Category Archives: Craft

Celebrating Māori weaving

Posted on January 2, 2022 by karinwarnaar

Throughout 2021, across the country,we’ve had opportunities to see plenty of contemporary Māori art. Among this work, there’s been some fibre art, a couple of highlights being the work by Maureen Lander and Mata Aho in the epic Toi Tū … Continue reading →

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Armchair access

Posted on September 3, 2021 by karinwarnaar

It’s a bit difficult to engage with the material world at the moment, but don’t despair, there are a few things you can check out online. Beginning with buttons: the treat that is the biennial button exhibition at Auckland’s Masterworks … Continue reading →

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Symposium 2021 – textiles and Tāmaki

Posted on April 18, 2021 by karinwarnaar

Not long now until the 2021 CTANZ symposium: Vision: Hindsight, Foresight, Insight, at AUT in central Auckland, 30 April – 2 May. Three days of presentations including keynotes by Dr Maureen Lander and Giles Peterson – you can check out … Continue reading →

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More than exhibitions

Posted on February 19, 2021 by karinwarnaar

While the coverage of exhibitions around the country at the moment, there’s almost something for everyone, but if you’re not around Auckland, Opunake, Wairarapa, Wellington or Invercargill, there are still opportunities for textile-y activities both further afield and accessible to … Continue reading →

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More exhibitions

Posted on January 26, 2021 by karinwarnaar

A postscript to last week’s exhibition posting: there’s more to visit in the lower North Island. At Masterton’s Aratoi, Wairarapa Museum of Art and History, Whakatau Miromiro showcases Terri Te Tau’s embroidery on linen. The work “was created in conversation … Continue reading →

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Summer viewing

Posted on January 19, 2021 by karinwarnaar

The holiday preview is late this year, but there are textile and dress exhibitions to be found from one end of the country to the other this summer. Starting with Michele Beevors in Invercargill. Yes, those giant skeletal animals on … Continue reading →

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Wellington woven and wearable

Posted on November 3, 2020 by karinwarnaar

If you’re anywhere near the Beehive over the next couple of days, there’s a couple of small exhibitions to check out at Parliament and the National Library. The exhibition on the first floor of Bowen House offers a monochrome Muka … Continue reading →

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Have your say about cultural sector support

Posted on September 20, 2020 by karinwarnaar

Some in the CTANZ community have been taking a professional and personal interest in the Government’s response to COVID-19’s effects on the creative sector. In case you’ve missed it (and you might very well have, thanks are due to The … Continue reading →

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Crafting Aotearoa

Posted on December 8, 2019 by karinwarnaar

Every couple of decades, someone takes stock of craft/object art in Aotearoa New Zealand. There was Doreen Blumhardt and Brian Brake’s Craft New Zealand in 1982 and Helen Schamroth’s 100 New Zealand Craft Artists in 1998, both of which won … Continue reading →

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What’s on next…

Posted on October 5, 2019 by karinwarnaar

Now that the symposium is behind us, it’s time to think about the next project. Here’s a few opportunities that may be of interest. Does a conference in Sweden or Bristol sound like fun for 2020? Check out the call … Continue reading →

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