Opening at Corban Estate Arts Centre on 5 October, Pacific Vocation features the work of artists who have taken a step forward and reassessed their culture and their surroundings, producing thought-provoking works - often with a touch of humour and always with a message.Opening at Corban Estate Arts Centre on 5 October, Pacific Vocation features the work of artists who have taken a step forward and reassessed their culture and their surroundings, producing thought-provoking works - often with a touch of humour and always with a message.The cultures of our world have inevitably merged as emigration and technology expand and absorb borders, exposing us to different ideas, languages and processes.

New Zealand and the islands of the Pacific, however, share a unique spirit of devleoping new art practices that produce challenging, fresh work while preserving the core cultural identity of the artists.

This dichotomy, traditional culture blending with new innovations is of course, not a new concept but it is a brave move for any artist to look at their world, reassess, reinterpret and re-present.

When: 5 October - 11 November 2007
Where: Corban Estate Arts Centre, 426 Great North Rd, Auckland

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