PACIFIC SUPERHEROES

Check this owt PACIFIC SUPERHEROES find inspiration in the art of Emory Douglas who will be here for a artist residency at Auckland University!!!  So check it out famz for some urban/political art exhibiting 21 August til 3 October at Gus Fisher Gallery. Mauri Ora

‘The former Minister of Culture for the Black Panther Party will deliver a series of public lectures and mount a solo exhibition when he visits New Zealand this month as the Elam International Artist in Residence at The University of Auckland.

Emory Douglas created the striking graphic images that came to represent the Black Panther Party in the 1960s, 70s and early 80s. The group was founded in 1966 in Oakland, California, and was one of the first organisations in US history to militantly struggle for ethnic minority and working class emancipation.

Symbolising the civil unrest of the times, Emory Douglas’ images were used to illustrate the Black Panther, the party’s weekly newspaper. Over the years, the Black Panther’s “Revolutionary Artist” made countless artworks, illustrations, and cartoons, which were reproduced in the paper and distributed as prints, posters, cards and sculptures.

Thanks in large part to Emory Douglas’ powerful visuals the Black Panther Party delivered a forceful message to a community ravaged by poverty, police brutality, and poor living conditions. The organisation was discontinued in the early 1980s.

Emory Douglas is today recognised as an artist in his own right, and his works have been mounted in solo exhibitions around the world and included in the 2008 Sydney Biennale. Currently, he has a major retrospective exhibit on display at the New Museum of Contemporary Art in New York City. Continue reading ‘The Art of Revolution by Emory Douglas’

Wassupp PACIFIC SUPERHEROES!!! We need your help with a coin or two and to pass the word on in support of talented Sth Auckland dancers  on their final push to get funds for the hip hop worlds in Las Vegas next month! Info and Contact details below famz, much luv!!! :0) … And who said Sth Aucklands full of criminals!!! Rough you Melissa Lee and your Mt Albert National Party Candidacy!!!

Dziah Dance Academy are fundraising to attend the World Hiphop Dance Championships in Las Vegas in July/Aug 2009 .Dejavu junior dance crew and Dziah 2.0 varsity dance crew have qualified to compete at this prestigious event,in which over 58 different countries are involved. All funds raised will support the dancers to get to the USA and , compete in Las Vegas.This is the first time DDA is sending 2crews to represent New Zealand at this world reknown event,and first time travel for some of our dancers. Continue reading ‘DZIAH Dance Academy Promo Tour’

Just a reminder PACIFIC SUPERHEROES, 3 weeks until the deadline for submissions to ImagineNATIVE ’09, up in Canada. Another great indigenous initiative and film festival to enter and support!!! Creative First Nations peoples worldwide!!! Mauri Ora famz

10th imagineNATIVE Film + Media Arts Festival
CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS – FILM AND VIDEO
DEADLINE: June 1, 2009
www.imagineNATIVE.org

‘Be a part of imagineNATIVE’s 10th anniversary year! The imagineNATIVE Film + Media Arts Festival is an international festival that celebrates the latest works by Indigenous peoples on the forefront of innovation in film, video, radio, and new media. Each fall, the festival presents a selection of the most compelling and distinctive Indigenous works from around the globe. The festival’s screenings, parties, panel discussions, and cultural events attract and connect filmmakers, media artists, programmers, buyers, and industry professionals. The works accepted reflect the diversity of the world’s Indigenous nations and illustrate the vitality and excellence of our art and culture in contemporary media.

We are currently seeking features, shorts, documentaries, dramas, comedies, animation by international Continue reading ‘ImagineNATIVE 2009′

We’re baaaccckkkk!!! SDNZ regionals are over, and the big finale Street Dance NZ Championships are this weekend in Auckland, with defending champions Sweet and Sour looking to make it a two-peat, get out and support pplz, for ticket info make it >>> click .

Onto another panui from Jenny Fraser supporting our Australian Aboriginal creative cousins. An exhibition for Moving Image magicians and animation creations is ready to take over the Norther Territory in Darwin, just 4weeks away, pen it in the diary and get there pplz!!! Support the creative, support whats good in the neighhood!!! Pacific Superheroes – pacific worldwide Mauri Ora!!!  p.s links at bottom of article  for more info, looks O for awesome!!!

‘An exhibition of the moving image, including stop-motion, 3D and other animation techniques, Big Eye showcases Aboriginal animations from Australia and Canada in a unique cross-tribal exchange of ideas and world views.

Aboriginal Australian screen artists use digital storytelling techniques to bring cultural knowledge and contemporary exploration of country to the fore, with an original and distinctive voice.

Big Eye builds on its 2008 debut screening at 24HR Art(Northern Territory Centre for Contemporary Art, Darwin) featuring prominent Aboriginal Australian artists to now include Continue reading ‘BIG EYE Aboriginal Animations Tour’

Arohamai PACIFIC SUPERHEROES, its been a busy start to 2009 but the wheels are still turning and its non-stop action for our top dance teams starting this weekend for the 2009 regional build up for SDNZ national dance championships on  3rd-4th of April, with the winners representing AOTEAROA at the Worlds in Las Vegas. Tickets available at TICKET DIRECT peoples, get out there and support local talent and initiatives, holla!!!

‘In 2008, New Zealand conquered the world, In 2009, the sky is the limits. For the third year, Street Dance New Zealand Presents:

THE SDNZ DANCE CHAMPS

This Autumn Street Dance New Zealand will be travelling around the country finding the best of the best to represent our nation at this year’s WORLD HIP HOP CHAMPIONSHIPS in Las Vegas.

Last year, Auckland’s own, Sweet & Sour Dance Crew took out both the Regional and National Titles, and then went all the way by capturing the World Championship. Alongside the Varsity Gold Medalists, Hamilton’s FDC Supremacy Dance Crew followed closely recieving the Varsity Bronze Medal.

Since then Street Dance has risen to another level and now the competition is Continue reading ‘Street Dance NZ’