Vic Gurney’s Truck @ Village Arts, Kohukohu
Kohukohu is home to Village Arts, a superb gallery that exhibits the work of Hokianga artists. Village Arts trustees are passionate about their community and are currently celebrating a significant local icon, Vic Gurney’s truck, as a focus of community stories, relationships…
Māori Maps
You may have noticed the name of this site has been changed to the Museum of the Vernacular from the Cultural Mapping Project. Do not panic! Mapping still runs through the veins of the Museum of the Vernacular. This Maori…
Alex Taylor awarded a Silver Scroll!
Above: Alex Taylor installing his map of New Zealand composers for the Cultural mapping Project exhibition Sum of the Parts. (late) Congratulations to Alex Taylor the 2012 winner of the SOUNZ Contemporary Award for his piece [inner]. The APRA (the…
The Invisible Landscape Mapping Workshop this Saturday at the Museum of the Vernacular
Don’t forget! This weekend Deborah Knowles will be hosting a mapping workshop at the Museum of the Vernacular on Kerr St from 11am. Come along and learn how to make your own personal map. It is free and to attend…
The Cultural Mapping Project conversations: Luke Jacomb
http://youtu.be/249m7JRejt0 A while ago I was lucky enough to visit renowned glass artist Luke Jacomb at his new workshop and studio in West Auckland. This is brief interview from the day and features cameos from two other creatives: Joseph Nerney and Rene…
Volunteers: Help to map New Zealand’s cultural identity
Are you interested in New Zealand’s creative community? What about cultural identity? Have you ever thought about what makes New Zealand the place it is, aside from it’s geographical location, sheep and rugby? We are looking for creative individuals or…
Cultural Mapping as a methodology has infinite applications:
You could for example map the development of the hamburger across a chronological or a geographical axis… This was a little gif we made for a YouTube video which didn’t make the cut. Thought you might like it anyway. The…