MILK Bottle People: Messages of identity, life and kinship

Workshops + Classes

May 21, 2022

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Jul 31, 2022

VENUE:

MAHI | MANAAKI NUI

FREE

MILK Bottle People, organised by Frankton Library, is a series of community art workshops culminating in an exhibition from 15 June to 31 July | MANAAKI MAI. Opening event: Wednesday 15 June, 6-8pm.

The project explores personal stories of migration as key threads in the social fabric of our families and the wider community. Inspired by Christina Darras’s 2019 Bottle People installation at Craft Victoria in Melbourne, the project is designed to encourage conversations and share ideas around identity, belonging and kinship through a series of art workshops at Frankton Library and Te Atamira in May and June. The workshops culminate in an exhibition of participants’ work from 15 to 19 June at Te Atamira.

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Frankton Library invites all local residents of all ages and abilities to share stories and develop creative responses that illuminate the journeys people have made to become Queenstown Lakes District residents.

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Come along and get to know your neighbours. All ages and abilities are welcome!

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WORKSHOPS AT FRANKTON LIBRARY

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Every Thursday from 28 April to 19 May, 5:30 - 6:30

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WORKSHOPS AT TE ATAMIRA | MAHI TAHI

Every Saturday from 21 May to 11 June (**except Saturday 28 May), 10am - 1pm

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Using recycled bottles, papier-mâché, paint, imagination and curiosity, participants will create a personal totem to represent and celebrate their own stories, journeys and experiences as migrants to the Whakatipu region. The finished works and associated stories will be collected together to form a display in MANAAKI MAI - Te Atamira's community project space.

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Materials provided. All welcome. More information here

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This is a FREE community event. Group booking is essential, individual booking is encouraged.

For more information and to book, please contact Natasya Zambri from Frankton Library at frankton.library@qldc.govt.nz

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If you can't attend a workshop but would still like to contribute, you can also pick up a take-home kit from Te Atamira or Frankton Library.

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DISPLAY: EXTENDED SHOW - now open

MANAAKI MAI

15-31 June

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Come along to find out more about the journeys and stories of local people from many different cultural backgrounds and see their brilliant 'bottle people'.

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