TŪMANAKO!

Tūmanako! (meaning Hope!) is an annual art exhibition for tamariki/children and taiohi/young people to create works of art to share their aspirations for a peaceful, inclusive and nuclear free world in remembrance of Hiroshima Day. At a time of unrest and divisiveness, Tumanako! enables tamariki and taiohi to learn about the root causes of violence and promote peace. 

The exhibition was originally launched in 2015 in Te Whanganui-a-Tara/Wellington to commemorate Hiroshima Day. The event has since grown and has been held across Aotearoa, including  Auckland, Tauranga, Christchurch, Wairarapa, Hutt City, Timaru, Dunedin and  Queenstown. 

We can't wait to see all the children's and young people's creativity and engagement in the coming year's events.

Come and celebrate the young artists' success. 

PARTICIPATION INFO

INVITATION

Tamariki and rangatahi to taiohi from 8 to 18 years old are invited to create a work of art for a peaceful world.

The theme for this year - 'Nothing is more precious than peace'

This theme is based on the peace quote from the Ikeda Hall Peace Garden by President Daisaku Ikeda. 

The full quote -

Nothing is more precious than peace

Nothing brings greater happiness

Peace must be the first fundamental goal towards which humanity advances 

Ko te rangimarie te tino taonga

Ma te rangimarie e whiwhi ai te hari nui

Koia ke te huarahi tuatahi me whai e tātou te tangata kia whanake ake ai 

REGISTRATION  

It would be really appreciated if you can register your interest (or your class' interest) in participating as soon as possible. This would be a great help to the organisers who want to ensure the best display of all the artworks. Please register by clicking the LOCATION tab in the menu bar and select the participating cities.

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