Colours of the Climate
Thursday 21st September –
29th October 2023
The Arts House Trust
Pah Homestead
72 Hillsborough Road
Hillsborough
Auckland 1042
The works we share represent not only our physical environment, but our emotional responses to evolving life on earth.
An eclectic selection of abstract and expressionist mixed media works from Māpura artists.
The Opening Event of Colours of the Climate on September the 20th
We celebrated with song dance and poetry at the opening of the exhibition:
Indika Gamage-Mendis sung “Somewhere over the Rainbow”
Leonie Brunt read her 4 poems “Cloud” “Surface” “Well” “Waterfall”
Ela Tukuhaukava performed a short Tongan dance
Dave Kane and Trevor Bull sung the original song they wrote together “New Day”
Below are two videos capturing the opening coutresy of John Ferriss:
![IMG_5797](https://www.mapurastudios.org.nz/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/IMG_5797.jpg)
Ela Tukuhaukava with her painting Statue of the Animals
![IMG_5814](https://www.mapurastudios.org.nz/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/IMG_5814-scaled.jpg)
Angie Ellis and her painting Water
![IMG_5811](https://www.mapurastudios.org.nz/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/IMG_5811-scaled.jpg)
Ela Tukuhaukava performing dance and on piano
![IMG_5826](https://www.mapurastudios.org.nz/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/IMG_5826.jpg)
Director Diana McPherson
![IMG_5833](https://www.mapurastudios.org.nz/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/IMG_5833.jpg)
Maria Williamson (left) & Maxine Morgan
![IMG_9002](https://www.mapurastudios.org.nz/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/IMG_9002.jpg)
Ela Tukuhaukava dancing
![IMG_5804](https://www.mapurastudios.org.nz/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/IMG_5804.jpg)
Nunu & Ululau Ama with their collaboration Colours of the World
![IMG_5820](https://www.mapurastudios.org.nz/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/IMG_5820.jpg)
Our fabulous Rescare artists
![IMG_5823](https://www.mapurastudios.org.nz/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/IMG_5823.jpg)
Leonie Brunt (front) reading her poem
![IMG_5831](https://www.mapurastudios.org.nz/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/IMG_5831.jpg)
Dave Kane (left) & Trevor Bull
![IMG_5836](https://www.mapurastudios.org.nz/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/IMG_5836.jpg)
From left: Diana McPherson, Indika & Asoka Gamage-Mendis, Jenny Gordon
![IMG_8993](https://www.mapurastudios.org.nz/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/IMG_8993.jpg)