flight of Time highlights the leading role women artists have played in shaping the development of modern art in Aotearoa New Zealand through seizing control of their own representation.

Spanning a period of roughly 50 years, from 1920 to 1970, the exhibition mixes paintings, prints, sculptures, and textiles from public and private collections across Aotearoa New Zealand, to reveal new connections between artists, along with previously hidden themes, while revelling in the theatre of modern art.

Robyn Kahukiwa: Tohunga Mahi Toi
Robyn Kahukiwa: Tohunga Mahi Toi
22
August
2024
to
Until
10
November
2024
Te Pūkenga Whakaata, Wellington Waterfront
Te Whanga-nui-a-Tara

Robyn Kahukiwa’s artworks have made a difference to Māori. They have provided not only beauty and strength but inroads into our mātauranga, and the multi-layered, inter-generational and ever-evolving stories that are part of our cultural landscape. Her work has become an alternate visual rendering of Aotearoa’s history, through the lens of a Māori woman.

The title Tohunga Mahi Toi is a form of recognition and refers to Robyn’s status and expertise as an artist, valued here and internationally.

📸 Jess O’Brien

He Kapuka Oneone – A Handful of Soil
He Kapuka Oneone – A Handful of Soil
24
August
2024
to
Until
31
December
2025
Cnr Worcester Boulevard and Montreal Street, Ōtautahi Christchurch
Waitaha me Te Tai o Poutini

Exploring the relationship between tākata and whenua – people and land – through Aotearoa New Zealand’s art history.

This expansive and unmissable exhibition explores the fundamental role whenua plays in the visual language and identity of Aotearoa. Acknowledging Māori as takata whenua, the first peoples to call this land home, themes of kaitiakitaka, colonisation, environmentalism, land use, migration, identity and belonging are considered through collection works, new acquisitions and exciting commissions.

Ira
Ira
19
October
2024
to
Until
16
November
2024
71 Upper Queen Street, Auckland
Tāmaki Makaurau

In this exhibition, Stevei Houkāmau continues her exploration of whakapapa using uku/clay and looking at forms that reference kākano/seeds. Previously crafted as large pieces in a hei (lei/garland) or chain form, she re-explores the kākano forms as a series of individual works.

Waka of Dreams: Punanga Pohewa
Waka of Dreams: Punanga Pohewa
23
October
2024
to
Until
23
November
2024
114 Hardy St, Nelson
Te Tai-o-Aorere me Whakatū me Te Tauihu-o-te-Waka

​Crochet extraordinaires Lissy and Rudi Robinson-Cole are among THE most exciting contemporary visual artists in Aotearoa right now with their ngā toi celebrating cultural heritage through captivating storytelling and artistic innovation.

Created in collaboration with friend and multi-disciplinary artist Hollie Tawhiao (Ngāti Tiipa), the special commission work Waka Of Dreams | Punanga Pohewa: The Dream Sanctuary will be unveiled at the Refinery ArtSpace, inviting us all onto a journey of exploring whakapapa and dreams, weaving cultural narratives that resonate with universal truths.

Toi Koru
Toi Koru
31
October
2024
to
Until
2
March
2025
1 Tennyson Street, Hastings
Te Tairāwhiti me Te Matau-a-Māui

Toi Koru presents the first major survey exhibition of paintings by the Māori master of colour and kōwhaiwhai, Dr Sandy Adsett.Featuring paintings created over six decades, Toi Koru tracks the trajectory of Adsett’s painting practice from the late 1960s to today. The exhibition features artworks from major public collections, including the National Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa, as well as a new series of paintings created especially for the exhibition.

Developed and toured by Pātaka Art + Museum.

 NORDIC - ASIA WORLD TOUR 2024
NORDIC - ASIA WORLD TOUR 2024
1
November
2024
to
Until
23
November
2024
Rāwāhi

NORDIC - ASIA WORLD TOUR 2024 of Finland, Taiwan & Japan for the ORO ATUA Power to the Puoro show & our upcoming EP.

