Do you know someone who has made a significant impact in the world of art, film, music or any other creative field and whakapapa to Tauranga Moana? Now is your chance to nominate them for an award and recognize their hard work and talent! Click here to fill out the nomination form.
Ngā Tohu Toi inaugural awards launched last year on the first Matariki public holiday with positive feedback and Te Tuhi Mareikura Trust is holding it again on the 13th July at the University of Waikato. Tauranga Campus. Tickets to the event will be available to purchase in June 2023.
Te Tuhi Mareikura is proud to be supporting a team of Community Creative Arts and Māori Development agencies to establish an annual celebration of esteemed creative achievers of Ngā Uri Iwi o Tauranga Moana with a celebratory Awards Evening on 13 July 2023.
According to chairperson Julie Paama-Pengelly “creatives from this rohe have quietly been leading the charge to transform our visual experience of our stories and practices in ways that have gained national and international recognition. It is timely that we align these ‘stars’ within our psyche and honour them for our generations to come, and when better than our national Matariki holiday, to set our future aspirations”. Ngā Tohu Toi mo nga uri iwi o te rohe o Tauranga Moana is setting the bar high, for our future creatives to aspire to.
Since 2015 Te Tuhi Mareikura has been dedicated to increasing the opportunities for Māori visual stories to feature prominently in our region, by advocating and leading education initiatives for artists and audiences. A strong team of arts advocates and agencies have aligned to support an exciting showcase evening of our local creative talent with monetary awards and trophies presented by major regional supporters and sponsors.
Hosted at the stunning University of Waikato, Tauranga campus it will be an evening of celebration and entertainment.
