by Rose Rees-Owen | Jul 29, 2026 | News & Blog
Kay Shibuya’s exhibition hopes to spread love and peace throughout the world, especially to war-torn areas. Titled Love and Peace, Kay’s exhibition opens on Wednesday 29 July at 5 pm at Studio One Toi Tū and runs until 27 August. Exhibiting at...
by Rose Rees-Owen | Jun 25, 2026 | News & Blog
Toi Hono is a art class from the te ao Māori perspective. Many pieces are worked on collaboratively, including the centre piece of the latestToi Hono Exhibition. Toi Hono is a newer class at Toi Ora. To begin with, the class attendance used to be one or two people,...
by Rose Rees-Owen | Mar 30, 2026 | News & Blog
Mars Cook was behind the light installation on Auckland Harbour bridge for Auckland Pride and has been coming to Toi Ora since he was 14. What did it mean to you to create the light installation for Auckland Pride? This project was something that aligned with...
by Rose Rees-Owen | Jan 28, 2026 | News & Blog
In Toi Ora’s 30th year, we caught up with an alumni artist, Sam RB, who attended Toi Ora from 2000 – 2010. Sam has kept up a consistent creative practice, which has led him to places such as the London Olympics, but more importantly, it has guided him on his path to...
by Rose Rees-Owen | Jul 24, 2025 | News & Blog
Lisa’s healing and creative practice wrapped in mātauranga Māori led her to be the Toi Hono tutor at Toi Ora. She says stepping into the space felt like ‘a warm hug’. Tell us a bit about yourself and your background? Ko Te Weraiti tōku maunga,Te Tainui tōku waka,Ko...
