Boon Arts

We at Boon are proud to have some of our fantastic The University of Waikato murals included in the upcoming The Campus as Canvas: behind the paint’ exhibition. 🎨

The exhibit opens July 2nd 5:30pm and runs through to November 6th at the Gallagher Academy of Performing Arts, Main Gallery, UOW. Fantastically curated by Sasha McLaren and Iain White, this is an event you will not want to miss!

The exhibition explores the legacy of temporary murals across the University of Waikato’s Hamilton campus through artist stories, archival material, video, and live mural-making. Featuring past Boon Street Art Festival artists, the exhibition uncovers the stories,creative processes, and lived experiences that lie beneath the surface of some of the Universities most recognisable murals.

The exhibition explores six murals created for the Hamilton campus, offering insight into the stories behind these much-loved works. Behind-the-scenes photographs, video, and artist reflections sit alongside striking large-scale images of each completed mural, revealing the ideas, inspirations, processes, and people behind these vibrant public artworks.

A major feature of the exhibition is a live mural created by Pounamu Wharekawa and Ahsin Ahsin, a collaborative piece inspired by this time of year around Matariki. Beginning just before the exhibition opening, the work will unfold on the gallery wall as an interactive temporary installation, inviting visitors to observe the artists in action and experience mural-making as a dynamic public practice. The mural will remain partially completed for the duration of the exhibition, drawing attention to process, impermanence, and the evolving nature of street art.

This exhibition offers a chance to rediscover familiar campus murals through the stories, creative processes, and experiences that brought them to life.

For more information on the event, please see the link below! 🤩👇

https://www.waikato.ac.nz/news-events/venues-and-event-services/hamilton-campus/the-academy/

Meet Dawn, our superstar administrator on the Boon Arts team! 🤗

You may have already heard from Dawn, as she is our first point of contact from our [email protected] email address.

She is also a keen cartoonist and animator, specialising in stop motion ✏️

Alongside her hard work at Boon, she is also heavily involved in project coordination, video production and run coaching 🏃‍♀️

With a love for all things public art, she enjoys how it can bring joy and whimsy to the everyday!