Te Whare Hēra Artist Residency

Stimulating the production of high quality, innovative, creative work in Te Whanganui-a-Tara/Wellington, making a visible difference to the cultural lives of our local community.

Artist in Residence for September: Sorawit Songsataya

Interdisciplinary artist, and Walters Prize nominee for 2027, Sorawit Songsataya joins us for a month of working with Pōneke emerging artists, investigation of archives, talks and workshops.

Artist Talk:

Sorawit Songsataya

The Reading Room, Te Papa Tongarewa

Tuesday 8th September, 4pm - 5pm

Listening to Land as the Body: on aurality, sonic ecology, place, and transformation

Workshop 1:

Listening Device, the making

Te Whare Hēra Gallery space

Saturday 19th September, 2pm - 4pm

A hands-on workshop with Sorawit. Limited entry.

Workshop 2:

Listening Device, the filming

Location TBC

Saturday 26th September, 2pm - 4pm

A filming session with Sorawit, contributing to work for the Walters Prize 2027

“The Te Whare Hēra programme supports artists to research, develop and produce a new and innovative contemporary art project. The residency provides artists with the time and space to complete such a body of work and to examine, map out, experiment, make connections, exchange ideas, and collaborate.”