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| 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 |
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| 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.
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| 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
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| Shigeyuki Kihara |
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| Yuki rehearsing for the Emerge Fest with the Kiribati & Sudanese Communities in Melbourne 2010 |
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| Yuki at Victorian College of the Arts for Talanoa: Walk The Talk VII 2010 |
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| Yuki directing the Court Performance at the National Gallery of Victoria 2010 |
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| Dinner at Brook's 2010 Artists' Brook Andrew, Shigeyuki Kihara, Loketi Niua Latu & Indigenous Anthropologist Marcia Langton |
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| Mana Couture Collection 2010 by Maryann Talia Pau Fashioning The Mana 1. Batman Who? 2. Mana Blues 3. Plate Up 4. Untitled |
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| 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
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| Rebirth by Maryann Talia Pau 2011 Social Studios Collaboration |
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| Social Studios Collaboration 2011 |
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| Social Studios Collaboration 2011 |
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| The beautiful Maryann Talia Pau and her husband Mark Yettica-Paulsen |
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| 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!
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| Namila Benson wearing Flash Plate by Maryann Talia Pau - part of her 2011 Collection |
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| Flash Plate 2011 by Maryann Talia Pau Model: Our very own Marie-Channel Dwyer Photos by: Lisa Hilli |
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| Style with Mana 2011 by Maryann Talia pau Photos by Lisa Hilli 1. Matt Rua wearing Chief 2. Clinton George 3. Sydney Asiata |
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| 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
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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.  Unnerved Exhibition, National Gallery of Victoria 2010 |
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| 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!
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| Loketi, Patrice, Leuli & Rita |
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| 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 |
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APAN Dinner at Julie Tipene - O'Toole's
May 2011
Lia Pa'a, Georgie Sedgwick, Lisa Hilli & Venina Kaloumaira
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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!
Webpage
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| 1. Taloi Havini & Namila 2. Deb Chapman, Stephanie Kabanyana & Eric Bridgeman 3. Leuli, Namila, Lisa and Deb 4. Deb & Lisa |
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| 1. Leuli and Julie 2. Stephanie, Georgie and Taloi 3. Lia, Deb, V, Eric and Loketi 4. Eric Bridgeman |
Make time to see his new works from 30 April - 21 May 2011.
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| Yuri Yal Ton, Self-portrait with Instant Shield #1 2011 Eric Bridgeman |
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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