What do we do?
Toi Maori Aotearoa's activities and recent successes.
Toi Maori annually produces a wide range of Events and activities that include festivals, exhibitions, performances, publications, and workshops that relate to a wide spectrum of Maori artforms.
These events and activities are developed by the ten National Artform Committees to achieve the strategic goals, as listed inside.
The highlight of Toi Maori's activities is the bringing together of all of these artforms in the Toi Maori Festival. This festival is held biennially as a part of the NZ International Arts Festival (Wellington, 2004 and 2006) and in alternate years in different regions around the country (Christchurch, 2003 and Hastings, 2005).
Toi Maori also organises international exchange with other indigenous peoples, including artists from the Pacific, Europe, Canada, the USA, Australia and Asia.
Our Recent Successes
- Toi Maori: The Eternal Thread international touring exhibition of Maori weaving to NZ and US venues
- Annual Traditional Waka Pageant at Waitangi, Bay of Islands
- Maori Writers National Hui, Wellington
- Pao! Pao! Pao! Celebration of Maori Music and Dance, Wellington
- Te Mata: Gathering of Contemporary Indigenous Visual Artists, Hastings
- Te Rea: Maori Performance Innovation Platform, Hamilton
- On the Bus: Contemporary Maori Writers on Tour, Gisborne and East Coast
- Honouring Words: International Indigenous Authors Celebration Tour, North Island
- Tuwhare - CD and live show, Wellington
- Weavers National Hui, Waitara
- Ta Moko at Te Papa, Wellington
- Toi Maori Festival, Hastings
- Maori Art Meets America, San Francisco, USA
(This page updated 4 July 2006)