So much going on around Tauranga this weekend. It will be amazing down at the Historic Village where the Incubator and Steampunk aficionados will be putting it all on show…don’t miss the sculpture in the Incubator gallery. Steampunk Saturday tomorrow 8th September 2018!

I was prevailing upon the well-established good-nature of artist and gallery owner (with others) Nick Eggleston down at the Historic Village this afternoon as he put the final touches to his sculpture for the Incubator Steampunk exhibition. It was simply amazing. Have a look, but make sure you get on down there.

The care and detailing on this work is amazing

You won’t believe what this is…Nick’s concept is almost psychological

You will find Nick and his colleagues at Imprint Gallery at the Historic Village https://www.facebook.com/pages/category/Shopping—Retail/Imprint-Gallery-225270567978029/

Check out Nick’s work at https://artnik.weebly.com/

AND WHILE YOU’RE DOWN AT THE HISTORIC VILLAGE MAKE SURE YOU CHECK OUT THE SCULPTURE GARDEN ISAAC WESTON HAS CREATED BEHIND THE INCUBATOR

Precise and repetitive with stunning results

ARTbop promotes

(or we think you should check this out!)

ARTbop is promoting poetry in the Western Bay of Plenty

alchemy

SPOKEN WORD POETRY

Join us every second Thursday of the month,

6.00pm to 8.30pm

Read your own poems or poems by your favourite poet. Enjoy the power of the spoken word!

Phone: 07 571 8722 021 145 5810

AND JUST TO TAX OUR BRAINS – FOR SEPTEMBER’S GATHERING/CONVERSATION – WE’LL BE HAVING OUR OWN GIVEN WORDS COMPETITION! Come along and share in the atmosphere of the Black Sheep Bar & Grill Whakamarama and the excitement of spoken words.

Poster

New Zealand – Māori Language Week, te wiki o te reo Māori, is a government-sponsored initiative promoting the use of Māori language, one of the three official national languages of the country (Māori, English and New Zealand Sign Language). The week is part of the broader Māori language revival and raises public awareness for Māori language revitalization, learning and public usage.

Look for details online Te Taura Whiri i te Reo Māori
http://www.tetaurawhiri.govt.nz
https://www.facebook.com/tetaurawhiri
https://twitter.com/reomaori

Dates for the 2018 Māori Language Week are September 10-16 with the theme ‘Kia Kaha Te Reo Māori.’

September 14 is Māori Language Day, a reminder of the day 1972 when the petition for te reo Māori was suspended in the parliament.

ARTbop

the Bay of Plenty’s creative arts magazine!