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He Whare Ātaahua: Jade Townsend

He Whare Ātaahua: Jade Townsend

9 December 2023 - 14 April 2024 | He Whare Ātaahua is an installation by Jade Townsend which combines different traditions of painting, adornment, and decoration. The exhibition title, meaning “a beautiful house”, speaks to Townsend’s interest in layering cultural ideas of aesthetic beauty and finding meaning within our environment.

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Can you see us now? Jasmine Togo-Brisby

Can you see us now? Jasmine Togo-Brisby

16 March – 23 June 2024 | Can you see us now? is a new sculptural installation by Jasmine Togo-Brisby, a South Sea Islander artist of Ni-Vanuatu ancestry. It asks questions of visibility and cultural memory, exploring the global legacies of the South Pacific slave trade and its passages through Moana-nui-a-Kiwa, the Pacific Ocean. The work explores empathy and resistance across time, space, and genealogies – a vessel for the connected journeys of many.

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Foundations and Additions: Plans for the Heretaunga 100 Block

Foundations and Additions: Plans for the Heretaunga 100 Block

16 March – 23 June 2024 | Foundations & Additions presents a sample of the original architectural features and evolution of the Heretaunga streetscape, bringing together hand-drawn plans for a cluster of Art Deco buildings in central Hastings. Curated by Charlie Ropitini and Sophie Davis in collaboration with Hastings District Council’s Content Management team.

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Kelekele Mo‘ui (Living Soil): Kalisolaite ‘Uhila

Kelekele Mo‘ui (Living Soil): Kalisolaite ‘Uhila

3 May - 18 August 2024 | Live performance: Wednesday 1 May, 10am - 4.30pm | Opening: Friday 3 May, 5.30pm. | Kelekele Mo‘ui (Living Soil) centres on a live performance by artist Kalisolaite ‘Uhila. Developed following a residency in Heretaunga Hastings in mid-2023, the work responds to the ways in which people live off and labour on the land.

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