Join Fat Freddy’s Drop’s Joe Lindsay as he hosts a special livestream from Wellington arts centre Toi Pōneke. Tune in from 7pm this Saturday to see original art being created live, along with music from Rhombus Sound System.
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Toi Pōneke Arts Centre livestream, 7pm Saturday, June 20 | full lineup:
- Host: Joe Lyndsay (aka Hopepa) of Fat Freddy’s Drop
- Music: Rhombus Sound System and DJ Marcos Alonso
- Art: Miriama Grace-Smith, Ritchie Adamson & Air Aotearoa
Watch original art being created before your eyes with a top-shelf soundtrack courtesy of Rhombus Sound System and DJ Marcos Alonzo.
Rhombus Sound System will be playing brand new dub beats and some classics, all created in their Toi Pōneke-based production studio.
UK-born DJ and producer Marcos Alonso will be celebrating the release of his debut single ‘Afrika Jitu’ with a set of eclectic tracks.
Artist Miriama Grace-Smith will be creating work that continues on from her print series ‘Māori for Black Lives Matter’.
Miriama (Ngāti Hau, Ngāti Maniapoto, Ngāti Toarangatira, Ngāti Porou) is a curator, muralist, illustrator, fashion designer, film art and wardrobe director.
Portrait artist Ritchie Adamson will be creating a portrait with a sitter.
His work is informed from time spent in Japan and the influence of early Renaissance (fourteenth- and fifteenth-century) Flemish panel paintings and Surrealists of the early twentieth century.
Digital Māori art by a group called Air Aotearoa will be projected on the walls of the Gallery during the livestream.
The Livestream is presented by Transmit, the creative force behind Fat Freddy’s Drop and Rhombus Productions. With Support Wellington City Council, Toi Pōneke & New Zealand School of Music. Thanks Sqeaky Wheels, Valley Audio & Mike Potton Camera.