Rangirua
Rangirua
2
November
2024
to
Until
9
March
2025
Corner Norrie & Parumoana streets, Porirua
Te Whanga-nui-a-Tara

Rangirua presents two takes on the two-person exhibition. The show features two artist pairings, bringing together works by Neke Moa and Rowan Panther, as well as Gabrielle Amodeo and Martin Thompson

Taku Hoe
Taku Hoe
2
November
2024
to
Until
25
May
2025
Corner Norrie & Parumoana streets, Porirua
Te Whanga-nui-a-Tara

The Festival of Pacific Arts and Culture (FestPAC) is the premier Indigenous arts and culture event in Te Moana Nui a Kiwa. The festival brings together over 2,500 artists and practitioners, representing 28 countries and territories from the Pacific.

In June 2024, a delegation from Aotearoa New Zealand participated in the 13th FestPAC in Honolulu, Hawai‘i. Together, the artists presented the exhibition Taku Hoe, using the theme of voyaging to celebrate connections between people across Te Moana Nui a Kiwa (the Pacific Ocean). Pātaka is pleased to re-present a selection of work from Taku Hoe back in Aotearoa, where the ongoing connections between Aotearoa and our region are reaffirmed and celebrated.

The Man Who Lived Between Sunset and Moonrise
The Man Who Lived Between Sunset and Moonrise
4
November
2024
to
Until
30
November
2024
Beachcomber Courtyard, Taputapuatea, Avarua, Rarotonga
Rāwāhi

Since the late 1990s, Reuben Paterson has emerged as an artist of remarkable curiosity and depth, using glitter to illuminate the probing frontiers of our world and expand the possibilities for reimagination and interpretation. His paintings and sculptures traverse both the natural and supernatural realms, exploring identity, culture, and the intricate connections that transcend binary thinking. In his latest body of work, The Man Who Lived Between Sunset and Moonrise, Paterson delves into the delicate relationship between the natural world and its potential collapse, framing it as a personal, cultural, and political concern. The title itself evokes the crepuscular hours—the fleeting moments between sunset and moonrise—when the earth shifts, and creatures that thrive in twilight emerge. This transitional period serves as a metaphor for the precarious balance we face in the era of climate change, reflecting the delicate interplay between tides, ecosystems, and human impact.

-Dina Jezdić

Hokinga Mahara, Titiro Whakamua
Hokinga Mahara, Titiro Whakamua
7
November
2024
to
Until
7
November
2024
12 Cambridge Terrace, Wellington
Te Whanga-nui-a-Tara

Esteemed kaituhi Māori, Patricia Grace (Ngāti Toa, Ngāti Raukawa and Te Āti Awa) and Ngāhuia te Awekōtuku (Te Arawa, Tūhoe, Ngāpuhi, Waikato) reflect on their long writing careers, accompanied by personal and archival imagery taking us back through some of the pivotal events of the past 40 years in Aotearoa.

Turumeke Harrington
Turumeke Harrington
8
November
2024
to
Until
30
November
2024
37 Moutoa Quay, Whanganui
Taranaki me Manawatū-Whanganui

Join us at 5:30 pm on Friday, 8 November 2024, at 37 Moutoa Quay, Whanganui, for the official opening of our first exhibition post-launch, featuring new work by Turumeke Harrington [Kāi Tahu, Rangitāne].

Te Whare o Rehua Sarjeant Gallery Opening
Te Whare o Rehua Sarjeant Gallery Opening
9
November
2024
to
Until
8
December
2024
Pukenamu Queen’s Park, Whanganui
Taranaki me Manawatū-Whanganui

Learn more about Te Whare o Rehua Sarjeant Gallery, originally opened in 1919 following the generous bequest of Henry Sarjeant, and its new wing Te Pātaka o Tā Te Atawhai Archie John Taiaroa, honouring kaumātua Tā Archie Taiaroa. Take part in talks exploring his pursuit of recognition for the mana of the Awa and his iwi. You’ll also hear from the designers and architects behind the redevelopment, including the co-design process that brought this new wing to life.

