Workshops | Print your own SaVĀge K’lub t-shirt with Numangatini Mackenzie

Name: Workshops | Print your own SaVĀge K’lub t-shirt with Numangatini Mackenzie
Start: 2025-03-09T10:30:00+11:00
End: 2025-03-09T11:45:00+11:00
Location: Parkes Place East, Canberra, ACT, Australia, Australian Capital Territory 2600

Schedule

Sun Mar 09 2025 at 10:30 am to 11:45 am

UTC+11:00

Location

Parkes Place East, Canberra, ACT, Australia, Australian Capital Territory 2600 | Canberra, CT

This event is part of SaVĀge K'lub Closing d’Activation
Location: Tim Fairfax Learning Studio
Free, bookings essential
Duration: 75 min
Join artist Numangatini (Numa) Fraser Mackenzie to try out the wood block designs he used to adorn the SaVĀge K'lub paepae.
The vibrant symbols of Numa’s woodblocks represent strength and Moana Tangata culture in Aotearoa/New Zealand.
In this workshop, Numa will share his printing process and assist participants to create their own unique composition to print on fabric using hand cut woodblocks and water-based inks.
What to bring:
Please bring a clean t-shirt or tote bag to print on during the workshop. Participants are encouraged to bring second-hand items and print over existing patterns and details rather than purchasing new t-shirts or bags.
All other materials will be supplied.
This workshop is suitable for people of all ages and abilities. All children must be accompanied by a participating adult. No previous printmaking experience required.
This program is part of the SaVĀge K'lub Closing d’Activation. See the full program for more workshops, talks and performances.
Numangatini Mackenzie
Numangatini (Numa) Fraser Mackenzie Mangaian (kuki airani) pakeha (English/Scottish) is a Canadian-born interdisciplinary artist who has been a hard core member of SaVAge K'lub for over 10 years.
Mackenzie’s art practice started in party/street culture in Canada, before he found his way to his Moana (Pacific) culture. The arts opened his gaze to his ancestors’ tools, practices, knowledge systems and mastering of their environment, inspiring him to deepen his connection through tatau (tattoo), deep sea voyaging, carving, and kava traditions.
More recently, Numa has been refining his skills in carving wood blocks for printing and subsequently running printing workshops. He is fed by the childlike joy of the participants and by creating access for moana communities to their traditional motifs.
His work connects him with moana communities willing to untether themselves from colonial ties to explore how ancestral values are relevant in modern life. Notably, Numa created the first international indigenous holiday 'Cook the Captain Day' to be celebrated by all wanting to promote Indigenous pride.
Image credits:
Numangatini (Numa) Fraser Mackenzie. Image provided by artist.