Kelcy Taratoa – Ngā toi Māori Navigator

kelcy@creativebop.org.nz
07 928 5270

Kelcy is responsible for leading engagement with Māori artists and arts organisations, providing strategic advice on the direction and development of the Ngā Toi Māori sector, advocating on behalf of ringatoi and providing specialist knowledge to support funding, investment and strategic planning decisions.

Kelcy has a Master of Māori Visual Arts with first class honours, as well as over 20 years of experience working as a visual artist. During this time he has shown his work in solo and group exhibitions in New Zealand and overseas and undertaken high profile public art commissions. Kelcy has completed a number of international art projects with ConceptioArt in Hong Kong and also worked as a visual communications specialist for a range of public and commercial entities throughout New Zealand. For the last eight years he has been a tutor for the Bachelor of Creative Industries degree at Toi Ohomai Institute of Technology.

How we support the Ngā toi Māori sector:

Processes

We support iwi and hapū to contribute to consultation processes with the design, historical and cultural expertise that is needed to engage meaningfully and appropriately.

Resources

Developing resources and services for Māori and non-Māori to navigate spaces of connection and collaboration for mutual benefit, including providing cultural guidance and resources on public art projects.

Advocacy

We advocate for arts, culture and creativity at a national level through RANA (Regional Arts Network Aotearoa) – a network of arts development organisations across the country.

Sustainability

We support individual arts practitioners and groups of artists to establish exhibition and performance spaces, develop online marketplaces, and access expertise and funding to support their work.

Projects

We support new development projects by providing advice on cultural storytelling and design expertise.