Toi Kiri is an immersive artist experience hosted by Māori of  Tauranga Moana with artists from all around the globe gathering together in Mount Maunganui to celebrate cultural arts.

Toi Kiri 2023 profiles leading tattoo, tā moko, tātau and skin marking artists, alongside cultural artists, ceremony,  musicians, and performers for a full ten days of festivities including exhibitions, symposium, wānanga and an extraordinary festival weekend!

Immerse yourself in unique experiences and share what indigenous peoples the world over have to offer as they present the essence of their cultural identities at Toi Kiri 2023. Tauranga Moana, hosting the best of indigenous art! For more information visit www.toikiri.nz

Toi Kiri 2023: World Indigenous Arts Festival
Friday 29 September to Sunday 1 October
Whareroa Reserve, Mount Maunganui

Over 200 artists gathered together for one unique public cultural festival event. Toi Kiri’s three-day public festival returns bigger than ever at Whareroa Reserve, Mount Maunganui.

Tā Tatau, Tā Moko and Skin Marking Artists, Cultural Arts, Musicians, Performers, ceremony, workshops, food and more. Celebrate with us unique expressions of world indigenous art at Toi Kiri 2023. Pre-book your indigenous tattoo artist before September, and don’t forget to check back to our website for updates on who’s coming to Toi Kiri 2023.

Open from 1.00pm – 8.00pm Friday 29 September, 9.00am – 8.00pm Saturday 30 September, and 9.00am-5.00pm Sunday 1 October.

$10.00 Entry per day | Under 12 FREE** – Find more info at www.toikiri.nz
Purchase your tickets today! ALL ONLINE TICKET PURCHASES GO IN THE PRIZE DRAW TO WIN ONE OF TEN PRIZE PACKS VALUED AT $100!
(Drawn 1.00pm Sunday 1 October 2023)

Other events at Toi Kiri 2023: 

Te Kahu o Toi Kiri Exhibition
Thursday 28 September to Wednesday 4 October
Tauranga Art Gallery Pop UP & Kūwao Space, Tauranga

Spread across two Tauranga CBD locations at Tauranga’s very own Toi Tauranga Pop UP, and Kūwao Space, Te Kahu o Toi Kiri showcases the art of our artist participants of Toi Kiri 2023: World Indigenous Arts Festival.

Te Kahu o Toi Kiri explores the dialogue between the exercise of skin marking and a range of cultural art practices; customary and contemporary, Te Kahu o Toi Kiri  – the ‘cloak’ of indigenous body marking traditions. The exhibition opens 5.00pm on Thursday 28 September and will be open daily, until Wednesday the 4th October 5.00pm.

Entry is free.

Te Kahu o Toi Kiri Symposium
Monday 2 October to Wednesday 4 October
Tauranga Art Gallery POP UP & Kūwao Space, Tauranga

Alongside Te Kahu o Toi Kiri exhibition, our artists are presenting three days of workshops, forum and discussions including

• Peata Larkin and Alexis Neal talking to Julie Paama-Pengelly about their exhibition Whaka-aho
• Dion Kaszas presenting on Nlaka’pamux Blackwork traditions (Canada)
• Artist panel discussions with Mā’ohi from Tahiti Islands
• and more to be announced soon …

Follow us on Facebook and Instagram @ngauriomuturangi for updates, or www.toikiri.nz to stay up-to-date, with artist and workshop release dates.