Māori Art Market is biennial Toi Māori event features art exhibitions, art sales, live art demonstrations, such as

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and

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, as well as presentations and master classes. It features traditional and contemporary

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Māori Māori or Maori can refer to: Relating to the Māori people * Māori people of New Zealand, or members of that group * Māori language, the language of the Māori people of New Zealand * Māori culture * Cook Islanders, the Māori people of the C ...

artists. It was inspired by the

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About

The genesis of the Market was

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Studies in 1984, which proposed the idea to Ihakara Puketapu, Professor Ngatata Love of the

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and Glen Wiggs of the New Zealand Crafts Council. This led to the Roi Toia and June Grant working with Nigel Reading of the Spirit Wrestler Gallery in

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. The markets are also linked to the 2010 World Art Market (WAM!) project held in Canada. The events are managed by

Toi Māori Aotearoa Toi Māori Aotearoa (English: Māori Arts New Zealand) is a charitable trust that promotes Māori traditional arts and Māori artists, both in New Zealand and overseas. Much of Toi Māori's funding comes indirectly from the government, through C ...

, a government funded charitable trust for the promotion of Māori arts. The first Māori Art Market was held in 2007 in the TSB Arena,

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. The second Market in 2009 was held in

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. The third market was held 6th-9 October 2011 in

. It was part of New Zealand 2011, a series of events linked to the

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. There was a market planned for December 2016 but the impact of an earthquake in New Zealand in November caused a postponement, due to the closure of Toi Māori's headquarters. It was held at Te Wharewaka o Poneke, a venue on Wellington's waterfront 18 and 19 of March 2017. In 2019 the Māori Art Market was held again at Te Wharewaka o Poneke and coincided with the national

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competition

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. There were nearly 200 artists showcased.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Maori Art Market Māori art Art exhibitions in New Zealand Retail markets in New Zealand