Toi Whakaata Māori Print Collective will build on concepts of Whakawhanaungatanga – connections and relationships by speaking to experiences and connections abroad.  How do we connect? What does that look like and how does it benefit us? What is the aim and how do we maintain those relationships? 

About Toi Whakataa:

Toi Whakaata Māori Printmakers Collective, was established in Whanganui in 2006. Maori printmakers were identified and brought together by Vanessa Edwards and Mike Samuels, under the guidance of Gabrielle Belz. The original name was Toi WhakaTAA which translated means to leave an artistic impression and spoke of the idea of introducing ink to mark making. The group emerged from a need to identify printmaking as a valid means of Māori artistic expression. Now Toi WhakAATa which means revealing to the light, the group aspires to enrich the print history of Aotearoa and connect indigenous printmakers across the Pacific and beyond.

Instagram: @toiwhakaata

Note: Gabrielle Belz will be teaching two workshops on Sunday 4 May at Printopia Festival on Sunday, 4 May. Spaces are limited! get your tickets at Eventfinda.co.nz from 12 January.