Carving exhibition
PITOPITO KORERO
To coincide with the opening of Te Maori in Auckland the Maori and South Pacific Arts Council Carvers’ Council is launching its first Maori Carvers’ Trade Exhibition.
About 100 pieces of traditional Maori carving, in wood, stone, greenstone and clay will be on show and for sale at the exhibition in the main exhibition hall of the Auckland Museum from June 27 to September 10. The trade exhibition will include live demonstrations by carvers in their own tribal styles and specially trained tour guides on hand to explain the significance of the works.
“This will be the first major exhibition of its kind this century.” the carvers’ organising committee chairman, Mr Paki Harrison said. “Because this is a trade exhibition and all pieces will be for sale, it will enable art connoisseurs to select and purchase carvings for their collections as well as giving exposure of our finest carvers to the public at large,” he said.
“It is seen as a vehicle to promote established carvers and for younger carvers to also be exposed to the art world.”
Plans are already underway to stage a similar trade exhibition in New York later in the year.
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Tu Tangata, Issue 36, 1 June 1987, Page 20
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