Te whai a te whenua: Mata Aho Collective’s Te Whare Pora

​Te Whare Pora, 2012, is a powerful statement of indigenous knowledge systems and collective creativity. It is the first work made by the four-artist Mata Aho Collective and the newest acquisition to the Victoria University of Wellington Art Collection.

Mata Aho Collective:
Erena Baker (Te Atiawa, Ngāti Toarangatira, Ngāti Raukawa)
Sarah Hudson (Ngāti Awa, Ngāi Tūhoe) 
Bridget Reweti (Ngāti Ranginui, Ngāi Te Rangi) 
Terri Te Tau (Ngāti Kahungunu, Rangitāne ki Wairarapa)

​When: 
Tuesday–Sunday, 11am-5pm

Where: 
Level 3, Congreve Foyer
Adam Art Gallery,
Gate 3, Victoria University, Kelburn Parade, Wellington

Cost of admission: Free entry

Website:
www.adamartgallery.org.nz/current-exhibition/
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Image Credit:
Mata Aho Collective making Te Whare Pora, Enjoy Public Art Gallery Wellington, 2011 (photo courtesy of Mata Aho Collective)