Nō Konei | From Here
Nō Konei | From Here
9
November
2024
to
Until
11
May
2025
Pukenamu Queen’s Park, Whanganui
Taranaki me Manawatū-Whanganui

This generous opening programme features over 200 artworks, spanning four centuries of European and New Zealand art history. Displayed across the breadth of the gallery’s newly expanded exhibition spaces, works will range from traditional gilt-framed paintings to contemporary practice in a variety of media.

Nō Konei | From Here includes pieces that reflect the breadth of the diverse and nationally significant Collection of Te Whare o Rehua Sarjeant Gallery, alongside newly commissioned works by artists with a strong connection to the region. 105 years since the gallery first opened and, after a ten year hiatus from operation at Pukenamu Queen’s Park.

Rotorua Indigneous Film Festival
Rotorua Indigneous Film Festival
15
November
2024
to
Until
17
November
2024
Fenton Street, Rotorua
Waikato me Te Moana-a-Toi

Created and run by award-winning Māori filmmakers, the Rotorua Indigenous Film Festival (RIFF) brings together the year’s best indigenous films from around the globe for an intense three-day festival.

Screenings are focused on excellence in indigenous filmmaking and supplemented by high-quality industry workshops.

Portage Ceramic Awards 2024
Portage Ceramic Awards 2024
22
November
2024
to
Until
23
February
2025
420 Titirangi Road, Titirangi
Tāmaki Makaurau

The Portage Ceramic Awards is Aotearoa’s best-known annual survey of contemporary ceramics. The exhibition of finalist works provides a vital platform for showcasing the diversity of contemporary clay practices in this country.

He Pānui: Te Ara Hihiko
He Pānui: Te Ara Hihiko
23
November
2024
to
Until
29
March
2025
Civic Square, Hastings
Te Tairāwhiti me Te Matau-a-Māui

Operating at the intersections of art, design, architecture and craft, Te Ara Hihiko “the creative pathway” is the work of Jacob Scott (Ngāti Raukawa, Te Arawa, Ngāti Kahungunu, Te Āti Awa) and Jason Kendrick. This exhibition explores knowledge, past practices, and ways of doing things, to solve problems and find answers activating the creative spirit.

📸Te Ara Hihiko Projects, Tuakana - Teina, 2024. Photo: Courtesy of the artists.

Kiingi Tuheitia Portraiture Award Exhibition
Kiingi Tuheitia Portraiture Award Exhibition
23
November
2024
to
Until
19
January
2025
15 High Street, Blenheim
Te Tai-o-Aorere me Whakatū me Te Tauihu-o-te-Waka

The Kiingi Tuheitia Portraiture Award provides emerging Māori artists with the opportunity to showcase their talents on the national stage, while also playing an important role in recording and celebrating tūpuna and their stories.

Artist kōrero with Peter Simpson & Peter Robinson
Artist kōrero with Peter Simpson & Peter Robinson
30
November
2024
to
Until
30
November
2024
74 Shortland Street Auckland
Tāmaki Makaurau

Artist Peter Simpson  (Ngāti Maniapoto, Waikato-Tainui, Ngāti Pāoa, Ngāti Tamaterā, and Pākehā, Aotearoa),in conversation with artist and Associate Professor Peter Robinson. They will discuss Simpson’s newly commissioned work I am free because of an open plan kitchen (2024) in situ, while delving into the similarities across both of their respective practices.

The 11th Asia Pacific Triennial of Contemporary Art
The 11th Asia Pacific Triennial of Contemporary Art
30
November
2024
to
Until
27
April
2025
Queensland Cultural Centre, Stanley Pl, South Brisbane, Queensland , Australia
Rāwāhi

Seventy artists, collectives and projects from more than 30 countries will feature in the eleventh chapter of the flagship Queensland Art Gallery | Gallery of Modern Art (QAGOMA) exhibition series, the Asia Pacific Triennial of Contemporary Art.

