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EXHIBITION 2023: Toritos de Pucará – Ceramic Bull Votives of the Peruvian Andes

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Date:

Thu 13 Apr 2023, 10:00 am - 5:00pm

Venue:

Academy galleries
1 Queens Wharf
Wellington

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Fri 14 Apr 2023, 10:00 am - 5:00pm

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Academy galleries
1 Queens Wharf
Wellington

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Sat 15 Apr 2023, 10:00 am - 5:00pm

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Academy galleries
1 Queens Wharf
Wellington

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Sun 16 Apr 2023, 10:00 am - 5:00pm

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Academy galleries
1 Queens Wharf
Wellington

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Mon 17 Apr 2023, 10:00 am - 5:00pm

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Academy galleries
1 Queens Wharf
Wellington

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Tue 18 Apr 2023, 10:00 am - 5:00pm

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Academy galleries
1 Queens Wharf
Wellington

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Wed 19 Apr 2023, 10:00 am - 5:00pm

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Academy galleries
1 Queens Wharf
Wellington

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Thu 20 Apr 2023, 10:00 am - 5:00pm

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Academy galleries
1 Queens Wharf
Wellington

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Fri 21 Apr 2023, 10:00 am - 5:00pm

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Academy galleries
1 Queens Wharf
Wellington

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Sat 22 Apr 2023, 10:00 am - 5:00pm

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Academy galleries
1 Queens Wharf
Wellington

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Sun 23 Apr 2023, 10:00 am - 5:00pm

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Academy galleries
1 Queens Wharf
Wellington

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Mon 24 Apr 2023, 10:00 am - 5:00pm

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Academy galleries
1 Queens Wharf
Wellington

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Tue 25 Apr 2023, 10:00 am - 5:00pm

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Academy galleries
1 Queens Wharf
Wellington

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Wed 26 Apr 2023, 10:00 am - 5:00pm

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Academy galleries
1 Queens Wharf
Wellington

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Thu 27 Apr 2023, 10:00 am - 5:00pm

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Academy galleries
1 Queens Wharf
Wellington

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Fri 28 Apr 2023, 10:00 am - 5:00pm

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Academy galleries
1 Queens Wharf
Wellington

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Sat 29 Apr 2023, 10:00 am - 5:00pm

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Academy galleries
1 Queens Wharf
Wellington

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Sun 30 Apr 2023, 10:00 am - 5:00pm

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Academy galleries
1 Queens Wharf
Wellington

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Mon 1 May 2023, 10:00 am - 5:00pm

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Academy galleries
1 Queens Wharf
Wellington

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Tue 2 May 2023, 10:00 am - 5:00pm

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Academy galleries
1 Queens Wharf
Wellington

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Wed 3 May 2023, 10:00 am - 5:00pm

Venue:

Academy galleries
1 Queens Wharf
Wellington

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Thu 4 May 2023, 10:00 am - 5:00pm

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Academy galleries
1 Queens Wharf
Wellington

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Fri 5 May 2023, 10:00 am - 5:00pm

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Academy galleries
1 Queens Wharf
Wellington

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Sat 6 May 2023, 10:00 am - 5:00pm

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Academy galleries
1 Queens Wharf
Wellington

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Sun 7 May 2023, 10:00 am - 5:00pm

Venue:

Academy galleries
1 Queens Wharf
Wellington

Category:

Visual Arts, Arts Culture, Exhibitions, Free Entry Event, Ethnic Communities, Ceramic, Sculpture

Accessibility:

Wheelchair Access, Accessible Toilets

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Listed By:

NZ Academy of Fine Arts

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13 April – 7 May 2023

An international touring exhibition of unique Peruvian folk art brought to Wellington from its successful Japanese tour courtesy of the Embassy of Peru.

The Peruvian Andes have a mystical aura, where ancestral beliefs based on nature and the magic of objects mix with Christian faith. In the south of Peru in Pucará-Puno, spiritualism and ceramic art combine in the “Torito de Pucará”, a unique cultural artifact full of symbols and details that has become representative of the Pucará culture and of Peruvian culture generally.

These colourful ceramics date to the arrival of the Spanish and introduction of bulls into traditional festivals. Today it is common to find colourful ceramic representations of bulls as ornaments both inside homes and on the ridges of their roofs, usually in pairs that capture the fusion of positive and negative energies to act as a symbol of protection and happiness for the families within.

 

 

 

Where to find us:

Hours:  Daily 10am - 5pm

 

Address: 1 Queens Wharf, Wellington, NZ

Postal Address: PO Box 25482, Wellington 6140

Phone:  04 499 8807

Email:  info@nzafa.com

 
 

 

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LightSpace Gallery

As we move to a firm programme of exhibitions in the main gallery, LightSpace Gallery becomes our venue for smaller exhibitions, individual artist hires and solo shows. We are offering 12-day hires giving two weekends – Wednesday through Sunday of the following week – at $160 per day including GST.

Shared between two artists, $80 per day for about 10m of gallery wall each is a cost-effective opportunity for artists to exhibit a group of works.

Contact Exhibitions@nzafa.com if you are interested in any of these dates.

 
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