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Toihoukura
Toihoukura is the school of Māori Visual Arts at Eastern Institute of Technology (EIT) and is based in Gisborne, New Zealand. It is one of New Zealand’s predominant Māori Visual Arts schools. Toihoukura has developed a reputation for being an innovative national centre of Māori art practice, but is also known for its involvement in community projects such as ''wharenui'' conservation. Students from Toihoukura have worked on Cliff Whiting’s ''marae'' at Te Papa and panels used at the 2004 Athens Olympic Games. Toihoukura is known for the distinctive style of contemporary Māori art it has developed, as well as its '' whare wānanga'' approach to learning. History Toihoukura was founded in 1990 by Ivan Ehau at Tairawhiti Polytechnic (now EIT). ''Tā moko'' artist Derek Lardelli joined the staff in 1992, ''kowhaiwhai'' artist Sandy Adsett in 1993, painter Steve Gibbs in 1994 and weaver Christina Wirihana Christina Hurihia Wirihana (b 1949) is a New Zealand weaver from ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sandy Adsett
Raymond Henry "Sandy" Adsett (born 27 August 1939) is a New Zealand visual artist and educator. He is acknowledged for championing the art of kōwhaiwhai painting, creating a context for the artform within the development of contemporary Māori art. In 2020 Adsett was honoured by the Arts Foundation of New Zealand with an Icon Whakamana Hiranga award "for his profound impact on the Māori community and Māori arts education system within Aotearoa." Biography Adsett was born in Raupunga near Wairoa on 27 August 1939. Of Māori descent, he affiliates to Ngāti Kahungunu and Ngāti Pāhauwera. He attended Te Aute College in Hawkes Bay. His interest in art first began on his family farm as a way to fill in time and grew from there. He received his first formal art training at Ardmore Teachers' College in Auckland. He completed his third year of teachers' college in Dunedin. While at Ardmore, he began travelling to regional schools to introduce Māori arts into the school syl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christina Wirihana
Christina Hurihia Wirihana (b 1949) is a New Zealand weaver from Te Arawa, Ngāti Maniapoto, Ngāti Pikiao, Ngāti Rangiunora, Ngāti Raukawa, Tainui iwi. Biography Wirihana was born in Rotorua in 1949. Her mother is the renowned weaver Matekino Lawless. Wirihana attributes Dame Rangimarie Hetet, Diggeress Te Kanawa and Emily Schuster as major influences but states her mother as being her most significant teacher. Wirihana was commissioned to weave an installation of harakeke panels that was part of a touring exhibition called ''Anō te Ātaahua - Honouring the Gifts of our Elders'' (2000-2002) that was presented in Auckland, Waikato, Rotorua and Whangārei. Wirihana is currently a senior lecturer at Toihoukura, a Māori visual arts school within the Eastern Institute of Technology, and has previously been fibre tutor at the Waiariki Polytechnic in Rotorua. The significant international touring exhibition Toi Māori: The Eternal Thread was co-curated by Wirihana. Her weav ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eastern Institute Of Technology
The Eastern Institute of Technology (EIT) is a government owned tertiary education institution with three campuses: Hawke’s Bay, Auckland, and Gisborne, New Zealand. It is also referred to as EIT Hawke's Bay, EIT Tairāwhiti, and EIT Auckland. EIT serves as the main regional higher education centre for the Hawke's Bay and Gisborne regions. It has two faculties. The Faculty of Educations, Humanities, and Health Science includes Te Ūranga Waka – Te Whatukura, Toihoukura, Education and Social Sciences, Health and Sport Science and Nursing schools, and an Ideaschool. The Faculty of Commerce and Technology includes Tourism and Hospitality, English Language Centre, Trades and Technology, Business, Computing and Applied Science schools. The Eastern Institute of Technology has a main campus in Taradale, a suburb in Napier. It is situated between the twin cities of Napier and Hastings, (approximately from Napier, and 11 km from Hastings), which together comprise the fifth la ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |