What’s at stake: Māori art is experiencing unprecedented market demand, with the most Māori artists ever represented at the Aotearoa Art Fair, starting at Auckland’s Viaduct Convention Centre today.
Background: The Aotearoa Art Fair, now in its second year under international owners Tim Etchells and Sandy Angus (Art Assembly), achieved $4 million in sales last year.
Main players: Key figures include fair director Sue Waymouth, leading artists Brett Graham and Bob Jahnke, gallerist Tim Melville, and artist and gallery co-director Jade Townsend.
The Aotearoa Art Fair opens today in Auckland amid a surge of national and international attention for Māori artists – a movement reshaping both New Zealand's creative economy and its global cultural brand.
Over four days, collectors, curators, and art lovers will gather at the Viaduct Events
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What’s at stake: Māori art is experiencing unprecedented market demand, with the most Māori artists ever represented at the Aotearoa Art Fair, starting at Auckland’s Viaduct Convention Centre today.
Background: The Aotearoa Art Fair, now in its second year under international owners Tim Etchells and Sandy Angus (Art Assembly), achieved $4 million in sales last year.
Main players: Key figures include fair director Sue Waymouth, leading artists Brett Graham and Bob Jahnke, gallerist Tim Melville, and artist and gallery co-director Jade Townsend.
