14/08/2026
THE TIDE IS TURNING 🌊
As we enter the final weekend of E lē galo le tai//The tide is never forgotten, we sit with a lot of gratitude for everything this exhibition has carried.
For the mahi that found its ways on to these walls and pages. For the mātauranga shared and kōrero sparked. For the familiar faces, and the new ones too, we’re grateful for everyone who gathered with us and made the space what it was.
We came into this kaupapa thinking about the moana as something that remembers us as much as we remember it. We thought of the moana as a vessel for our journeys, our whakapapa, our knowing, and for our return.
Over the past few months, we’ve been reminded that we are also vessels for one another. When the tide turns and our exhibition closes, we will continue to carry the memories that surfaced, and the connections that we made, and the stories that we shared.
To our artists, ngā mihi nui. For the trust, the mahi, your time, and a piece of yourselves. It goes without saying that this couldn’t be possible without you all. We are incredibly lucky to have ridden this wave alongside you.
To the tāngata who walked through the doors, picked up a zine, and simply spent time with the mahi, ngā mahi nui. Your presence became a part of our exhibition too. We hope whatever was stirred in you finds its way forward, carried by the same currents that brought us here.
And finally to CoCA, ngā mihi nui. Thank you for making room for our stories, our ways of seeing, and our ways of imagining.
Thank you for your continued belief in the things we are building. This has been a a wild haerenga for us, and we’re so grateful you were always right there with us.
CoCA is open 10am-3pm today and tomorrow. One last chance to spend time with E lē galo le tai.
Tonight we gather to celebrate our artists with Tūātea - we would love to see you there 🌀
The tide keeps moving, but some things stay with us. We’ll carry this one with us forever and we hope you do too 🌊
