The Eternal Thread exhibition opens at Warm Springs
A group of seven Maori weavers and artists will attend the exhibition opening at Warm Springs in Oregon to give artist demonstrations and presentations.
The fourth and final US venue for 'Toi Maori: The Eternal Thread - Te Aho Mutunga Kore' is the Museum at Warm Springs in Oregon, USA.
Carol Leone, Executive Director, has been working with her staff and the Warm Springs community to prepare a special programme of events for the exhibition opening and ceremonies. This is a unique museum venue located within the Warm Springs tribal federation lands.
There will be a new selection of works that will be exhibited for the first time, alongside the main exhibition 'Te Aho Mutunga Kore , The Eternal Thread.' Once again, the exhibition is being professionally managed by the team at Pataka Museum working in partnership with Te Roopu Raranga Whatu o Aotearoa and Toi Maori Aotearoa.
The exhibition opens to the public on Saturday 17 June 2006.
The weavers and artists who will be travelling in the official Delegation are:
Edna Pahewa - Chairperson, Te Roopu Raranga Whatu o Aotearoa (Rotorua)
Fiona Jones (Hastings)
Morehu Henare (Christchurch)
Noelene Ngawaka-Fortzer (Great Barrier Island)
Ranui Ngarimu (Christchurch)
Tracey Huxford (Levin)
Joe Harawira , storyteller (Huntly)
Waana Davis, Chairperson, will attend from Toi Maori Aotearoa.
In addition, Maori weaver Christina Hurihia Wirihana will attend the opening weekend; she is currently artist-in-residence at Evergreen State College in Olympia, Washington.
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