An intriguing exhibition at the Centre of Contemporary Art in Christchurch Ōtautahi is just about to end its run. Āhuataka is an exploration of Māori woven adornment.
The small exhibition space in CoCA has on display artefacts from the Canterbury Museum; taonga tupuna (ancestral treasures). These are grouped together with contemporary art from practitioners who used traditional techniques to convey heritage and whakapapa (connection to old ways) beautifully. Colour and texture, technique and practice are all represented in this show by Toi Moroki’s 2025 Emerging Curator Dr Ereni Pūtere. (Apologies for the lack of captions; the catalogue is not online to do the research.)
The exhibition finishes on the 11th November.
