Exhibition
1924 marks the year that building on the Homestead at the heart of Corban Estate was completed, and the Corban family first resided in their new home. Almost 100 years later, 1924 presents a dynamic group of contemporary textile artists in Aotearoa who each nod to the domestic nature of both the Homestead Galleries and their own considered practices in embroidery, weaving, crochet, quilting, tapestry and tuft-rug. Through the complexity and tactility of the fibre medium, 1924 considers the historic and modern-day roles of textiles both in the home and in the gallery space. Each work evokes the enchanting heritage and memory of the Corban Estate galleries; once a parlour, a library and various bedrooms within the Corban family home on Great North Road.
View exhibition booklet and artist bios here.
View exhibition catalogue here.
Photography by Ralph Brown.
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Upcoming Activities
Pakiwaitara - Pakuranga Rahihi: Traditional stories of Tāmaki Makaurau
Available Term 4 2024 - Term 1 2025
Mon 14 Oct thru to Fri 11 Apr
Primary - Secondary: Y0 - Y13
This workshop commences with a shadow puppet presentation and pūrākau (story) voiced by master storyteller Pita Turei, narrating a time of magic and a story of supernatural powers and action.
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Teachers’ Professional Development
Weekdays by appointment.
Teachers: 18+
Learn skills and techniques employed in our specialised method of art education to help your team build valuable creative solutions for teaching in various ways.
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A Dance of Patterns
Available Term 4 2024
Mon 14 Oct – Fri 20 Dec
Primary - Secondary: Y3 - Y13
Design a beautiful unique printed kite that really flies!
In this workshop students will develop a variety of practical skills and problem-solving techniques examining the mathematical nature of patterns, the science of kitemaking, and art design skills in the planning and decorating of their kites.
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