Te Whare Hēra hosted award winning Māori musician THEIA as the artist residency from December 2023 to January 2024.

Te Whare Hēra is excited to welcome José Roca to the artist residency between the 17th of September until the 12th of November

José Roca is a Colombian curator. He was the Artistic Director of the 23rd Biennale of Sydney (2022).

Julieth Morales (Cauca, Colombia, 1992) currently living in her hometown in Cauca Colombia, she defines herself as a Misak artist by birth and mestiza by context. Her work challenges the traditional representations of what it means to be indigenous in Colombia, and all the preconceptions which are still present in the imaginations of most Colombians about the cultures of the ancestral peoples, the role of women in their societies and their connection to the land.

Producer of global arts collective, Shared Lines Collaborative, Wellington’s Ōtari Raranga Weavers and co-producer of Urban Dream Brokerage, artist, Linda Lee (Ngāti Raukawa, Ngāti Huia, Ngāti Kuri,Te Aopōuri, Te Rarawa) has been granted the Te Whare Hēra Artist Residency from the 3rd -24th August 2023, for Te Karanga ki ngā Taniwha. The free to the public programme will be open between 12-22 August with a wide variety on offer, and suitable for all ages. 

Ani O’Neill is an artist of Cook Island Maori (Ngati Makea, Ngati Te Tika) and Irish descent. Her art practice is rooted in techniques and perspectives from both her traditional homeland of Rarotonga and her birthplace within the Pacific Diaspora of Auckland, New Zealand.

Te Whare Hēra Artists Residency in collaboration with Herbert Bartley, Creative Director Pacific Te Ranga Tai Kura at Toi Rauwhārangi - College of Creative Arts Massey University are proud to announce the next artist in residence, Taupuruariki (Ariki) Whakataka Brightwell, an indigenous artist of Maori, Tahitian and Rarotongan descent, born in Turanga Nui a Kiwa.

The residency provides a shared space for artists to work together, share ideas, and collaborate on new projects. This collaborative environment fosters creativity and innovation, and helps artists develop their skills and expand their networks.

During his time in Aotearoa, Vincent has traced the movements of cetaceans found stranded on Te Waipounamu back in 1905 and which are currently preserved and stored in the zoological museum of Strasbourg.