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Some of the Kiīgi Tūheitia Portraiture Awards finalists, from left, Tessa Williams created ‘’#It’sNotAboutATie’’; Hikurangi Tikitiki-o-Rangi Mangū carved a portrait of his tupuna ‘’Hinematikotai’’; and Suzanne Tāmaki’s ‘’Cultural Preservation’’.
The phone line crackles a little as the god of weather, Tāwhirimātea hurls Ranginui s, his father’s tears sideways outside, and artist Kura Te Waru-Rewiri’s gentle voice says she is about to travel to the Hawke’s Bay. One of three esteemed artists judging the inaugural Kīngi Tūheitia Portraiture Awards, she says it’s been a process of digital collaboration to get to a shortlist of 50 entries – she is based in Te Papaioea (Palmerston North) Sir Derek Lardelli is in Tūranganui-a-Kiwa (Gisborne) and Lisa Reihana in Tāmaki Makaurau (Auckland).
Curated by the CubaDupa programming team, the Late Night event fuses art and music for an extraordinary evening of talent The Capital’s new visual arts festival, Face to Face Portrait Festival , funded by the Wellington City Council’s City Recovery .
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Curated by the CubaDupa programming team, the Late Night event at the Face to Face Portrait Festival will fuse art and music for an extraordinary evening of talent
The Capital’s new visual arts festival, Face to Face Portrait Festival, funded by the Wellington City Council’s City Recovery Fund, has announced its full programme of free art events, including the full-line up of musicians for the Late Night event. Taking place on Saturday 29 May, the Late Night invites the public to experience the very best in contemporary New Zealand art and music. Enjoy performances by celebrated musicians in an intimate art gallery setting.