Nekenekehia Tukua: A WharehokaSmith exhibition

This exhibition invites you to explore elements of design, space, tradition, and gently challenges your expectations about what Toi Māori is, was, and can be.
“Nā to rourou, nā taku rourou, ka ora ai te iwi.
With your food basket and my food basket, the people will thrive.”
The title is a joyful command: Nekenekehia (move!) and an exclamation: Tukua (send it out!). This is the kaupapa of Nekenekehia Tukua, a new exhibition by Taranaki-based artist WharehokaSmith.
Wharehoka’s work is informed by whakapapa and generations of Toi Māori practitioners who have come before. He explores elements of design, space, tradition, and gently challenges your expectations about what Toi Māori is, was, and can be. This exhibition will invite you into a world where Tino rangatiratanga exists openly and confidently, equally supported by both pre- and post-European contact paradigms, technology and resources.
- Dates
- 2 July 2022 - 12 March 2023
- Location
- Temporary Gallery, Puke Ariki Library & Museum
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- Admission
- Free Entry
- Ages
- All Ages
- Accessibility
- Fully accessible - see information here
- Accessibility
Opening hours
Monday
10AM – 5PM
Tuesday
10AM – 5PM
Wednesday
10AM – 5PM
Thursday
10AM – 5PM
Friday
10AM – 5PM
Saturday
10AM – 5PM
Sunday
10AM – 5PM