Star Waka

Te Uru Waitākere Contemporary Gallery is a regional gallery locally rooted in West Auckland but globally minded. We have a distinctive West Auckland focus but a national and international perspective. Through our programmes, we create a world stage for art that is relevant for our audiences, to put local art, artists and ideas in conversation and context with national and international developments in contemporary practice. We present a diverse programme of contemporary exhibitions, events and activities, including art, craft and design, to reflect and strengthen the full diversity of cultural identities, interests and potential of our community.As a destination gallery, Te Uru operates from an award-winning, building in the recently re-opened Lopdell Precinct. The gallery originally opened in 1986 as the Waitemata City Arts and Cultural Centre, later known as Lopdell House Gallery, sited in the historic Lopdell House building in the heart of Titirangi, gateway to the Waitākere rain forest and en route to Auckland's famous west coast beaches. We reopened as Te Uru on Saturday 1 November 2014 in our new purpose-built facilities, offering extraordinary exhibitions and spectacular views of the surrounding area.Our name, Te Uru, makes reference to Te Hau a Uru, the wind that blows from the west, a powerful characteristic of the region and an important story for local iwi, Te Kawerau ā Maki, who have bestowed us with this new kaupapa. The west wind shares the messages and vision of the people that live in the west, brings change, sets direction and influences Auckland City from its mountainous perch atop the Great Forest of Tiriwa. Te Uru will be a source of information and ideas that will project across the region - a fitting framework for a contemporary gallery.420 Titirangi Road, Titirangi, Auckland, New ZealandPhone:+64 9 817 8087Open: Monday-Sunday, 10am-4:30pmhttp://www.teuru.org.nz/Parking available on the street or behind the gallery.Public transport - buses and trains available from New Lynn transit station

Te Uru Waitākere Contemporary Gallery

Star Waka is all about manaakitanga, providing an enjoyable experience to all who would like to join in and be involved. - Maureen Lander

Te Uru Waitakere Contemporary Gallery

Star Waka acknowledges past, present and future voyaging to and from Aotearoa in all directions, with the stars reflecting navigation patterns over time and space. Together, the waka and the stars symbolise the universe and the binding together of ira atua (the realm of the gods) and ira tangata (the realm of humans).Star Waka is also the title of Robert Sullivan’s book of poetry, which engages with the imagination and encapsulates our vision to create a symbolic waka in a star-studded universe.Words and symbols that underpin our kaupapa:Taura here: binding together to create strength and kinship, like strands in ropeTuia: stitching, lashing or binding together (e.g. tukutuku panels in a whare/lashings on a waka)Continuum: from past to present to future (whakapapa, migration, materials and techniques)Whare, waka, body: taahuhu (ridge pole, spine, ancestral line) and heke (rafters, ribs)Protection: mata ariki (god’s-eye star forms), e.g. white feathers used on waka for safe passageNavigation: stars and cloudsExchange: interaction, community participation, making, teaching, giftingPresented by Ngā Turuturu o te Tara (Coromandel Weavers Collective) with Maureen Lander and Chris Charteris. A special acknowledgement to Maryann Talia Pau of The One Million Stars to End Violence project. This project was first activated in Whitianga for Tuia 250 commemorations sponsored by Ministry of Culture and Heritage Tuia 250.

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