MĀPURA STUDIOS PRESENTS 22: STILL LIFE MASKS  https://afm.org.nz/MAPURA-PRESENTS-23  “This month we remember & celebrate our friends Sarah Holten & Colin Harris who both passed away in October. A recording of Colin, A favourite song of Sarah's and tributes specially recorded by Yung Sung Chen & Māpura Music. We also play a special sound collage of recordings from Māpura Studios 2023 Open day featuring interviews & performances from Ela Tukuhaukava, Thais Nesbitt, Lynette Loye, Maria Williamson, Maxine Morgan, Fa'amanuianga, Oliver Craw, Dave Kane, Yung Sung Chen & ..read more

Ululau Ama received the Taumafaiga Award  on Saturday 2nd December from Tōfā mamao. Tōfā mamao is a grassroots collective of tagata sa’ilimalo (Pacific disabled people, their families/nofo-a-kainga, and carers/supporters/tautua soifua in Aotearoa). As a proudly independent national non-profit led entirely by tagata sa’ilimalo, Tōfā mamao plays a unique role in advancing the voice of lived experience from a Pacific and collectivist worldview. Tōfā mamao means navigating the future guided by the past. https://www.tofamamao.com/home Ululau with his Award Tōfā mamao - Taumafaiga Award Eveni ..read more

Māpura Studios Creative Living boards illustrate OFF TRACK public art site, near the Avondale railway station. OFF TRACK is a new public art destination situated between New Lynn and Avondale along the new NL2A pathway. OFF TRACK is underpinned by a kaupapa of serious play, off the beaten path. ??? ??? ????: ? ???'? ???? ????'? ????! Follow the path of the Avondale to New Lynn shared pathway in a unique exploration of remapping the public environment through personal and social mark-making. These boards showcase the consistent art practice of the Māpura Studios Creative Living, West Auckland ..read more

Our Māpura classmate, Cheyenne Minhinnick, will have his pottery works on display at Mt Roskill Library from 1st December to 27 December 2023. Experience the world through Cheyenne Minhinnick's unique perspective at Mt Roskill Library's Art Exhibition. Cheyenne has been living with deaf blindness since birth. He finds joy in connecting with people. He loves how people interact, and enjoys listening to the sound of their chatter and laughter. A multi-talented artist, Cheyenne immerses himself in the world of music, playing the keyboard and serenading with favorites like ABBA's "Dancing Queen" a ..read more

We are pleased to announce that Ōtāhuhu Music Classes will be funded for next term by Māngere-Otāhuhu Council Local Grants Board. Thank you very much for making this possible. We are also pleased to advise that The Lion Foundation has approved a grant towards Art Tutor/Therapist and Studio Co-ordinator wages for first term 2024. A big thank you to Lion Foundation ..read more

Inspired by Beethoven and the night sky, Māpura artist Matthew Tucker has created a masterpiece - ???????? ?? ?????. As you make your way along Te Ara I Whiti - The Lightpath between dusk and dawn - from 25 November until 10 December - you’ll witness Matthew’s music-meets-mathematics artwork. This work is a sensory symphony in recognition of the International Day of People with Disabilities on 3 December. ???????? ?? ????? (2023) is a collaboration between Matthew Tucker, Māpura Studios and iion, supported by Auckland Council Public Art. For more information, click on this link:- https://ourau ..read more

Sarah Holten received the Te Tohu Iho Pūmanawa award for her remarkable mixed-media artistry. Holten, an artist of Ngāti Maniapoto and Tūwharetoa descent, passed away shortly before she was to receive Te Tohu Iho Pūmanawa and was celebrated posthumously at Te Waka Toi Awards. Lisa Holten, her mother, accepted the award on her behalf. "Sarah's journey from a simple pastime to becoming the artist she was always meant to be has been nothing short of inspiring," she said. - ?????? ?????? - ??̄??? ?????? ????????, ????? ??? ??????? (Please read The Big Idea's tribute below to Māpura’s wonderful fri ..read more

Westfield St Lukes has extremely generously donated us some gift vouchers for Māpura Studios to use at our discretion. We will be working with Westfield St Lukes next year to bring in some Māpura to their mall in the school holidays ..read more

We are delighted to receive from The Trusts Community Foundation funding towards specialist art facilitators wages. A big thank you to The Trusts from us all here at Māpura Studios ..read more

Spectrum Foundation have granted us funding for $30,000 to Panacea Arts Charitable Trust to assist out Art Therapy Programmes for children, teenagers and young adults. These are the Creative Art Therapy classes: for Kids, on a Tuesday at 4 - 5.30pm, for Teens at 4 - 5.30pm on Thursdays and for Young Adults at 6 - 7.30pm on Thursdays. For more information about the classes, please mail Alex on alex@mapurastudios.org.nz or phone on 0220 454 391. Thank you very much to Spectrum Foundation for enabling these fantastic classes ..read more