Bringing compelling new art to Brisbane, the Triennial is a gateway to the rapidly evolving artistic expression of Australia, Asia and the Pacific. Alongside artists and makers whose work has not been previously seen in Australia are a raft of new co-curated projects investigating artforms and cultural contexts rarely encountered outside their home localities.

Wharenui Harikoa
Wharenui Harikoa
7
December
2024
to
Until
28
April
2025
66 Gloucester Street, Christchurch Central
Waitaha me Te Tai o Poutini

Made from 5000 balls of brightly-coloured yarn and crotcheted by hand, this full size wharenui (Māori meeting house) has been wowing audiences across Aotearoa. Now Christchurch audiences can experience this unique fusion of traditional whakairo (carving) patterns and neon wool.

Artists Lissy and Rudi Robinson-Cole spent three years making Wharenui Harikoa, which translates to ‘House of Joy’. The monumental task of creating this neon-coloured wharenui began with a simple crochet hook and a clutch of eye-catching yarn.

For Lissy and Rudi it is more than just an art installation – it's a manifestation of their dreams, identity, and the love they have for each other and their people.

“This project is a tribute to our tūpuna (ancestors), a celebration of our culture, and a testament to the healing power of art.

“The wharenui embodies our vision of manifesting intergenerational healing and deeply felt joy.

“We aim to connect cultures, heal hearts, and spread joy – one loop, one stitch, one community at a time.”

Turumeke Harrington
Turumeke Harrington
8
December
2024
to
Until
9
March
2025
420 Titirangi Road, Titirangi
Tāmaki Makaurau

Turumeke Harrington's work engages with ideas of whakapapa, materiality, and space through the construction of large-scale sculptural installations which sit at the intersection of fine art and spatial design. With her characteristically bright, geometric forms, Harrington creates environments which are both playful and provocative.

Te Mōteatea a Maumahara
Te Mōteatea a Maumahara
10
August
2024
to
Until
24
November
2024
81 Dent Street, Whangārei
Northland

This exhibition explores the idea of remembering through the lens of cultural identity and resilience. The act of remembering is not just about recalling past moments from individual and collective histories; it is also a form of resistance and revitalisation. The process of forgetting, whether active or subconscious, is for Māori a process shaped by complex and sometimes traumatic layers of colonisation and displacement

Modern Women: Flight of Time
Modern Women: Flight of Time
10
August
2024
to
Until
23
February
2025
Cnr Kitchener and Wellesley Streets, Auckland
Auckland

Modern Women: Flight of Time highlights the leading role women artists have played in shaping the development of modern art in Aotearoa New Zealand through seizing control of their own representation.

Spanning a period of roughly 50 years, from 1920 to 1970, the exhibition mixes paintings, prints, sculptures, and textiles from public and private collections across Aotearoa New Zealand, to reveal new connections between artists, along with previously hidden themes, while revelling in the theatre of modern art.

Robyn Kahukiwa: Tohunga Mahi Toi
Robyn Kahukiwa: Tohunga Mahi Toi
22
August
2024
to
Until
10
November
2024
Te Pūkenga Whakaata, Wellington Waterfront
Wellington

Robyn Kahukiwa’s artworks have made a difference to Māori. They have provided not only beauty and strength but inroads into our mātauranga, and the multi-layered, inter-generational and ever-evolving stories that are part of our cultural landscape. Her work has become an alternate visual rendering of Aotearoa’s history, through the lens of a Māori woman.

The title Tohunga Mahi Toi is a form of recognition and refers to Robyn’s status and expertise as an artist, valued here and internationally.

📸 Jess O’Brien

He Kapuka Oneone – A Handful of Soil
He Kapuka Oneone – A Handful of Soil
24
August
2024
to
Until
31
December
2025
Cnr Worcester Boulevard and Montreal Street, Ōtautahi Christchurch
Canterbury & West Coast

Exploring the relationship between tākata and whenua – people and land – through Aotearoa New Zealand’s art history.

