Exhibition Opening Kiingi Tuheitia Portraiture Award
Join us to celebrate the opening of the Kiingi Tuheitia Portraiture Award 2025. Doors open 5.15PM, with formalities beginning promptly at 5.30PM, followed by speeches and kai.
The Kiingi Tuheitia Portraiture Award encourages young Maaori artists to create portraits of their tuupuna in any medium.
Touring from The New Zealand Portrait Gallery Te Pūkenga Whakaata, this exhibition showcases the artworks that were shortlisted by esteemed judges Renata Te Wiata (Waikato, Ngaati Mahuta. Te Arawa, Ngaati Kea, Ngaati Tuaraa), John Walsh (Te Aitanga a Hauiti, Irish), and Dr Areta Wilkinson (Kaai Tahu).
