Creative Bay of Plenty is proud to be a sponsor of this prestigious Māori arts awards night aligning with Matariki.
Ngā Tohu Toi Mo Ngā Uri Iwi o Te Rohe o Tauranga Moana will be held on the 24th June 2022 at Waikato University, Tauranga Campus. This aligns with the first Matariki Public Holiday in Aotearoa. It is set to become an annual event.
The prestigious awards night will acknowledge the depth of the artistic talent that whakapapa to Tauranga Moana.
Te Tuhi Mareikura Trust are excited to announce that new sponsors have joined Tauranga City Council and Waikato University with support for this inaugural awards night, including: Toi Ohomai, Creative Bay of Plenty, Tauranga Boys’ College, Eqalis, Holland Beckett, Supercuts Projects, Te Puni Kokiri, Art & Body Creative Studio, and Whare PR. The sponsors will attend this auspicious evening with refreshments and local entertainment to celebrate and recognise Māori who play a part in creating our regional identity and who take this beyond our boundaries and in some cases, internationally.
There are a limited amount of tickets available that will be on sale to public from the 7th June: please click here.
Te Tuhi Mareikura Trust want up and coming creatives to be inspired by these awards that illuminate potential future creative pathways to excellence in the arts. Ngā Tohu Toi Mo Nga Uri Iwi o Te Rohe o Tauranga Moana has been established by Te Tuhi Mareikura Trust, a collective that aims to champion Māori arts distinctive ongoing contribution to our regional identity.
“Te Tuhi Mareikura was set up in 2015 by a small group of Māori artists who wanted to raise the profile of iwi creatives and advance education opportunities in Māori arts. Our goal is to build strong, sustainable and enduring relationships with organisations, groups and individuals within the rohe of Tauranga Moana to ensure the continued advancement and development of ngā toi māori – Māori arts, the wider creative community and art audiences,” says Julie Paama-Pengelly, Te Tuhi Mareikura Trust chairperson.
More information about the individual awards and sponsorship opportunities is available on the event website or by email: info@tetuhimareikura.org
