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).

Corners of the Heart Exhibition

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Fri, 29/05/2020 - 12:00am to Sun, 11/10/2020 - 12:00am

Maungarongo Te Kawa (Ngāti Porou) is a fabric artist who has spent a lifetime crafting stories that challenge, poke fun and amaze with his sewing machine.

Artwork by Nikki Slade Robinson

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Sat, 15/08/2020 - 12:00am to Sun, 13/09/2020 - 12:00am

Visit Bookmarks and go behind the scenes of Nikki Slade Robinson’s picture books! The Ōpōtiki author/illustrator’s much-loved titles, long available as library books at Te Kōputu a te whanga a Toi, are ‘exploded’ in this exhibition.

Social Amnesia

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Wed, 17/06/2020 - 12:00am to Sun, 06/09/2020 - 12:00am

Social Amnesia is the concept of collective forgetting by a group of people. This collective forgetting often occurs after trying and difficult times;

Mi Goreng Mamae (detail), Tina Tangiweto, 2020, oil on canvas.

Date: 

Sat, 04/07/2020 - 12:00am to Sun, 09/08/2020 - 12:00am

A daring de-colonial sob of self-expression

Portrait by Sarah Brebner

Date: 

Fri, 29/05/2020 - 12:00am to Sun, 28/06/2020 - 12:00am

An exhibition by Sarah Brebner, poignantly named 'Eleven.' Showcasing eleven years of Brebner’s self-taught journey to master the art of photography, it will also document eleven years of her young children’s lives.

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