Past Exhibitions and Events

Exhibitions and events that have been held at Te Kōputu in the past are presented below in reverse chronological order (newest first).

Date:

Sat, 21/09/2024 - 10:00am to Sat, 02/11/2024 - 2:00pm

“Everything flows and nothing abides; you cannot step twice into the same river.”
- Heraclitus, 500 BC

What is time? Does it flow, pass, or exist in layers?

Date:

Sat, 21/09/2024 - 10:00am to Sat, 02/11/2024 - 2:00pm

Celebrating the art of pottery and fostering personal growth and creativity, the Whakatāne Potters encourage collaboration and the sharing of artistic techniques. Each week, members explore and create, embracing the materiality of clay, and focusing on emotional and artistic well-being.

This vibrant community of five groups is dedicated to both the art of pottery and the personal growth of its members... where each ceramic creation reflects individual styles and celebrates the camaraderie, collaboration and creativity that thrives within the group.

Handle With Care

Date:

Sat, 14/09/2024 - 10:00am to Sat, 26/10/2024 - 2:00pm

In The Calm Glowing Warmth I Remembered

Date:

Sat, 14/09/2024 - 10:00am to Sat, 26/10/2024 - 2:00pm

Light Speed Ahead: Carved Stories Back to the Future

Date:

Sat, 27/07/2024 - 1:00pm to Sat, 14/09/2024 - 2:00pm

Through storytelling and creative expression, Elliott centralises the practice of whakairo as an apparatus for mana wāhine storytelling and world-building through the hands of a wahine. Light Speed Ahead: Carved Stories Back to the Future takes the audience on a radical journey of resistance, self-determination, healing and well-being that celebrates Indigenous bodaciousness.

About Zena:

Zena Elliott (Ngāti Awa, Ngāi Te Rangi, Ngāti Rangitihi, Te Whānau ā Haraawaka)