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Boro – timeworn textiles of Japan

Te Manawa Museum 326 Main St, Palmerston North, Manawatū, New Zealand

Artist and teacher Pip Steel has gathered a significant collection of old Japanese rural everyday workwear and household textiles, known today as boro.

FREE

Bronz.Place.Belonging. Curator Floor Talk

Te Manawa Museum 326 Main St, Palmerston North, Manawatū, New Zealand

Join Sian van Dyk for a floor tour and talk on Paul Dibble: Continuum, looking at Dibble’s notion of place and belonging in Aotearoa New Zealand.

FREE

Artist Talk: the art of Boro textiles

Te Manawa Museum 326 Main St, Palmerston North, Manawatū, New Zealand

In this artist talk, Pip Steel will trace the beginnings of her fascination with Boro textiles timeworn cloths and delve into the ‘hows’ and the ‘whys’ of their existence.

FREE

Te Whare Pora: a sacred space

Te Manawa Museum 326 Main St, Palmerston North, Manawatū, New Zealand

Te Whare Pora: a sacred space presents works by artist Maungarongo (Ron) Te Kawa of Ngāti Porou (Aotearoa New Zealand) from the past three years. The exhibition is centered around the core pou (pillars) of his practice: Te Whare Pora, the sacred zone of making; Hineteiwaiwa, the guiding atua (deity) for creativity; and Waipunarangi, the source of ancestral guidance and inspiration.

Artist Talk: Maungarongo Te Kawa

Te Manawa Museum 326 Main St, Palmerston North, Manawatū, New Zealand

Join Maungarongo Te Kawa and curator Zoe Black for an insight into Te Whare Pora: A sacred space, a new body of work by Te Kawa.

FREE

School Holiday Programme: Create with Clay

Te Manawa Museum 326 Main St, Palmerston North, Manawatū, New Zealand

Inspired by the We Come from the Earth exhibition, get your hands dirty and create your own clay object!

Gold Coin Donation

WAR – What is it Good For? Anthony Davies

Te Manawa Museum 326 Main St, Palmerston North, Manawatū, New Zealand

This exhibition by printmaker, Anthony Davies is part of a series on the war in Ukraine.
Anthony Davies is a master printmaker who has spent time looking at the progression of the Ukraine war. His artwork, using a selection of images from the Internet, presents these events from his own viewpoint. Davies says he felt compelled to undertake this series. He speaks of a sense of injustice as he watches people turned into refugees; “the devastation of ordinary people”.

FREE

The Art of Survival: Artist Talk

Te Manawa Museum 326 Main St, Palmerston North, Manawatū, New Zealand

Join us for an artist talk with master printmaker, Anthony Davies alongside his exhibition WAR - What is it Good For? Anthony Davies will share what it is to be a professional printmaker. His talk will touch on his art school training, modern art schools, the time he has spent working in Aotearoa New Zealand and his work ethic.

FREE

Feminine/Abstract

Te Manawa Museum 326 Main St, Palmerston North, Manawatū, New Zealand

Feminine/Abstract is an exhibition that explores abstract painting through the eyes, minds and hands of women. These artists use symbols, techniques and materials to connect with a diverse range of people, revealing a more realistic representation of Aotearoa today.

FREE

Local Knowledge: Euan Macleod and Gregory O’Brien

Te Manawa Museum 326 Main St, Palmerston North, Manawatū, New Zealand

Blending two distinctive styles, Euan Macleod and Gregory O’Brien’s collaborative paintings reflect the appreciation both artists have for the outdoors, and equally, their shared curiosity about human history, and concerns...

FREE

Artist Talk: Gregory O’Brien & Euan Macleod

Te Manawa Museum 326 Main St, Palmerston North, Manawatū, New Zealand

A special opportunity to hear from Sydney based Euan Macleod, and Wellington based Gregory O’Brien on their collaborative exhibition Local Knowledge. Together, these works explore the cross general understanding that grows with the places we live in—particularly in regard to ecological, industrial and social concerns around bodies of water in Otago, Wellington and the Manawatū. 

FREE

Artist Talk: Feminine/Abstract

Te Manawa Museum 326 Main St, Palmerston North, Manawatū, New Zealand

Join exhibition curator Sian van Dyk and artists Kura Te Waru Rewiri; Peata Larkin; Claudia Jowitt and Miranda Parkers, in an insightful wander through Feminine/Abstract. Bold, unexpected and insightful, this exhibition considers how the lived experiences of women have contributed to their abstract painting practices.