Sunday 15 May 2011

Australia Pacific Arts Network

The Australia Contemporary Pacific Arts Trust was founded 16 June 2010 and is a collective initiative of Pacific artists and curators based in Melbourne, Australia.  It was born out of a meeting of like-minded artists and curators Shigeyuki Kihara, Maryann Talia Pau, Sana Balai and Loketi Niua Latu as issues were raised that there is a need for Pacific artists and supporters to come together to nurture the development of Contemporary Pacific arts in Australia.


First APAN dinner - Shigeyuki Kihara's Apartment - June 2010
1. Shigeyuki Kihara, Maryann Talia Pau & Loketi Niua Latu
2. Marie-Channel Dwyer & Ann Fuata
3. Dr Sione 'Akau'ola, Rita Hinekauia Morrison, Jules Sharman & Dee Stanton
4. Ranu James, Emeretta Cross & Sana Balai
ACPAT is a non profit organisation which aims to help nurture, foster and develop the contemporary pacific arts movement in Australia.  As a NGO it continues to pursue its goals through promoting and providing profile to Pacific heritage artists and their work.  It operates on the understanding that the artists remain independent of ACPAT and come together through the ACPAT connection to participate in arts events.


1. Leuli Esraghi & Patrice Pauc
2.Maryann & Sana
3. Namila & Emeretta
4. Lisa Hilli & Sana


After four amasing dinners from 2010 - 2011 hosted by Shigeyuki Kihara & Loketi Niua Latu, Rita Hinekauia Morrison, Namila Benson and Julie Tipene-O'Toole, ACPAT is boldly moving forward with its formalisation process in June 2011 with a new working title The Australia Pacific Arts Network.


A draft Constitution was formulated by Dr Guy Powles and  we will be holding our first Inaugural General Meeting next month.


APAN Dinner at Rita Hinekauia Morrison's - August 2010
1. Sana &  Jules
2. Loketi & Maryann
3. Connor Holmes & Leuli
4. Rita & Maryann


New Zealand based co-founder Shigeyuki Kihara who is of Samoan and Japanese heritage will be in Australia this month and will be gracing us with her presence at our first Inaugural Meeting.


Website
http://www.shigeyukikihara.com

Shigeyuki Kihara


Yuki rehearsing for the Emerge Fest with the Kiribati & Sudanese Communities in Melbourne 2010

Yuki at Victorian College of the Arts for Talanoa: Walk The Talk VII 2010

Yuki directing the Court Performance at the National Gallery of Victoria 2010


Dinner at Brook's 2010
Artists' Brook Andrew, Shigeyuki Kihara, Loketi Niua Latu & Indigenous Anthropologist Marcia Langton
APAN is looking forward to providing a 2012 - 2013 Pacific arts program and entering a new phase of solidifying it's place in the Melbourne Arts scene.  Please come support all of us by attending, sharing the rich, diverse cultures of the Pacific through the arts!


Mana Couture Collection 2010 by Maryann Talia Pau
Fashioning The Mana
1. Batman Who?
2. Mana Blues
3. Plate Up
4. Untitled


Mana Couture Collection 2010 by Maryann Talia Pau
1. City Chic Wahine
2.
Back of City Chic Wahine
3. Faamolemole pe, mafai ona tatou lalaga faatasi -
Please can I weave with you?
4. Mo lo'u Tama - For My Dad


The talented Maryann Talia Pau (APAN co-founder) is of Samoan heritage and her work begins with Mana Couture jewellery and adornment as a means to explore ceremony, place and identity.  She is also doing some amasing things with the Pacific Women's Weaving Circle, a weaving group she founded, so keep an eye out for the weaving times held every month, in various parts of Melbourne with co-founder Lisa Hilli.  


Check out her Pacific bling via her webpage, where her 2011 Autumn/Winter Collection is now on sale!


Maryann Talia Pau
http://www.maryanntaliapau.net


Pacific Women's Weaving Circle 


http://www.facebook.com/pacificwomensweavingcircle


Also check out her collaboration with Melbourne's Social Studios!
http://www.thesocialstudio.org/The_Social_Studio___Remixed_Design/TSS.html


Rebirth by Maryann Talia Pau 2011
Social Studios Collaboration
Social Studios Collaboration 2011




Social Studios Collaboration 2011






The beautiful Maryann Talia Pau and her husband Mark Yettica-Paulsen




Namila Benson wearing Empress by Maryann Talia Pau 2010
We are blessed to have the ABC's Journalist, Radio broadcaster Namila Benson who hails from Tolai in Papua New Guinea putting our projects out there via radio and television!

