The TAIHOA E HOA – NATIVES BE WOKE Episode 8, Part 2 [of 3]:
Lou, Vicki and Irene visit with 2019 Dunedin School of Art Resident Jasmine Togo-Brisby at her ‘Birds of Passage’ exhibition. This exhibition reflects on Jasmine’s Australian South Sea Islander heritage and the atrocities her people have suffered. Jasmine shares candidly about her life experiences and the influences behind her art. A heart-warming and eye-opening experience.

Jasmine Togo-Brisby Exhibition Notes:
“Togo-Brisby’s exhibition, Birds of Passage, is the culmination of a 12-week artist residency at the Dunedin School Art and the result of a partnership with Tautai, a national organisation dedicated to the development and ongoing support of Pacific arts and artists.

Togo-Brisby’s exhibition examines the historical practice of ‘blackbirding’, a romanticised colloquialism for the Pacific slave trade, and the contemporary legacy that this practice has imparted on those who trace their roots to New Zealand and Australia through the slave-diaspora.”

EPISODE 8 SUMMARY:
In this final episode of the NBW 125 Series, Vicki, Lou and Irene interview Dunedin School of Art 2019 Resident Jasmine Togo-Brisby at her Birds of Passage exhibition; discuss government plans for investment into Creative New Zealand. Vicki talks about her involvement in the Coutts research project (currently underway at the Dunedin Art Gallery) and shares about the Puaka Matariki Festival celebration in Ōtepoti – 25 June to 9 July 2019 – that she is co-ordinating.

The TAIHOA E HOA – NATIVES BE WOKE project broadcast is available over live Radio, downloadable as a podcast and watchable as a Vlog. This is a permanent record available through the web.

The project not only shines a spotlight on wahine Māori but also highlights and acknowledges our indigenous sisters of the pacific. The unique perspectives indigenous females bring to the arts have not yet been delivered in this type of media format and as a first, this project is especially significant in the region of Dunedin and Otago.

During these 8 episodes, presenters Vicki Lenihan, Lou Kewene-Doig, and Irene Karongo Hundleby highlight the ongoing issues for women and girls within arts and culture spaces, examine the barriers to engaging and discuss the ways we can break down these barriers. Through the use of social media and Vlog we strive to also engage with younger audiences in conversations about these issues.

Many thanks to our sponsors Suffrage 125 Community Fund and OAR FM (Otago Access Radio) for making this VLOG broadcast project possible ♥

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