Our Matariki Art Trip is on Wednesday July 1 2015

We are going to learn about Matariki and about why artists create and share their art. 

Photo Credit: Jon Tootill, Kahu , 2010-2014, acrylic on canvas. Courtesy of the artist and Bath Street Gallery (Detail)
Image: Art by Dion Hitchens	MATARIKI 20X20  - One day only seminar Matariki atua ka eke mai i te rangi e roa, Devine Matariki come forth from the far off heaven, E whangainga iho ki te mata o te tau e roa e Bestow the first fruits of the year upon us On July 1st Corban Estate Art Centre will be hosting Matariki 20x20, an open, inclusive learning event all about celebrating our culture and sharing potential. We have designed this event to inspire high school and intermediate students and to promote the depth of Maori creative culture and ideas in Aotearoa. It offers insight, learning strategies, entrepreneurial ideas and inspiration for students with a dream of working creatively. It features Maori practitioners from a number of disciplines, including photographer Deane-Rose Ngatai, members of the Roots Collective and Atamira Dance Company, discussing their practices in a visual, fun format. (See the full list below). Each speaker presents 20 images and speaks to each image for 20 seconds, offering insight into their influences and motivations. This will be followed by a question and answer session, an opportunity for the audience to get feedback on their own ideas and aspirations.
Image: Art by Martin Langdon and Jonathan Jones	EVENT DETAILS AND BOOKING Student admission is $2.50 per student and numbers are limited. Audience: Year 7 to Year 13 The event begins at 10am and runs for approximately 2.5hrs onWednesday 1 July. It will be held in Shed 1 here at Corban Estate Arts Centre, 2 Mt. Lebanon Lane, Henderson. An optional gallery tour of our Matariki exhibition can also be added at no extra cost: please enquire with your booking.
Image: Art by Tracey Tawhiao Image: Art by Deane-Rose Ngatai Image: Haka by Atamira Image: Art by Charlotte Graham	20x20  SPEAKERS  Celebrate a harvest of creative excellence with Matariki 20x20 Tracey Tawhiao (Ngai te Rangi, Whakatohea, Tuwharetoa) was born in 1967. She is a multi-skilled contemporary artist who has studied and worked in a variety of fields. She is a writer, performance poet, filmmaker, qualified lawyer and practising artist. Charlotte Graham is of Scottish, Taranaki and Waikato descent (Ngati Mahuta, Ngai Tai ki Tamaki, Ngati Tamaoho, Ngati Whanaunga and Ngati Paoa). Graham is one of a generation of Maori artists who draw on their tribal heritage thus exploring social, political and cultural issues that affect New Zealand society. She was born in 1972. Martin Langdon (Tainui - Nagti Whawhakia, Ngati Hikairo, Ngai Tahu) is a multi-disciplinary artist based in Auckland. He employs dualistic processes to investigate the in-between spaces of conversations.  He talks about his practice as “Art that inspires, Art that creates thought or question, Art that has a sense of wonder, Art reflecting life, Art critiquing social observations”. Deane-Rose Ngatai is of Maori and Pakeha descent (with iwi affiliations to Ngati Porou and Tainui). She has recently completed a Master in Design and her practice explores both still photography and moving image. Born and raised in Tamaki, Deane is of a generation of urban Maori. She is interested in exploring her experiences through kaupapa Maori, bilingual education through visual storytelling while documenting her communities. Jack Gray  from Atamira Dance Company (Ngati Porou, Te Whanau a Kai, Ngapuhi, Te Rarawa) has a 15 year professional history as a dancer, choreographer, teacher, writer and performance researcher, presenting dance works, workshops, panels, papers, and performances. Graham Tipene (Ngati Whatua) runs Te Wheke Moko and is part of the Te Whe collective of Taa Moko (Tattoo) Artists. Graham’s aim is to raise the international profile of Ngati Whatua Art in central Auckland and to continue the creative art/tikanga legacy that has been passed through the generations within the Tamaki area. Hemi Tai Tin (Ngati Hine, a Pouwaru of Te Whare Tuu Taua ) is a composer of waiata and haka; he is a leader in Maori language studies for Massey High School. Cushla Parekowhai (Ngati Porou) is an Auckland based writer and curator of Ngati Porou descent. She has published extensively and is an arts commentator and educator. In 2005 she was a contributor to Handboek: The Photographs of Ans Westra. Dion Hitchens (Tuhoe) is a well-known NZ sculptor of Chinese and Maori descent. His career includes New Zealand and international gallery based exhibitions and large public sculptures that use a range of materials and techniques including traditional carving and digital technologies.  John Tootill (Ngai Tahu) Interests as a contemporary artist influenced by his Ngai Tahu heritage.  His recent work employs combinations of kōwhaiwhai and references to modernist abstraction. The compositions of his works are methodically developed over time through experimentation with traditional mediums and digital imagery.