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Past projects in the Tamaki area

Glen Innes summer holiday youth mural - a RAW project

This project took place during the summer holidays and was aimed at Glen Innes youth between 13 to 17 years who are keen to help transform the Glenbrae scout hall. They worked with professional graffiti artist Janine Williams AKA Lady Diva. They idea was to paint a mural that represents the Glen Innes youth focussing on the difference between tagging and the professional art form.

Glen Innes Youth mural - February 2007

Otahuhu Family Day

This great family event at Sturges Park took place on Friday 16 February 2008. There was plenty of opportunity to participate in this collaborative visual art project which will be installed at the local recreation centre.

The art work is based around local flowers and was created by participants who painted, sewed, sculpted and drew to create this community art project!

RAW local arts project

Taniwha

Up to 35 teenagers took part in this project with the core group of girls from McAuley College. They worked with artist Nikki Butler to create the taniwha, Hikuwaru. Built out of many different modern materials, he surfaced at his traditional resting place, the Panmure Basin, the polluted water having roused him from sleep to urge people to keep the estuary clean. His arrival was announced by members of the group leaving taniwha sized footprints and ecologically significant gifts outside three local libraries.

Taniwha

Youth mosaic - adding colour to Glen Innes

'Working on the mosaic

Bringing people together is the inspiration behind a beautiful mosaic being laid out in Glen Innes's Mayfair Place, and dozens of local people have been pitching in to help piece it together.

When complete, almost 100 square metres of intricate patterns will transform one of Mayfair Place's popular seating areas with colour and symbolism that reflects a strongly multicultural suburb.

The idea for a mosaic came from the 12 members of Mana Youth group, who formed in Glen Innes last year to look at 'how we can make things better for the youth of Glen Innes'.

Mana Youth approached the Tamaki Community Board and Glen Innes Business association with the idea, and received enthusiastic support. The Community Board donated $5,000 and the business association pledged a further $3,000 toward the cost of construction and materials. Auckland City supported the project with advice and assistance from Community Arts Coordinator Gail Richards, and the Panmure Tile Depot also helped out, providing a truckload of tiles and the expertise of mosaic consultant Kate Croskery-Pottinger.

Designing the mosaic was a collaborative effort between Mana Youth, Youthtown Glen Innes Project worker Davina Hight and Maori artist Te Aroha, who translated the themes of 'unity' and 'coming together' into the final design.