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Alter-Native Surfaces Exhibition opens Sunday 6th and Monday 14th
A warm welcome to join us to celebrate Okai's Exhibition of Alter-Native Surfaces at the opening Ceremony of the 2011 Pasefika Festival on Level 4 in Aotea Centre at 11 am this Sunday. Sale Pepe 2008 recipient of CNZ's Salamander Gallery Inaugural Emerging Visual Arts Award back from a two year art making break and a honeymoon in France and Spain invited 3 other contemporary Samoan male artists to mount the first ever abstract Samoan artists exhibition that is part of the Auckland Festival of Arts Visual Arts Programme.
Image: Artists Nathan Suniula and Sale Pepe
He is joined by Sekio Fuapopo (here for 2 weeks from San Francisco), Nestor Opetaia and Nathan Suniula. At Art School before the others were born, Sekio's works reflect his deep connection to nature and Samoan values in ways that will surprise viewers. Come see for yourself and meet the new generation who are equally unusual for their generation of artists of Samoan descent with their canvases. Image: Untitled, Acrylic on paper by Sekio Fuapopo
Sunday 6th is a 2 hour Pacific performance in the Square with the Mayor Len Brown and cultural groups getting PASIFIKA week's celebrations going. Alter-Native Surfaces will be open to the public at Aotea all week so you could take in the exhibition on Level 4 – and meet the artists, Okalana Niue Arts Group on Level 5, lunch time concerts outside. Saturday night the 12th is the Auckland Arts Festival White Night.
Saturday night the 12th, okai will present original music by Nestor Opetaia from 7.30, Spoken Word Performance with the stunning Courtney Meredith 8.30 and then a chance for those present to win wine and supper with the artists!
Image: Courtney Meredith
Alter-Native Surfaces - Monday 14th, 69 Beach Rd. 6 to 8pm.
If you can't make the Aotea Centre show, then you are invited to our okai@Reef opening down on 69 Beach Rd. It's a fabulous space to see the artworks in a new light and catch up with friends and last opportunity to meet Sekio before he returns home.
Parliament's Gallery Space opening of Resilience Exhibition
Attended by a broad range of politicians, Samoan leaders, Pacific arts world movers and shakers, friends and most importantly artists Mikoyan Vekula of Waikanae and Leua Latai Leonard artist and National University of Samoa Visual Arts Coordinator, the evening opened with a prayer for the people of Christchurch. The Hon Georgina Te Heuheu Minister of Pacific Island Affairs spoke proudly of the talents of the creatives of the Pacific world who had overcome adversity to make take their place alongside other achievers in sports, the professions and politics in NZ. Fittingly Samoan children came with their parents to see the paintings of school pupils from the Samoa Tsunami ART Therapy Project curated by Leua and Florence Faumuina-Aino. Image: Artist Leua Latai Leonard
Suzanne Tamaki Maori designer and Te Papa Museum staffer was keen to get hold of several piece of the kid's art for her collection! The show runs until March 18 in Parliament's Bowen House. Call Michelle Janse on 817 9036 to view. If you want to inquire about any pieces call Marilyn on 027 2854350. It's a fabulous show of thirteen artists plus a moving image work about the tsunami by Leua Leonard. Images of the show sponsored by Kairos Oceania Trust will be on facebook shortly. Image: The Hon Georgina Te Heuheu and Marilyn Kohlhase
Fatu Feu'u:
March Pacific Heads - Inspired by Rapanui or Easter island sculptures March 4 to April 10 Corban Estate Arts Centre Henderson
http://www.ceac.org.nzApril Group Show with Stephen Gwaliasi(Solomon Islands) of Hokitika and Iosefa Leo (Samoa) of Nelson. In some ways it's a South Island Pacific show for Auckland at okai@Reef Gallery as Fatu has been based in Marlborough this summer. Opens Tuesday 12 April 6pm at 69 Beach Rd.
May Alaoleola – The Path to Life. New paintings and sculpture in Marlborough. 3 May to 11 June The Diversion Gallery Grove Mill Winery 13 Waihopai Valley Rd Marborough.
Directors Bridget Marsh 027 5743 438 Marilyn Kohlhase 027 285 4350
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