Kākano Youth Arts Collective

About

Based at Corban's Estate Art Centre and led by Mandy Patmore, Kākano is a group of talented West Auckland youths with huge artistic talent!

Story

Since 2013, Kākano Youth Arts Collective has grown from strength to strength. As a collective we have played a key role in mural and sculpture installations in West Auckland, been commissioned by the Henderson-Massey Local Board and other West Auckland organisations to produce art for the community, featured in the Love Hendo campaign amongst many other arts events, partnered with Unitec for the Henderson Youth Arts Project, and the list goes on!

In our weekly art workshops at Corbans Estate Arts Centre (Studio 6), we get to try out different art mediums and processes, and discover which of these we want to pursue. Through Kākano we are able to build up a body of artworks and the confidence, focus and skills we develop better prepare us to be ready for other opportunities, whether in training, paid work or further education. Each year we also bring all of our work together into one show, where we get to invite our friends and whānau to see what we’ve created.

We love our place in the community and the fact that we can bring art, colour and culture to the beautiful people of West Auckland.

You can stay connected with our work by following us on Facebook (@KakanoYouth) or on Instagram (@kakanoyoutharts).

If you’d like to get in touch with us about creating some public artwork, you can email Mandy Patmore, Creative Director for Kākano Youth Arts Collective on [email protected] or you can PM us on our Facebook page.

For any general or media enquiries please contact Anusha Bhana via [email protected] or PM this page.

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Based at Corban's Estate Art Centre and led by Mandy Patmore, Kākano Youth Arts Collective, established in 2013, is a group of talented West Auckland youth with amazing artistic talent. Kākano consists of young people typically between the ages of 13-17yrs old, who have an opportunity to develop a varied set of visual arts skills in a safe and supportive environment. Kakano provides a healthy alternative to crime and vandalism in the form of arts education and youth engagement.

"Kākano Gallery showcases the work of Kākano Youth Arts Collevtive; a unique visual arts initiative which supports young artists to develop their practice, whilst building their confidence and self belief. Our artists receive 90% of the sale of their work with 10% supporting the running of the collective. We also sell tasty organic,fair trade Kõkako coffee."