31 March 2021

Originally designed for a site in Henderson, the project struck some hurdles with last year’s COVID-19 lockdown. The move to Avondale came about after a conversation between Dr Bobby Hung, Unitec’s Discipline Leader, Design & Contemporary Arts and Panuku Development about the 3 Guys site. The site was already one of the most active legal walls for graffiti artists to showcase their work, and was was renamed  ‘Avondale Art Park’ around 2017. Bobby has curated a number of projects in the space.

When Moha moved to New Zealand from Saudi Arabia in 2015, he didn’t know what to expect from a country that appeared so vastly different from his homeland.

Morgan moved to Auckland from Hamilton eight years ago, straight out of high school. They knew they wanted to study something community-based, and landed on Unitec’s six-month Community certificate (now called Social Work and Community Studies).