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Thailand Biennale 2025
The Thailand Ministry of Culture, through the Office of Contemporary Art and Culture (OCAC), has launched a national initiative to organize the Thailand Biennale, an international contemporary art exhibition. This initiative aims to foster the growth of contemporary art and creativity while strengthening curatorial practices across the country.
The Thailand Biennale is envisioned as a vital platform to enhance both the intrinsic and economic value of art and culture. The Thailand Biennale looks to provide greater artistic collaboration and broader public recognition of the importance and relevance of art in today's society, thereby advancing our mission and vision. Full Story Here
Marae-Research: A Vehicle for Reclamation
Kimiora Raerino (Ngāti Awa, Ngāti Rangiwewehi, Kōtimana) is a proud mother of two and nanny of two. A self-described ‘urban Māori’, she was born in Rotorua, spent her childhood in Rotorua, Wellington, and Auckland, and has now lived in Tāmaki Makaurau for over 45 years.
Kimiora says she hated school.
“I never imagined I’d take the academic or university route. I hated being stuck in a classroom, and focusing was never easy for me.”
From Kaupapa to K-Pop
Shelley Hoani (Waikato-Tainui, Ngāti Mākino-Te Arawa) has completed a 10-year journey to earn her Doctorate in Indigenous Development and Advancement with Te Whare Wānanga o Awanuiārangi, marking the realisation of a dream begun half a lifetime ago.
Growing up in a time when it was easier to be non-Māori, Shelley left school at a young age and was a married mother by 19. Ultimately, she turned to education to find her voice and escape her violent marriage.
“Education was my road to freedom for me and my children”.
Whānau Collaborations: Exploring the Gut Brain Axis through Māori Lens
One of the enriching collaborations at Te Manawahoukura Rangahau Centre stems not just from aligned research interests but from the everyday rhythms of whānau life. Dr Joni Angeli-Gordon (Senior Research Fellow at Te Manawahoukura) and her husband Dr Tim Angeli-Gordon (Senior Research Fellow at the University of Auckland and Senior Research and Innovation Manager at Te Manawahoukura) are working together on a Health Research Council funded project that partly explores the gut brain axis through both mātauranga Māori and biomedical science.
AAPS Conference - How to write a conference Paper
Dr. Marama Salsano was thinking about this conference when she wrote this poem. The Australian Association for Pacific Studies [AAPS] Conference is a biennial conference that creates space for critical and creative conversations and collaborations across the wide field of Pacific Studies. This year the conference was hosted by The University of Sydney from 3-6 of June, and the theme for 2025 was "Pacific discourses and destinies." Full Story Here