"Nuku Tewhatewha is a significant taonga that has the mana of women central to its symbolism. This became the entry point to exploring the notion of mana wahine through the work of some of the women artists represented in the Dowse collection and a new generation of young women exploring the theme. For me, mana wahine extends the capacity for women's potential, communicating our integrity, influence, authority, prestige, power, and our ability to be a first rate version of ourselves", said Reweti.
Bridget Reweti is the seventh recipient of the Blumhardt Foundation's Curatorial Internship funded by Creative New Zealand. A legacy of New Zealand potter Dame Doreen Blumhardt's commitment to arts education, the internship provides the opportunity for an aspiring curator to develop their skills alongside professional museum staff, in a contemporary gallery setting.
