Our environment and climate are facing challenges. In this wonderlab exhibition we asked people in our community who are taking action to be our guest curators. Our curators have chosen artwork from the Forrester Gallery permanent collection featuring nga rākau | trees. 

Why nga rākau? They create the air we breathe, improve the air quality, provide habitats for creatures, produce food, and help stabilise land. They also make us happy – spiritually and culturally. From climbing to swinging in them, or even just walking under their dappled light. One of the most revered Māori atua | gods is Tane Mahuta | God of the Forests and Birds. Find out why our guest curators think nga rākau are important to their mahi | work. The title of this exhibition is from a Jim Adams’ artwork which features in the exhibition.

Holiday Programme | Tues 23, Weds 24 April | 11am – 2pm
Free! • Drop-in activities • no need to book • adult supervision required • gallery@waitaki.govt.nz

Join educator Liz King in Under Pressure Te Taiao environment exhibition in the wonderlab. Learn about our environment through art with a different activity each day. 

Image: Indigenous II (Pokaka - Elaeocarpus Hookerianus), Denise Copland 1991, Collection of the Forrester Gallery. Purchased with funds from the Pollard bequest. FG1992.7.1