Monthly Archives: July 2018

Symposium announcements: the keynotes

Posted on July 29, 2018 by karinwarnaar

The symposium committee is delighted to announce that this year’s symposium will feature two eminent national speakers as our keynotes. Nina Tonga  is Curator Pacific Art at the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa. From the villages of Vaini … Continue reading →

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That Bloody Petition

Posted on July 27, 2018 by karinwarnaar

It’s a sound that reaches through New Zealand history: 28 July 1893, when the bulk of the women’s suffrage petition hit the back wall of the debating chamber after being unrolled by John Hall from the broomstick on which it … Continue reading →

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LoomRoom workshop September

Posted on July 8, 2018 by karinwarnaar

At last year’s CTANZ symposium in Hamilton, weaver Christine Keller presented the development of Dunedin’s LoomRoom and showed a shawl made in the LoomRoom by friend/colleague/student Pam McKinlay. Several symposium attendees asked Christine for a workshop so they could make … Continue reading →

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Spring in Dunedin, or what’s on in September as well as September’s Unbound symposium

Posted on July 8, 2018 by karinwarnaar

With less than three months to the symposium now, plans are firming up nicely, as are registrations. Announcements on keynote speakers, the programme, and the exhibition are coming soon, but before you book your travel, you might like to know … Continue reading →

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Children of Mallarmé: Fashion, Art & Collaboration – new exhibition

Posted on July 7, 2018 by Claire Regnault

The Tauranga Art Gallery has recently opened a new exhibition entitled Children of Mallarmé: Fashion, Art & Collaboration. The exhibition is named after Stéphane Mallarmé, a Symbolist poet who published a spirited journal on fashion cum art project entitled La Dernière … Continue reading →

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Fashion Matters: fashion, art and society with Dr Peter McNeil – lecture series

Posted on July 5, 2018 by Claire Regnault

Fashion Matters: fashion, art and society with Dr Peter McNeil The Friends of Te Papa are offering lovers of fashion history a wonderful treat this year. They have enticed Dr Peter McNeil to deliver a series of six lectures in Wellington … Continue reading →

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