Namila Benson wearing Flash Plate by Maryann Talia Pau - part of her 2011 Collection
Flash Plate 2011 by Maryann Talia Pau
Model: Our very own Marie-Channel Dwyer
Photos by: Lisa Hilli

Style with Mana 2011 by Maryann Talia pau
Photos by Lisa Hilli
1. Matt Rua wearing Chief
2. Clinton George
3. Sydney Asiata 


Lisa Hilli's Just Like Home Installation

Lisa Hilli is from Tolai, Papua New Guinea and is instrumental in documenting our artistic journey through the lens of her camera.  An irreplaceable asset to the ACPAT members!
Check out details of Lisa Hilli's 2010 National Tour - Just Like Home

APAN Dinner at Namila Benson's -  November 2010
1. Brook Andrew, Namila & friend
2. Lisa Hilli & Loketi
3. Taloi Havini, Pauline Vetuna & Namila's Dad
4. Paia & Ranu

Pauline Vetuna (Tolai, Papua New Guinea) has an amasing voice when it comes to writing!  Check out her blog
http://paulinevetuna.wordpress.com
1. Geraldine Barlow, Salote Tawale & Namila
2. Jules Tipene-O'Toole, Mark Yettica-Paulsen, Vaidas Stalioraitis, Brook Andrew, Marcia Langton
3. Leuli & Mark
4. Julie, Rita & Maryann



Salote Tawale's show is back in Melbourne next month!  Check it out!
http://www.ccp.org.au/exhibitions.php?f=CCP_Shop_Space
Unnerved Exhibition at the National Gallery of Victoria 2010
Lisa Hilli, Loketi Niua Latu, Lisa Reihana, Maryann Talia Pau & Jacob Tolo

http://www.ngv.vic.gov.au/whats-on/exhibitions/exhibitions/unnerved-contemporary-new-zealand-art


Jacob Tolo who is of Samoan heritage.  He is an amasing graphics designer, for those of you needing some Pacific flavour visually, give him a call!


APAN members were invited to the Opening of the Unnerved Exhibition: The New Zealand Project where we had the pleasure of meeting visiting New Zealand artists Lisa Reihana and John Pule.


John Pule and Loketi Niua Latu
Unnerved Exhibition, National Gallery of Victoria 2010

Patrice, Leuli, Rita, Loketi, Jules and Jason Eades at Rita's Farewell
April 2011

In April we said goodbye to one of our biggest APAN supporter Rita Hinekauia Morrison who sadly returned home to Aotearoa for retirement.  We are all grateful for her eternal support and wish her all the best in retirement at the marae at Whakaki!


Loketi, Patrice, Leuli & Rita


Rita Hinekauia Morrison
Fefine,
Woman of
...photographic series 2011
Artwork by Loketi Niua Latu & Lisa Hilli
Graphics & post production by Dale Mark Ackermann
Printing by Impact Digital



APAN Dinner at Julie Tipene - O'Toole's 
May 2011
Lia Pa'a, Georgie Sedgwick, Lisa Hilli & Venina Kaloumaira

Cultrual Diversity Educator Lia Pa'apa'a who is of Samoan, Tongan and South American heritage is project managing the Pacific Stories Film Project with Amie Batalibasi, who has just won Best Ultra Short at the Reel Earth Awards 2011 in New Zealand for her film Tide of Change.



Pacific Stories aims to explore Melanesian Identities through discussion, storytelling and film making.  Screening premiers June 25 at the Footscray Arts Centre.  Get your tickets now as they are selling fast!

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1. Taloi Havini & Namila
2. Deb Chapman, Stephanie Kabanyana & Eric Bridgeman
3. Leuli, Namila, Lisa and Deb
4. Deb & Lisa
1. Leuli and Julie
2. Stephanie, Georgie and Taloi
3. Lia, Deb, V, Eric and Loketi
4. Eric Bridgeman


Brisbane based  multi-disciplinary artist Eric Bridgeman is in town for his new show Yuri Yal Ton (Bad Man of the Yuri).  Now showing at the Dianne Tanzer Gallery + projects (108-110 Gertrude Street, Fitzroy)  Eric is of Papua New Guinean heritage, and we were grateful to show him some Pacific love on Saturday during our artist dinner.


Make time to see his new works from 30 April - 21 May 2011.


Yuri Yal Ton, Self-portrait with Instant Shield #1 2011
Eric Bridgeman
http://www.ericbridgeman.com/contact.html
 
Our Facebook page is what is current and check it out to stay in the loop with the lastest news about APAN until our new website is launched in October 2011.


APAN Facebook Link:
http://www.facebook.com/AustraliaPacificArtsNetwork




Email: loketi@gmail.com for any inquires regarding APAN

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