Voices of Art: an evening of art for animals will be an elegant soirée fusing the contemporary art world and the animal protection movement. The evening will commence with a draw from a series of prize pools. Expertly assisted by long-time Voiceless supporter and animal lover Clover Moore MP, Lord Mayor of Sydney, each of […]
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Theatre Update
Pitch Session hosted by Creative New Zealand Friday 12th March I was recently invited by the international team of Creative New Zealand Arts Council of New Zealand to fly down to their Wellington headquarters to participate in a discussion session amongst international festival directors, theatre industry colleagues and invited guests to speak about the theatre […]
New Solo Performance
Shigeyuki Kihara In Performance 9 April 2010 | 5.30pm – 8pm Richmond Town Hall, 333 Bridge Road, Richmond, Melbourne, Australia Part of the Australian Association for the Advancement of Pacific Studies (AAAPS) Conference, Victoria University, Melbourne, Australia (8 – 11 April 2010). ‘Inter-disciplinary Artist Shigeyuki Kihara will be performing her new solo performance work to […]
Niu Pasifik: Urban Art from the Pacific Rim
At C.N. Gorman Museum, California, USA 6 April – 13 June 2010 ‘NIU PASIFIK is an exhibition of contemporary art by 46 artists and designers from New Zealand and the Pacific Rim from my personal collection. Several of the works are from exhibitions I have curated over the years. NIU PASIFIK includes work from my […]
Talanoa: Walk the Talk VI
The 4th Auckland Triennial: feat. Talanoa
Talanoa: Walk the Talk VI Ruapotaka Marae Kapa Haka Group Haere Mai Japanese Taiko Drummers Shigeyuki Kihara Commissioned for The 4th Auckland Triennial. Last Ride in a Hot Air Balloon Performance dates: Thursday 11 March 2010, 7.30pm – Held at the official launch party of The 4th Auckland Triennial | By invitation only Saturday 13 […]
Getting on with the 4th Auckland Triennial
Talofa lava and Greetings, Please find below the itinerary of my activities and involvement during the 4th Auckland Triennial! Tuesday 9th March 2010 Pasifika Festival presents Fakakaukau (Pacific Debate Series) Topic: Only Pacific artists have the right to use Pacific motifs Time: 4.30pm – 7pm (debates start each evening at 5pm) Venue: Council Chambers, Auckland […]
Assume Nothing London Screening
Screenings of ‘Assume Nothing’ will be showing soon at the 24th London Gay & Lesbian Film Festival . Many of us assume that there are only two genders and that being female or male follows from the sex of our biological bodies. Focusing on the art, photography and performances of six “alternative” gender artists of Maori, […]
Vavau goes Dubai
Over the last three years, Art Dubai has created a defining platform for current art practice in the Middle East, setting the business of art within a context that is intelligent, stimulating and relevant. Earlier this year, Art Dubai’s third edition attracted an audience of over 14,000 visitors from across the Middle East, South Asia […]
Capturing The Gaze exhibition
The entire series of works from Fa’a fafine: In a manner of a woman (2005) will be featured in a group exhibition entitled ‘Capturing The Gaze’ held at Mark Hutchinson Gallery, Wellington, New Zealand, opening 10 March 2010.