k higgins artist residencies in oceania
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Artist residencies in OceaniaArtist residencies in Oceania
Select list of residencies:
Papua New GuineaPapua New Guinea Georgina Beier’s home 1969Centre for New Guinea Cultures 1969-1972 Centre for Creative Arts 1972-1976National Arts School 1976-1990FijiFijiUniversity of the South Pacific Artists in Residence 1976-1977Oceania Centre for Arts and Culture 1997-presentCook IslandsCook IslandsCook Islands Ministry of Cultural Development and Creative New Zealand Residency 2002-2006Beachcomber Contemporary Art (BCA) 2002-present
SāmoaSāmoaCreative New Zealand National University of Sāmoa Residency 2007-presentFatu Feu‘u Artist Residency anticipated start in 2012
Aotearoa New ZealandAotearoa New ZealandCreative New Zealand Macmillan Brown Pacific Studies Artist Residency 1996-presentTautai Contemporary Pacific Artists Trust 2009-present
Hawai‘i Hawai‘i Intersections University of Hawai‘i Art Department 1994-presentUniversity of Hawai‘i Center for Pacific Studies Visiting Artist Program 2002-2009Creative New Zealand Toi Oahu Residency 2005-present
Workshop style or informal long-term residencies
Papua New Guinea (1969-1990s) and Fiji (1997-present)
Conventional short-term residencies
Cook Islands (2001-present) and Sāmoa (2006-present)
Non-production based residency
Aotearoa (Tautai Contemporary Pacific Arts Trust – 2008-present)
Long-term residencies in Papua New GuineaGeorgina Beier’s home studio (1969), Centre for New Guinea Studies
(1969-1972), Creative Arts Centre (1972-1976), National Arts School (1976-1990)
No set duration Studio and resources provided Minimal stipend
Timothy Akis (left), Marie Aihi (top), Mathias Kauage (lower right)
Long-term residencies in FijiOceania Centre for Arts and Culture (1997-
present) No set duration Studio and resources provided Minimal stipend
Ben Fong artist in residence 1997-present and Josaia McNamara artist in residence 2000-2009
Short-term / conventional residenciesCook Islands Ministry of Cultural Development and Creative New
Zealand (2001-2006) National University of Sāmoa and Creative New Zealand (2007-present) Three months for New
Zealand-based artists Travel, accommodation,
studio, materials, and living stipend provided
Artists required to conduct workshops for local artists
Jim Vivieaere ink works and the artist working during residency in Sāmoa 2009
Short-term residencies in the Cook IslandsBeachcomber Contemporary Art (BCA) (2002-present)
Six weeks Travel,
accommodation, studio, materials, and living stipend provided
Artists produce work for gallery exhibition
Andy Leleisi’uao Veil of Sulama (2009) and artist working during BCA residency 2009
Non-production based residency AotearoaTautai Contemporary Pacific Arts Trust (2008-
present) Five to six weeks Travel, accommodation,
and living stipend provided
Artists expected to participate in Tautai’s events
Jeffry Feeger, Looking Within, charcoal on paper, 2009 (produced during Tautai residency)
Sylvia Marsters with school group after workshop participants displaying their work during 2003 residency in the Cook Islands