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SAVAGE IN THE GARDEN by Tanu Gago

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Published in A new contemporary Pacific art gallery opens in South Auckland on Queen’s Birthday Weekend

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Our #VunilagiVouStudio has had a few test runs but it is finally complete with these custom tables made by the excellent #SeanKerrigan, who designed and fitted out Vunilagi Vou. We love the calming vibes from the @duluxnz Ashhurst feature walls. A massive shout out to @mangereotahuhuarts who have seed funded this initiative; we can’t wait to roll out some excellent programming for this space over the next six months! #Ōtāhuhu #SouthAuckland #PacificArt A space for #Making #Thinking #Planning #Dreaming ✨🙌🏽✨

Tonight is our first #TeReoToiToko gathering in the #VunilagiVouStudio! @leilanikake is facilitating a reo Māori only discussion space using our current exhibition, #FAFSWAG6 as a starting point for conversation... this event is ideal for Māori language learners interested in meeting others on their language learning journey and looking for opportunities to flex their skills and vocabulary! All welcome! #TeReoMāori #VunilagiVou #PacificArt #MoanaOceania #FAFSWAG #LeilaniKake #Ōtāhuhu #SouthAuckland

#VVCritClub is an occasional gathering hosted at #VunilagiVouStudio; the event is an opportunity to discuss the current exhibition, and issues and ideas bought to the table by those in attendance. All welcome! Vinaka vakalevu to #MāngereŌtāhuhuLocalBoard for supporting critical discussion as a vital component of growing our arts ecology! #PacificArt #Ōtāhuhu #SouthAuckland #Critique #Grow #Learn #Talanoa

The #VunilagiVouStudio is officially being launched this month with the announcement of a series of free community workshops running from October to November! This initiative has been inspired and supported by the excellent investment #MāngereŌtāhuhuLocalBoard makes in our local arts ecology - a big vinaka vakalevu! In November we are thrilled to be hosting the *first* joint exhibition of #Ōtāhuhu creative duo, @lissy.cole and @rudi_friday entitled “Sweet Jungle of Mine”! Lissy and Rudi will be hosting crochet workshops every Saturday throughout November, check out the VV Facebook event page for more details! #LissyCole #RudiRobinson #VunilagiVou #CrochetWorkshops #Māngere #Ōtāhuhu #Community #SouthAuckland #LocalArtists

Ema had a quick trip to Fiji en route to Hong Kong this week for the exciting @parasite.hk conference starting today, and locked in the New Zealand launch of the book project “The Legend of Tanovo and Tautaumolau” written by Kaliopate Tavola as part of an epic #Dravuni village engagement project involving drawing workshops, storytelling, exhibition making and even church preaching! We’re super excited to launch this special bilingual book title at #VunilagiVou next month and host Kaliopate for a storytelling slash community engagement master class in the new #VunilagiVouStudio! Watch this space! #FatherDaughterTings #Kadavu #TeamFiji #PacificArt #EthicalEngagement #ItTakesAVillage #CuratorialCollabo #KaliopateTavola

A few lovely shots from Monday night’s first #VVArcadeTalks event, which bought an eclectic group of art heads down to #Ōtāhuhu! Still cracking up at Grayson’s dab 😂😂 and lovely to host the wonderful @detroit__boy! 🙌🏽 See you again and safe travels! 😘 #SouthAuckland #PacificArt #Community #LukeWillisThompson #GoodGang

An audience with @lukewillisthompson 🙌🏽 We hosted Luke for an artist talk on Monday and it was a gorgeous night, thank you team, and everyone who came along. Thank you Luke, and Hana, and to the Thompson family... what a special night! Vinaka vakalevu 🙌🏽 #FijianLanguageWeek #MonolingualFijians lol #PacificArt #VunilagiVou #ArcadeTalks #Ōtāhuhu #SouthAuckland #LukeWillisThompson

It’s on like donkey kong! @lukewillisthompson is in town and we’re excited to be hosting an artist talk as the first in a series of Vunilagi Vou Arcade Talks! Come through on Monday 7 October from 7pm for a special insight into Luke’s practice and thinking. We have chosen not to record or live stream this event, so if you can make it, this’ll be a goody! #Ōtāhuhu #SouthAuckland #CrochetYouStay #PacificArt #LukeWillisThompson #FijianLanguageWeek

Moments of reflection with @lissy.cole’s latest work dedicated to the formidable @sosisi_banger, @fafswag O.G! This third work in the @creativenz funded #CrochetYouStay series is currently showing in the #VunilagiVou arcade and up until November! #Crochet #LissyCole #FalencieFilipo #125Suffrage #Dip #Iconic #Ōtāhuhu #SouthAuckland

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