Ngā Whare oTakiwātanga

JANUARY 26th - FEBRUARY 4th, 2024

The Whakaraupō Carving Centre Trust (WCCT) has been delivering a term programme for a group of artists who are all part of the wider Hōhepa whānau allowing them to experience a Māori creative kaupapa and presenting their creative mahi to the community at the WCCT owned gallery Te Whare o Rei, located in Ōhinehou / Lyttelton.

The exhibiting artists created the theme and name of the exhibition, Ngā Whare o Takiwātanga / The Many Houses of Autism. The artists have undertaken rangahau/research relating to the individual themes their creations will represent, themes such as mana, whakapapa and aroha.

All of our creatives have had the opportunity to learn about concepts such as mana, mauri, tapu, noa, tikanga and kawa with mātauranga / knowledge and korero shared by the WCCT carvers.