EA Art and Music Festival

A conscious space to reimagine, reframe and engage with local community.
Stephen Heard
March 06, 2017

Overview

Creations that rise beyond the surface, engage with society and explore cultural transformation; that's exactly what the inaugural EA Art and Music Festival intends to showcase. Presented by Panuku Development Auckland and expat creatives Cleo Barnett, Paris Kirby and Bronson Price, the festival is a one day celebration of contemporary socially conscious artists and activists in Auckland.

The trio say the essence of the festival is "to open up a conscious space to reimagine, reframe and engage with our local community. We want to dance, explore, communicate and investigate together, to grow stronger together. It was important to find a name for the festival that translates across multiple languages, that takes on multiple meanings, and that steps away from our dominate colonial worldview."

Taking place one day before the autumn equinox on Sunday 19 March, themes of transition, knowledge sharing and community empowerment will be explored. The general public are invited to participate, touch, smell, taste and even become part of the work that will be created by 30 intergenerational artists through immersive installations, live music, site specific art installations, and diverse food stalls.

The full artist lineup includes:

Aston Garratt
Carl Naus
Dan Anderson
Dan Michaeli
Daniel Ormsby
Elise Carla Beer
Gabi Lardies
Grace Elaine Osborne
Hannah-Lee Turner
Jasmine Rose
Jeffrey Kirby
Joseph Jowitt
Hamish Parkinson
Kairava Gullatz
Karen Sewell
Meghan Geliza
Margaret Lewis
Ngati Maniapoto
Nicholas Boyd
Rea Burton
Selwyn Vercoe
Shane Malva
Susan Ki Louie
Sylvan O'Reilly
The City Bee Project
Toni Gill
Tracey Tawhiao
Winston Shacklock
Sam RB - Visual Artist

The live music lineup includes:

SoccerPractise
Third3ye
Badcrop
Lapis and Christoph El Truento
Raiza Biza
Risvan
Jahra Rager
Word The Front Line Poets
Grow Room DJs

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