The Moon Was Talking

The Moon Was Talking

Edith Amituanai and Kelston Girls College Year 11 art students

Te Uru Waitakere Contemporary Gallery
Learning Centre Gallery
420 Titirangi Road, Titirangi

31 July – 19 September 2021

West Auckland photographer Edith Amituanai MNZM presents a series of portraits made with Year 11 art students at Kelston Girls College through the Ministry of Education’s Creatives in Schools initiative. 

Using ideas of identity and self as a departure point, Year 11 art students made wearable three-dimensional sculptures that relate to the body. Alongside their art classes, the students were undertaking a Level 1 English assessment where they developed a dramatic monologue.

The Ministry of Education’s Creatives in Schools initiative gives schools and artists the opportunity to jointly apply for funding for artists to work directly with students.