Tau atu te manu aute! - Public Workshop

Come along to Tau atu te manu aute! - a public workshop held to share the love story between pīngao and kakaho. Participants will learn about the migration of the kuaka and learn how to weave their own manu aute out of pīnago, kakaho and raupo.
This workshop can only accommodate 12 people, so please register with the gallery to ensure you get a spot! To register please email freshgalleryotara@aklc.govt.nz and or call 09 261 8030. Please provide your name, how many places you would like to reserve, a contact phone number, and an email address.

All participants must have a valid vaccine passport and be wearing a mask throughout the workshop.

This workshop is held alongside Bethany Matai Edmunds exhibition 'Tau Atu e!'

'Tau Atu e!' is a solo exhibition by fibre sculptor Bethany Matai Edmunds, materialising her journey of returning home to the lands of her tupuna. Born and raised in Tāmaki Makaurau, Edmunds recently fulfilled her lasting desire to live in Muriwhenua in the far north and physicalise her connection to the place of her ancestors and her identity, tying her to her iwi of Ngāti Kuri.

In this exhibition, Edmunds’ is building on the ground-breaking kaitiakitanga work that Ngāti Kuri are doing in the environmental space. Depicting stories through woven objects and sculptural installation, Edmunds explores whakapapa, history and materiality from the natural environment of Te Hiku o te Ika.