Rangatahi rising: Mātauranga and education at Wairau Māori Art Gallery

Wairau Māori Art Gallery is the first of its kind in Aotearoa – a public gallery dedicated to contemporary Māori art. When it opened in 2022 within the Hundertwasser Art Centre in Whangārei, the world was in the grips of the COVID-19 pandemic and the gallery received less attention than it warranted. Since then, however, Wairau’s profile has grown. Under the Directorship of Te Ringa Hautu Toi: Larissa McMillan (Ngāpuhi, Te Parawhau), Wairau has seen an impressive run of solo and group shows by contemporary Māori artists, and fostered conversations with communities in Te Tai Tokerau and beyond.

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