Art and Democracy

Today we explored the worlds of art and democracy, beginning with a visit to Seung Yul Oh’s Moamoa exhibition at Wellington’s City Gallery. The theme of this work is expansion and it provoked some wonderful discussion and thinking about art and the meanings attached. We were then lucky enough to have a go at producing our own art in the style of Seung Yul Oh, under the expert guidance of Claire from the City Gallery. Inspired and provoked we then had lunch by the waterfront before our tour of the Beehive. Our timing for the tour was impeccable, as MP for Napier, Chris Tremain, took time out from his last day in parliament to speak with us. We then headed to the debating chamber to watch our MPs in action, which was very enlightening. It was a real privilege to see democracy in action and we would like to thank Ben, our tour guide, for making our visit fantastic. We finished off the day with a quick visit to Te Papa.

Art Democracy

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