The Creative New Zealand Arts Pasifika Awards have been offered annually since 1996 to celebrate excellence in Pacific arts in New Zealand. The awards are an opportunity for the public to nominate both senior and emerging New Zealand-based Pacific Island artists who characterise the richness and diversity of Pacific culture in this country.
The deadline for nominations for the Creative New Zealand Arts Pasifika Awards is 5pm on Friday 25 June 2010. The recipients will be announced at a special awards ceremony in Wellington on 8 November 2010.
Please find links to the guidelines and nomination form and also a list of previous award winners. If you have questions please contact Anton Carter, Creative New Zealand’s senior programme adviser for Pacific arts at 04 498 0729 or anton.carter@creativenz.govt.nz.
The Creative New Zealand Arts Pasifika Awards are as follows:
Senior Pacific Artists’ Award recognising the contribution of a senior established Pacific artist in maintaining or developing his or her artform in New Zealand.
Pacific Heritage Arts Award recognising an artist or cultural group who has made a major contribution to maintaining, reviving or promoting a Pacific heritage artforms in New Zealand. This will include language, dance, traditional music, weaving, and tatau.
Pacific Contemporary Arts Award recognising an artist or group who has demonstrated innovation within their artform. Artists must have a track record and have achieved in their chosen field. Recognition will be given to those who work in a unique art form, or those who continually push the boundaries of their practice.
Iosefa Enari Memorial Award recognising the contribution of the late Iosefa Enari to the arts and in particular his pioneering role in Pacific opera. This study/travel award supports the career development of individual Pacific singers across all classical vocal genres and career stages.
Emerging Pacific Artists’ Award recognising an emerging artist or group showing promise in their chosen art form. The purpose of this award is to recognise achievement at this developmental stage with the aim of ensuring that the artist/group will develop their career further in their chosen field