Artwear 2005:

 Moana Pasifika presented Artwear 2005 which was a big production The Artwear show itself was a big success, Once again most of the Pacific Cultures were represented but failed to draw the public. Valuable lessons were learnt.

Moana Pasifika participated in the New Zealand Day celebrations, where we had a stall to promote the Association and do recruiting for the radio station also selling craft as a fundraiser.

Artwear 2005 was a performance based on wearable art which meant taking art off the wall and putting it on the body. The show took this concept further by parading these amazing creations on the catwalk to a background of cultural performances. The overall theme of the show was "Oceans" and carried the conservation message.

The venue for this colourful, vibrant event was the Kwinana Community Arts center in the magnificent Amphitheatre. From the opening performance to the grand finale it offered people of many ethnic backgrounds an opportunity to work together on a unique project and to create friendship, understanding and ongoing support between the various cultural groups.  The project included Tongans, Samoans, Niueans, Cook Islanders, NZ Maori, Fijians, Australian Aboriginals and   European cultures

Artwear 2005 was an opportunity for extraordinary people to showcase their creative arts and talents to the wider community. Bizarre, outrageous, stunning and amazing were some of the words that were used to describe the entries that were exhibited on the night. The categories shown on the night were ,"Sensational Skin Body Art" ? Recycled Revolution' ? Overtly Organic ? ?Illumination Action' ? Fantastical Magical ?and ?Inspiration De Culture. Each category featured 5 to 10 wonderfully creative designs.

This year we were fortunate again to be sponsored by Air New Zealand who donated the major prize valued at approximately $5,000, the category prizes were divided between Polyculture and Moana Pasifika .