Alteration - Fafswag + Pride Wairau Exhibition Opening

Arrive promptly at 6:00pm to view the exhibition and hear directly from members of the collective as they share their story and the kaupapa of FAFSWAG Arts Collective. Works can be purchased through Fidelio Cafe and Wine Bar - supporting both FAFSWAG and Pride Wairau Manatōpū.

Post the opening night event; the exhibition can be viewed through to the 1 Sept 2025. Refer to Fidelio's open hours.

* Pride Wairau encourage's those attending the ALTERATION opening night event to later attend IGNITE - the Pride Wairau Opening Night Party.


ALTERATION:

Meeting at the intersections of cultural archival practices, digital technology and queer Indigenous storytelling, Alteration presents a glimpse into the shapeshifting practice of FAFSWAG arts collective. Featuring work from a cross-section of the creative industries, from independent practitioners that continue to share networks, resources, skills and experience.

Committed to sharing stories within the wider regions of Aotearoa, Alteration has been reshaped for the audiences of PRIDE Wairau, in Blenheim. FAFSWAG artists are excited to be working with the festival to bring you our Moana stories from the Queer Indigenous Diaspora of Tāmaki Makaurau.


FAFSWAG BIO:

FAFSWAG was established in 2013 as an informal Queer art collective from south Auckland. Responding to the lack of representation within the creative industries, the collective has come to redefine what it means to occupy a fluid sexuality & gender spectrum, a multi-cultural identity and a growing interdisciplinary practice.

As artists and activists FAFSWAG is committed to social change through arts and innovation, producing bespoke cultural activations that are cutting edge, culturally responsive and socially relevant. Operating across a multitude of interdisciplinary art forms and genres, FAFSWAG artists work collaboratively to activate public and digital space, speaking to our contexts as Queer Indigenous arts practitioners.

FAFSWAG is made up of so many talented individual artists that their collective impact can be felt throughout so many spaces in the creative landscape within New Zealand, Aotearoa to date.