Last chance to see: MAKING SPACE at CoCA
Wednesday 9 August 2017
Last chance to see: MAKING SPACE at CoCA
Next week is the last opportunity to experience MAKING SPACE at CoCA Toi Moroki Centre of Contemporary Art.
MAKING SPACE celebrates the work of artists who work together to support each other and their communities, and to develop more ambitious projects than what they can achieve alone.
The exhibition showcases the work of six diverse artist collectives, with over 60 artists all together, who are at the cutting-edge of the Aotearoa New Zealand art community: FAFSWAG, FIKA Writers, Fresh and Fruity, Mata Aho Collective, The SaVAge K’lub, and The Social.
Don't miss the opportunity
to to see this dynamic and interactive show, open
Tuesday-Sunday 10-5 until Sunday 20 August,
or come along to one of the upcoming free events and
performances. Visit coca.org.nz/events for more
information.
Party Funtimes! Youth Night
10
Aug / 6pm / Free
MUSIC! PERFORMANCES! ART!
PIZZA! We've teamed up with White Elephant Trust for an
encore of Party Funtimes, a free event for the youth of
Ōtautahi. Experience the MAKING SPACE exhibition, have a go
at a writing activity or put forward your ideas for an
anti-fashion show. There's street art, film, photography and
large-scale material artworks to see, with pizza and
non-alcoholic drinks to share.
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CoCAcabana:
end of exhibition party
Friday 18 August / 5pm - 8pm /
Free admission
It’s time to CoCAcabana
again! CoCA will be open late from 5pm to
8pm on the Friday night with the artistic collectives, The
Anti-Fashion show, DJ Instant Fantasy, performances, and of
course eats and drinks! Skip the rush hour and start your
weekend with CoCA and enjoy MAKING SPACE one last
time.
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Performance: A Cup of Tea and
Lie Down
Daily from Monday 14 August to Saturday 19
August
In the closing weeks of MAKING SPACE, The
Social will be transforming their gallery space into a
clinic where you will be able to book an appointment with
our resident nurse/witch/comic/clown/doctor/therapist and
confidante, Audrey Baldwin. In this interactive and playful
performance, tailored to the participant, you will have the
chance to have a cup of tea and a lie down with Audrey and
share your feelings or frustrations with
her.
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Performance: The SaVAge K’lub
Deactivation
Saturday 19 August 2017 / 12 pm / Free
admission
The subversive and sexy SaVAge K’lub
return to Ōtautahi Christchurch to deactivate CoCA for the
end of MAKING SPACE. For this Deacti.VA.tion, get cosy in
the whare and enjoy short films with popcorn and kava.
Regalia is cosy cool: onesies, tracks and hoods, sleeping
bag outfits, whatever you are comfortable in. Bring your own
cushions, bean bags or mats. Booking not required.
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Performance: FIKA Writers
Showcase
19 August / 6pm / Free
With writing,
poetry, prose and performance, FIKA and invited guests will
present works created over the course of MAKING SPACE. FIKA
Writers presents our showcase as part of the closing events
for the MAKING SPACE exhibition. Over the course of the
evening we will run a combination of FIKA Writers poets,
friends and special guests. The FIKA whanau invite you to
join us in celebration of an incredible exhibition. Come
along and relax into our Whare-like space, share, support,
listen and feel some of the poetic
goodness.
ENDS