Auahitūroa – A Eulogy to Tobacco
Auahitūroa is a travelling art exhibition that will start on the 1st May and end in early June, 2024 and is a collaboration between Hāpai Te Hauora with lead artists
- Hori Thompson – Te Whanganui a Tara
- Jessy Collins – Ōtautahi
- Shane Hansen – Te Tai Tokerau
- Tai Kerekere – Te Tairāwhiti
- Regan Balzer – Rotorua
- Graham Tipene – Tāmaki Makaurau
Auahitūroa will feature various artworks from local artists and rangatahi. The main objective of the exhibition is to prompt conversations that acknowledge the role tobacco has played in New Zealand's culture and the impact it has had on whānau, hāpu, iwi and hāpori. Auahitūroa aims to create a space that shares the voices of community through mediums of Art.
The term Auahitūroa refers to comets and is a wordplay on the reclamation of “auahi” (smoke). The comet is also a symbol to the catastrophic damage that would occur if it were to impact the earth. The cyclical nature of comets’ orbits serves as a reminder of the eternal recurrence of events in the universe, and our farewell to tobacco culture in Aotearoa is a recognition of this.
We hope that through this platform we can increase awareness about a Smokefree Aotearoa and encourage discussions about the impact of smoking in New Zealand. Auahitūroa seeks to say goodbye to the deeply ingrained smoking culture in our country and acknowledges the harm tobacco has caused to communities. Auahitūroa is in support of World Smokefree May. Please visit worldsmokefreemay.nz for more information.
Auahitūroa - Exhibition Dates:
Wellington
2nd – 4th May
Courtenay Creative
49 Courtenay Place
10am – 3pm
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Ōtautahi:
8th – 10th May
Pūmanawa
2 Worcester Boulevard
Christchurch
Wed – Thurs 9am – 5pm
Friday 10th May 9am – 1pm
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Whangārei:
13th – 16th May
Hihiaua Cultural Centre
56-58 Herekino St, Whangarei
Mon 6pm – 8pm
Tues – Thurs 10am – 3pm
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Te Tairāwhiti
20th – 22nd May
Te Poho ō Rawiri Marae
24 Ranfurly St, Kaiti
10am – 3pm
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Rotorua
26th May – 14th June
Arts Village
1240 Hinemaru St, Rotorua
Sun 26th May 10am – 4pm
Mon 27th May 10am – 4pm
Tues – Fri 9am – 4.30pm
Sat 10am – 2pm
Sun – Mon CLOSED
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NB: Lead arts only being exhibited 26 – 28 May
Tāmaki Makaurau
31st May – 1st June
Te Oro
98 Line Rd, Glen Innes
Tāmaki Makaurau
10am – 3pm
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