An exhibition featuring raranga, whakairo and rauangi works of current and past Te Wānanga o Aotearoa students starts at Te Manawa Art Gallery in Papaiōea on Friday.
Nāku te kaupapa, māu e tāniko brings together the works of Maunga Kura Toi Bachelor of Māori Arts tauira (students).
The title of the exhibition likens the body of a kākahu (cloak) as the foundation set by the wānanga in the creation of the Maunga Kura Toi programme. Its tāniko border, made by finger weaving, represents the success and achievements of the tauira who complete the
programme.
The works at the exhibition explore the three disciplines of ngā mahi a te whare pora (weaving), whakairo (carving) and rauangi (visual arts).
"The works in this exhibition not only represent the history of Māori art education within Te Wānanga o Aotearoa, but they're also an acknowledgment of the knowledge and beauty of the art of weaving and, most importantly, a celebration of student success," raranga kaiako Adrienne Spratt says.