OKORORE Ngā Toi Māori projects and events

The Incubator Creative Hub welcomes you to the very first professionally curated Toi Māori  & indigenous artist  studios and artist exchange programme and contemporary Whare Taonga Gallery space in Tauranga Moana. 

Our Vision: 

To celebrate, nurture and incubate Toi Māori and indigenous practitioners. 
To establish a meaningful and collaborative indigenous artists exchange programme. 
To deliver an authentic Whare taonga for the display and sale of high quality artisan product.
To fill a gap in Tauranga Moana to make Toi Māori practices accessible to public. 
To create opportunities to mentor and educate rangatahi delivering specialised learning workshops. 
To employ art and creative activity as a means of storytelling and connecting. 
Collaborations between international indigenous artists to create work generates opportunities to exchange ideas, artistic techniques and cultural practices. 

The Incubator Creative Hub acknowledges the Tauranga Heritage Collection and TCC

for the use of this whare to celebrate arts and culture.

Waitangi day 2020

Introducing current resident artists

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Past resident artists

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