On Sunday 8 July we were privileged to have renowned researcher and author Dr Aroha Yates Smith and her daughter Kahurangiariki Smith hosting a special artist talk discussing the development of the video game MāoriGrl in relation to Yates-Smith’s thesis Hine!…
Two thought-provoking exhibitions honouring the natural environment will be on display at Depot Artspace from 14 to 25 July for the Matariki Festival 2018. Forest has the Blues is a printmaking installation project that draws the unique plant life of…
Tuesday, July 3, Takarunga Mt Victoria 6am, and the maunga wears its fading korowai of night. There are stars still and the moon at half-mast. Below us the baubled city stands to attention. We are gathered in the arms…
The very talented Kahurangiariki Smith was interviewed by Te Manu Korihi reporter John Boynton from RNZ last week about her #debutsoloshow MāoriGrl! “Kahurangiariki made the game over a year as part of an art project, and with a limited background in gaming and programming she…
Kahurangiariki Smith was interviewed by North Shore Times intern Caitlin Watkins last week about her #debutsoloshow MāoriGrl! The full article published on the Stuff website on June 29 can be found here.
Read the full article HERE Life by Auckland City Mission opens Saturday 23 June, 2pm in the Main Gallery. Many thanks to Stuff journalist Matthew Rosenberg for sharing this meaningful story.
“It feels fitting to open my first public show during Matariki, celebrating atua wāhine, Māori knowledge and community within such a transformative time. I hope our old stories can resonate with people of all ages and backgrounds. To be able…
“Our previous collaboration with Auckland City Mission succeeded in deconstructing stereotypes at all levels. Homelessness is not a defining characteristic of a human being, it’s a situation some people are going through,” says Depot Artspace Creative Director, Linda Blincko. “The…
“More often than not, art is about pushing the boundaries, breaking the rules and exploring infinite creativity. Depot Artspace is celebrating the 2018 Auckland Festival of Photography by hosting two exhibitions that challenge its theme of Control.” Here is…
Our current exhibiting artist, Linda Jarrett was interviewed by Emelia at Devonport Flagstaff for the June 1 edition. Her debut solo exhibition officially opens tomorrow evening (Fri 1 June, 5:30pm). Alongside Linda J, our Creative Director Linda Blincko was also interviewed…