This expansive and unmissable exhibition explores the fundamental role whenua plays in the visual language and identity of Aotearoa. Acknowledging Māori as takata whenua, the first peoples to call this land home, themes of kaitiakitaka, colonisation, environmentalism, land use, migration, identity and belonging are considered through collection works, new acquisitions and exciting commissions.

Ira
Ira
19
October
2024
to
Until
16
November
2024
71 Upper Queen Street, Auckland
Auckland

In this exhibition, Stevei Houkāmau continues her exploration of whakapapa using uku/clay and looking at forms that reference kākano/seeds. Previously crafted as large pieces in a hei (lei/garland) or chain form, she re-explores the kākano forms as a series of individual works.

Waka of Dreams: Punanga Pohewa
Waka of Dreams: Punanga Pohewa
23
October
2024
to
Until
23
November
2024
114 Hardy St, Nelson
Tasman, Nelson & Marlborough

​Crochet extraordinaires Lissy and Rudi Robinson-Cole are among THE most exciting contemporary visual artists in Aotearoa right now with their ngā toi celebrating cultural heritage through captivating storytelling and artistic innovation.

Created in collaboration with friend and multi-disciplinary artist Hollie Tawhiao (Ngāti Tiipa), the special commission work Waka Of Dreams | Punanga Pohewa: The Dream Sanctuary will be unveiled at the Refinery ArtSpace, inviting us all onto a journey of exploring whakapapa and dreams, weaving cultural narratives that resonate with universal truths.

Toi Koru
Toi Koru
31
October
2024
to
Until
2
March
2025
1 Tennyson Street, Hastings
Gisborne & Hawke's Bay

Toi Koru presents the first major survey exhibition of paintings by the Māori master of colour and kōwhaiwhai, Dr Sandy Adsett.Featuring paintings created over six decades, Toi Koru tracks the trajectory of Adsett’s painting practice from the late 1960s to today. The exhibition features artworks from major public collections, including the National Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa, as well as a new series of paintings created especially for the exhibition.

Developed and toured by Pātaka Art + Museum.

 NORDIC - ASIA WORLD TOUR 2024
NORDIC - ASIA WORLD TOUR 2024
1
November
2024
to
Until
23
November
2024
International

NORDIC - ASIA WORLD TOUR 2024 of Finland, Taiwan & Japan for the ORO ATUA Power to the Puoro show & our upcoming EP.

Rangirua
Rangirua
2
November
2024
to
Until
9
March
2025
Corner Norrie & Parumoana streets, Porirua
Wellington

Rangirua presents two takes on the two-person exhibition. The show features two artist pairings, bringing together works by Neke Moa and Rowan Panther, as well as Gabrielle Amodeo and Martin Thompson

Taku Hoe
Taku Hoe
2
November
2024
to
Until
25
May
2025
Corner Norrie & Parumoana streets, Porirua
Wellington

The Festival of Pacific Arts and Culture (FestPAC) is the premier Indigenous arts and culture event in Te Moana Nui a Kiwa. The festival brings together over 2,500 artists and practitioners, representing 28 countries and territories from the Pacific.

In June 2024, a delegation from Aotearoa New Zealand participated in the 13th FestPAC in Honolulu, Hawai‘i. Together, the artists presented the exhibition Taku Hoe, using the theme of voyaging to celebrate connections between people across Te Moana Nui a Kiwa (the Pacific Ocean). Pātaka is pleased to re-present a selection of work from Taku Hoe back in Aotearoa, where the ongoing connections between Aotearoa and our region are reaffirmed and celebrated.

