Holly Walker’s mahi toi reveals fragments of her cultural experience of being Pākehā.

Identifying as Pākehā and as Tangata Tiriti comes with responsibilities to the landscape, environment, to people and the past. Holly’s practice is a therapeutic process of re-connecting to her identity through performance, sculptural works and kōrero with the whānau.

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TE MAURI O PŌHUTU is a new series of collaborative installation and time-based artworks by Bianca Hyslop, Rowan Pierce and Tūī Matira Ranapiri Ransfield.

The work responds to the loss of mātauranga Māori due to cultural interruption and assimilation. It is a sensual offering that addresses the fragility of memory, connection to whenua and reclamation of culture from within foreign frameworks.

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Cuming constructs elaborate sonic devices, optic paintings and prints based on analogue information systems and technology including radios, records, tapes and books. He explores how information can be recorded and altered through filters like sound and pattern, reminding us of the multiple ways meaning can be manipulated or shift through translation.

The Performance Arcade team are back at Toi Pōneke Arts Centre. As part of our support and opportunities programme, Toi Pōneke is sponsoring office space for this iconic Wellington festival. The team will be working in Project Room 29 from Sept until 17 March 2019.

Tread Softly is a collaboration between photographer Tom Hoyle and choreographer Sacha Copland.As the days grow shorter Autumn will spread throughout the gallery and dancers will capture moments of abandon in and amongst falling leaves.

The Performance Arcade team have landed at Toi Pōneke Arts Centre. As part of our support and opportunities programme, Toi Pōneke is excited to sponsor office space for this iconic Wellington festival. The team will be working in Project Room 29 from now until 9 March 2018.

For CubaDupa 2017, Toi Pōneke presents a Music Stage and Art Market. Come and experience the finest talent, local DJs and electronica fused performances, featuring Tiki Taane, Rhombus in Dub, A Girl Named Mo, The Audio Mechanics, and more.