WHAT IS IT?
HE AHA TENEI?
The Mīharo annual Art Exhibition and Awards night is an opportunity to showcase art from Early Childhood Education, Primary and Secondary schools, and 18-25 year olds. The exhibition is free to enter and is displayed for a number of weeks in a local gallery. The Murihiku exhibition is held at Mīharo, and the Central Lakes Exhibition is held at Te Atamira, Frankton.
The theme for this years exhibition is "Legends of Our Lands -Our people, our places, our stories.''
We encourage you to explore legends and stories from all of our beautiful surrounding Pacific Islands, as well as investigate different mediums of art and creative ways to portray these stories.
MURIHIKU ART EXHIBITION
LEGENDS OF OUR LANDS
Each year we host an art awards and exhibition for Early Childhood, Primary, and Secondary students, as well as our open 18-25 year old category. This kaupapa is a chance to celebrate identity, creativity, and stories through art, following the theme of "Legends of Our Lands- Our people, Our places, Our Stories''.
Winning entries are on display now at Mīharo (28 Don Street, Invercargill). You can view our gallery hours here.
We also have other entries on display at the Invercargill Public Library, which is open Monday- Friday, 9am-6pm, and weekends 10am-4pm.
This must see exhibition closes in September, so come and take a look while you can!
Thank you to our incredible sponsors:
- Creative New Zealand
- Waihōpai Rūnaka
- Community Trust South
- Strawberry Sound
- Property Brokers
- McCulloch & Partners
- Todd & Co Realty
- Craigs Design & Print
- McIntyre & Dick
Mīharo Art exhibition
CENTRAL LAKES
Following our Murihiku Art Exhibition, we are extremely excited to be working on the annual Central Lakes Art Exhibition and Awards.
This exhibition, also themed "Legends of Our Lands: Our People, Our Places, Our Stories," opens to the public on Thursday 24 September.
Entries are due to Te Atamira Gallery, Frankton, by 5pm Friday 18 September. Entries are welcome from tamariki in ECE, Primary, and Secondary Schools, as well as the open 18-25 year old category.
All entries must be submitted with a completed entry form, which is available below, as well as a photo of your assembled piece (in its correct orientation), and any kōrero/stories behind the piece.
Māori and Pasifika peoples have always passed on stories to children to ensure the intergenerational transmission of knowledge, understandings, traditions and wisdom from their ancestors.
Through this practice, accounts of worldview perspectives, legendary ancestors, historical events, inspiring people, and stories of how places were formed and named, all become implanted in a child’s mind. They help to explain human existence, characteristics of human nature, the environment, and the basis of a cultural worldview. They are an integral part of cultural identity and the use of imagery and symbolism are woven within these precious stories.
Mīharo Murihiku is so excited to see how our Kohanga Reo, ECE's, Schools, Kura Kaupapa, Mana Whenua and communities work together to interpret and present this knowledge through the arts. "Legends of Our Lands -Our people, our places, our stories.''
BREAK DOWN
The theme can be separated into three possible areas for you to draw your inspiration from:
Creation Legends
Stories about the origin of something; how the world and everything in it came to be. Often involving atua, supernatural beings, or events which explain the creation of environmental elements.
Historical Legends
Tell stories of specific people, ancestors, tupuna, events and the places our people inhabit.
Personal Legends
Your stories of people, places, islands and events within your own whakapapa, whānau, aiga, fanau.
Still looking for inspiration? Click the button below to view a list of whakatauki (proverbs) related to the theme, from different Polynesian languages
T-SHIRT DESIGN COMPETITION
TŌHU TAUTUA
Each year we hold an annual T-Shirt design competition, Tōhu Tautua, which is open to ECE through to Secondary School students. The theme for this years design is "Legends of Our Lands- Our People, Our Places, Our Stories."
Entries for Murihiku are due Friday 3rd July. You can download a template and entry form here, and email it to kheelan@miharo.org.
Entries for Central Lakes are due Monday 7 September. You can download a template and entry form here, and email it to fogafu@miharo.org.
Winners for both regions will be contacted prior to the Art Awards night, where their design will be printed onto that regions Polyfest T-Shirt and worn by hundreds of volunteers and community members.
submitting your entries
Our team are excited to greet you and welcome your mahi toi. All
Murihiku
art entries can be delivered to:
Mīharo Murihiku Trust
28 Don Street, Ground Floor
Inverargill 9810
All
Central Lakes
art entries can be delivered to:
Te Atamira Art Gallery
11/12 Hawthorne Drive
Frankton
Tāhuna Queenstown 9300
If you have any questions about the exhibition or awards night, please email
fogafu@miharo.org
(Central Lakes), or
kheelan@miharo.org
(Murihiku)
Remember, entries need to include:
- A completed entry form (Murihiku, Central Lakes)
- A photo of your assembled piece (in its correct orientation)
- Any kōrero/stories behind your piece
