Exhibitions and Events at CoCA in January and February
Thursday 25 January 2018
Exhibitions and Events at CoCA in January and February
CoCA Toi Moroki Centre of
Contemporary Art has a full calendar of events in the coming
weeks. Performances, workshops, artist talks and late night
openings offer visitors the chance to experience the current
exhibitions in different ways.
Geophagy, is a major solo exhibition by Canterbury-born artist Ruth Watson, with a sprawling installation, poetic video works and photography that explores population and environmental issues.
In the ground floor gallery, in
collaboration with the Jonathan Smart Gallery, Christchurch
artist Hannah Beehre’s seven-panel Mures, et Terram
and other exquisite drawing works, evoke our inability
to control life circumstances and major events.
EXHIBITIONS
Ruth Watson:
Geophagy
16 December 2017 – 18 February 2018
coca.org.nz/exhibitions/ruth-watson
Hannah
Beehre: Mures, et Terram
16 December 2017 – 18 February 2018
coca.org.nz/exhibitions/hannah-beehre
EVENTS
Artist
Talk: Slow Fashion with Steven Park
Saturday 27 January /
1pm / FREE
What is it like making clothing in a
world where there is already too much? How do we take
responsibility and combat despair in the face of the
environmental destruction and ethical crimes of the fast
fashion industry? Steven Junil Park, the sole pair of hands
behind the label '6x4' will talk about his work in relation
to the garment industry.
Speak Up -
Kōrerotia: Live Panel and Recording
Tuesday 30 January /
5.45pm / $5
Airing on Plains FM 96.9 every third
Wednesday of the month 9-10pm and third Sunday 5-6pm,
Speak-Up Kōrerotia is New Zealand's only specialist human
rights radio show. Come join the audience for a live panel
discussion on "Art and Social
Responsibility". Youth Night: Party
Funtimes!
Thursday 01 February / 5pm /
FREE
CoCA, White Elephant Trust, Qtopia and
Bounce welcome you to the 4th Party Funtimes, a FREE event
for the youth of Ōtautahi. Don't miss the opportunity to
check out CoCA's current exhibitions along with DJs, spoken
word performances and a Candy Crush
Tournament!
Kai & Kōrero: Te Tiriti o
Waitangi
Tuesday 06 February / 12pm /
FREE
Artist Isla Reeves will facilitate a
Waitangi Day discussion in conjunction with CoCA. This event
has been formed so as to honour the significance of what
Waitangi Day means to the young, indigenous members of the
Ōtautahi arts communities. Eating the Earth:
Spoken Word Workshop with RikTheMost
Tuesday 06 February
/ 2pm / $10 or cash Koha of your choice
Come
spend Waitangi afternoon at CoCA for a spoken word workshop
with UK powerhouse of poetry, RikTheMost! Participants are
then invited to perform alongside RikTheMost and Isla Reeves
at our spoken word night on Friday 9
February. Eating the Earth: Spoken Word Night with
RikTheMost & Isla Reeves
Friday 09 February / 6.30pm /
$10 or $5 student/uwaged
Come through to CoCA for
a spoken word night headlined by UK powerhouse of poetry,
RikTheMost and Ōtautahi artist Isla Reeves. Participants
from our spoken word workshop (on Waitangi afternoon) will
also take the mic to perform works written in response to
CoCA's current exhibitions. CoCAcabana! End of
Exhibition Party
Friday 16 February / 5pm /
FREE
It's time to CoCAcabana! We'll be open from
5 – 8 so swap the rush hour for art, food, drinks, music
and… a Candy Crush Tournament! Artist Talk with
Hannah Beehre
Saturday 17 February / 2pm /
FREE
Join us for a Saturday afternoon artist talk with Hannah Beehre. Hannah will kōrero about her exhibition, Mures, et Terram.
Waitangi Day
Opening Hours
CoCA’s galleries will be closed until 1pm on Waitangi Day.
ENDS