Ema Tavola’s pride in advocating for her community has been unwavering, as she blazes a new path for her contemporary art gallery Vunilagi Vou forced by 2020’s numerous challenges.
‘I feel seen, I feel heard. For the first time in my life I feel I belong.’ Black Creatives Aotearoa’s newest offering is providing a sense of belonging and self-value.
Dedication to Whānau and Mahi Paying Off for Maipi
Do yourself a favour. Don't try to give Te Arahi Maipi a label. One of the directors of the Indigenously inspired creative company Mahi Tahi, he’s spent most of his life indirectly thumbing his nose at those who tell him he can’t do something. Not as an act of defiance or rebellion, rather seizing an opportunity to be better, to be more.
David Inns, chief executive of Te Ahurei Toi O Tamaki Makaurau, the Auckland Arts Festival, on delivering an annual festival for Auckland, and New Zealand.