Māori Art Market is a biennial Toi Māori event in

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, featuring 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 Māori art by

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artists. It was inspired by the

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About

The genesis of the Market was Darcy Nicholas's

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Studies in 1984, which proposed the idea to Ihakara Puketapu, Professor Ngatata Love of the Department of Maori Affairs 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 Te Rauparaha Arena, Porirua City. The third market was held 6th-9 October 2011 in Te Rauparaha Arena, Porirua City. It was part of

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, 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 kapa haka competition

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. There were nearly 200 artists showcased.

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