Live from the Mangere Arts Centre
Kia Orana!
I am freshly home from a wonderful trip to Auckland, New Zealand. During the trip I was fortunate to squeeze in a trip to the Mangere Arts Center (Ngā Tohu o Uenuku) for their tivaevae exhibition: Te Rima Ora o te Metua Vaine (Creative Hands of the Mother).
It was a wonderful experience and a couple of the mamas were generous in spending a some time with me to discuss their works and what tivaevae means to them. That video will be coming to you in the first few months of 2019! 🙂
In the meantime, I jumped on Facebook Live for a tour of the exhibition. Watch it below for a taste of what is to come:
The exhibition features work from two Māngere collectives, Tiare Taina and Polynesian Creative Artists.
Melodie Turori
Melodie is the director and producer of Spirit of Tivaevae. Born in New Zealand to a Cook Islander father and American mother, Melodie was raised in the United States. Her family background gives her a unique perspective on being a Pacific Islander raised outside the culture.
Blocks of time for better stitches
