Presented as part of the 2010 Manukau Pacific Arts Summit.
When: 7 May, 10am-3pm
Where: Otara Music Arts Centre, corner Newbury & Bairds Roads, Otara
The 
Pacific Arts Committee of Creative New Zealand, in association with Manukau City Council, will be hosting a one day fono/hui as part of a three year strategy (2010 – 2012) to highlight the importance of Pacific heritage art forms and cultural practice.
’Heritage‘ art practices are art forms that have been brought to New Zealand from the Pacific Islands and which are presently sustained by individuals, communities, elders or experts who maintain traditional knowledge through their art practice. These can include:
- Language
- Oral arts
- Handicrafts
- Weaving
- Carving
- Tivaevae
- Tatau
- Rituals, protocols and cultural specific activities.
For heritage arts practices to remain strong in New Zealand, Pacific languages, art form knowledge and skills need to be able to be passed to those with an interest and capacity to engage and care for it.
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