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