Post by Kiwi Frontline on Apr 26, 2023 4:24:45 GMT 12
NEW PLYMOUTH DISTRICT COUNCIL IWI COMMITTEE WANTS MORE MĀORI PUBLIC ART
New Plymouth District Council (NPDC) officers have suggested urgent changes to its Art in Public Places Strategy, to keep viable the independent trust that buys the artworks.
But the committee, Te Huinga Taumatua, last week seized the process to push for more local Māori artists and narratives, and for iwi and hapū to get a say on the trust.
Those calls will now go to a full council meeting to be voted on.....
www.nzherald.co.nz/kahu/new-plymouth-district-council-iwi-committee-wants-more-maori-public-art/SGTTRNCYWVFMNDKLWLULZ22ZGM/
New Plymouth District Council (NPDC) officers have suggested urgent changes to its Art in Public Places Strategy, to keep viable the independent trust that buys the artworks.
But the committee, Te Huinga Taumatua, last week seized the process to push for more local Māori artists and narratives, and for iwi and hapū to get a say on the trust.
Those calls will now go to a full council meeting to be voted on.....
www.nzherald.co.nz/kahu/new-plymouth-district-council-iwi-committee-wants-more-maori-public-art/SGTTRNCYWVFMNDKLWLULZ22ZGM/