The Man Who Lived Between Sunset and Moonrise
The Man Who Lived Between Sunset and Moonrise
4
November
2024
to
Until
30
November
2024
Beachcomber Courtyard, Taputapuatea, Avarua, Rarotonga
International

Since the late 1990s, Reuben Paterson has emerged as an artist of remarkable curiosity and depth, using glitter to illuminate the probing frontiers of our world and expand the possibilities for reimagination and interpretation. His paintings and sculptures traverse both the natural and supernatural realms, exploring identity, culture, and the intricate connections that transcend binary thinking. In his latest body of work, The Man Who Lived Between Sunset and Moonrise, Paterson delves into the delicate relationship between the natural world and its potential collapse, framing it as a personal, cultural, and political concern. The title itself evokes the crepuscular hours—the fleeting moments between sunset and moonrise—when the earth shifts, and creatures that thrive in twilight emerge. This transitional period serves as a metaphor for the precarious balance we face in the era of climate change, reflecting the delicate interplay between tides, ecosystems, and human impact.

-Dina Jezdić

Hokinga Mahara, Titiro Whakamua
Hokinga Mahara, Titiro Whakamua
7
November
2024
to
Until
7
November
2024
12 Cambridge Terrace, Wellington
Wellington

Esteemed kaituhi Māori, Patricia Grace (Ngāti Toa, Ngāti Raukawa and Te Āti Awa) and Ngāhuia te Awekōtuku (Te Arawa, Tūhoe, Ngāpuhi, Waikato) reflect on their long writing careers, accompanied by personal and archival imagery taking us back through some of the pivotal events of the past 40 years in Aotearoa.

Turumeke Harrington
Turumeke Harrington
8
November
2024
to
Until
30
November
2024
37 Moutoa Quay, Whanganui
Taranaki & Manawatū-Whanganui

Join us at 5:30 pm on Friday, 8 November 2024, at 37 Moutoa Quay, Whanganui, for the official opening of our first exhibition post-launch, featuring new work by Turumeke Harrington [Kāi Tahu, Rangitāne].

Te Whare o Rehua Sarjeant Gallery Opening
Te Whare o Rehua Sarjeant Gallery Opening
9
November
2024
to
Until
8
December
2024
Pukenamu Queen’s Park, Whanganui
Taranaki & Manawatū-Whanganui

Learn more about Te Whare o Rehua Sarjeant Gallery, originally opened in 1919 following the generous bequest of Henry Sarjeant, and its new wing Te Pātaka o Tā Te Atawhai Archie John Taiaroa, honouring kaumātua Tā Archie Taiaroa. Take part in talks exploring his pursuit of recognition for the mana of the Awa and his iwi. You’ll also hear from the designers and architects behind the redevelopment, including the co-design process that brought this new wing to life.

Nō Konei | From Here
Nō Konei | From Here
9
November
2024
to
Until
11
May
2025
Pukenamu Queen’s Park, Whanganui
Taranaki & Manawatū-Whanganui

This generous opening programme features over 200 artworks, spanning four centuries of European and New Zealand art history. Displayed across the breadth of the gallery’s newly expanded exhibition spaces, works will range from traditional gilt-framed paintings to contemporary practice in a variety of media.

Nō Konei | From Here includes pieces that reflect the breadth of the diverse and nationally significant Collection of Te Whare o Rehua Sarjeant Gallery, alongside newly commissioned works by artists with a strong connection to the region. 105 years since the gallery first opened and, after a ten year hiatus from operation at Pukenamu Queen’s Park.

Rotorua Indigneous Film Festival
Rotorua Indigneous Film Festival
15
November
2024
to
Until
17
November
2024
Fenton Street, Rotorua
Waikato & Bay of Plenty

Created and run by award-winning Māori filmmakers, the Rotorua Indigenous Film Festival (RIFF) brings together the year’s best indigenous films from around the globe for an intense three-day festival.

Screenings are focused on excellence in indigenous filmmaking and supplemented by high-quality industry workshops.

Portage Ceramic Awards 2024
Portage Ceramic Awards 2024
22
November
2024
to
Until
23
February
2025
420 Titirangi Road, Titirangi
Auckland

The Portage Ceramic Awards is Aotearoa’s best-known annual survey of contemporary ceramics. The exhibition of finalist works provides a vital platform for showcasing the diversity of contemporary clay practices in this country.

