Te Ahikāroa

Te Ahikāroa is an exhibition celebrating the artists and stories of the Dunedin Public Art Gallery collection within the unique context of Ōtepoti Dunedin. Building from a new book of the same title, the exhibition uses artworks to explore ideas of arrival and departure; ways of occupying and experiencing land and the natural environment; buildings, structures and spaces of shelter and protection; and the sharing of stories through art. Acknowledging mana whenua and the concept of ahi kā as an expression of the continuous occupation of land through whakapapa, Te Ahikāroa offers audiences a rich sense of the unique location and history of this institution, the wide range of artists represented in the collection, and the artistic, cultural, and historic context of their works.

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