Two international residencies in the arts are now receiving applications for 2009. The Fulbright Creative-New Zealand Pacific Writer’s Residency enables a New Zealand writer of Pacific heritage to work for three months on a creative writing project exploring Pacific identity, culture or history at the University of Hawai’i. This residency is for a maximum of three months and covers travel costs of NZ$3,000 for a return economy airfare to Hawai’i; rental accommodation costs of NZ$3,000 per month; a stipend of NZ$6,000 per month; and a basic health and accident insurance cover up to US$100,000. The closing date for applications is 6 April 2009. Past recipients of this award include filmmaker Sima Urale, performance poet Tusiata Avia, playwright Victor Rodger and children’s author Sarona Aiono-Iosefa. The JENESYS Residency is an opportunity for a young (35 and under) professional practising in the fields of video, film, visual art or computer music to work in Japan (Sapporo) for up to two months. The residency is available for a period from mid-May to mid-July 2009, and provides for a return economy airfare between Japan and New Zealand, accommodation, and a stipend of 240,000 JPY per month to cover per diems and production costs. Interested artists should submit a written application to Asia New Zealand Foundation no later than 5pm, Friday 27 March, 2009.
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Six Pasifi-Kana artists from New Caledonia will exhibit their art at the Okaioceanikart Gallery in Auckland to celebrate the Siapo Association’s ten year anniversary. These diverse works provide a window into the richness of indigenous Kanak culture and its vibrant relationship with New Caledonia’s other cultural groups. The show has a mixture of established artists of international standing as well as fresh new voices. They include Yvette Bouquet (painter), Steve Thomo (carver), Patrice Kaikilekofe (painter, carver, musician, Marie-Chanel Tamole (writer), Ela To’omaga Kaikilekofe (body adornment, sculpture) and Paula Gony Boi (painter). All works are for sale. The exhibition opens on Wednesday 4th March and runs until Saturday 28 March 2009 at the Okaioceanikart Gallery, Langham Hotel Mall, 65 Karangahape Rd, Auckland. The opening night will feature a discussion on the place of Kanak art in contemporary Pacific art, with live music and poetry readings.  Siapo Association artists Patrice Kaikilekofe, Yvette Bouquet, and Ela To'omaga Kaikilekofe. The painting in the background is "Agression" (Attack), 2009, 1000 x 800 mm, acrylic on canvas, by Paula Gony Boi. |
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