He Pānui: Te Ara Hihiko
He Pānui: Te Ara Hihiko
23
November
2024
to
Until
29
March
2025
Civic Square, Hastings
Gisborne & Hawke's Bay

Operating at the intersections of art, design, architecture and craft, Te Ara Hihiko “the creative pathway” is the work of Jacob Scott (Ngāti Raukawa, Te Arawa, Ngāti Kahungunu, Te Āti Awa) and Jason Kendrick. This exhibition explores knowledge, past practices, and ways of doing things, to solve problems and find answers activating the creative spirit.

📸Te Ara Hihiko Projects, Tuakana - Teina, 2024. Photo: Courtesy of the artists.

Kiingi Tuheitia Portraiture Award Exhibition
Kiingi Tuheitia Portraiture Award Exhibition
23
November
2024
to
Until
19
January
2025
15 High Street, Blenheim
Tasman, Nelson & Marlborough

The Kiingi Tuheitia Portraiture Award provides emerging Māori artists with the opportunity to showcase their talents on the national stage, while also playing an important role in recording and celebrating tūpuna and their stories.

Artist kōrero with Peter Simpson & Peter Robinson
Artist kōrero with Peter Simpson & Peter Robinson
30
November
2024
to
Until
30
November
2024
74 Shortland Street Auckland
Auckland

Artist Peter Simpson  (Ngāti Maniapoto, Waikato-Tainui, Ngāti Pāoa, Ngāti Tamaterā, and Pākehā, Aotearoa),in conversation with artist and Associate Professor Peter Robinson. They will discuss Simpson’s newly commissioned work I am free because of an open plan kitchen (2024) in situ, while delving into the similarities across both of their respective practices.

The 11th Asia Pacific Triennial of Contemporary Art
The 11th Asia Pacific Triennial of Contemporary Art
30
November
2024
to
Until
27
April
2025
Queensland Cultural Centre, Stanley Pl, South Brisbane, Queensland , Australia
International

Seventy artists, collectives and projects from more than 30 countries will feature in the eleventh chapter of the flagship Queensland Art Gallery | Gallery of Modern Art (QAGOMA) exhibition series, the Asia Pacific Triennial of Contemporary Art.

Bringing compelling new art to Brisbane, the Triennial is a gateway to the rapidly evolving artistic expression of Australia, Asia and the Pacific. Alongside artists and makers whose work has not been previously seen in Australia are a raft of new co-curated projects investigating artforms and cultural contexts rarely encountered outside their home localities.

Wharenui Harikoa
Wharenui Harikoa
7
December
2024
to
Until
28
April
2025
66 Gloucester Street, Christchurch Central
Canterbury & West Coast

Made from 5000 balls of brightly-coloured yarn and crotcheted by hand, this full size wharenui (Māori meeting house) has been wowing audiences across Aotearoa. Now Christchurch audiences can experience this unique fusion of traditional whakairo (carving) patterns and neon wool.

Artists Lissy and Rudi Robinson-Cole spent three years making Wharenui Harikoa, which translates to ‘House of Joy’. The monumental task of creating this neon-coloured wharenui began with a simple crochet hook and a clutch of eye-catching yarn.

For Lissy and Rudi it is more than just an art installation – it's a manifestation of their dreams, identity, and the love they have for each other and their people.

“This project is a tribute to our tūpuna (ancestors), a celebration of our culture, and a testament to the healing power of art.

“The wharenui embodies our vision of manifesting intergenerational healing and deeply felt joy.

“We aim to connect cultures, heal hearts, and spread joy – one loop, one stitch, one community at a time.”

Turumeke Harrington
Turumeke Harrington
8
December
2024
to
Until
9
March
2025
420 Titirangi Road, Titirangi
Auckland

Turumeke Harrington's work engages with ideas of whakapapa, materiality, and space through the construction of large-scale sculptural installations which sit at the intersection of fine art and spatial design. With her characteristically bright, geometric forms, Harrington creates environments which are both playful and provocative.

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