Deadline: 10 July 2020
The annual Creative New Zealand Arts Pasifika Awards celebrate and recognise excellence in Pacific arts across a range of arts practices and career stages. Any New Zealander can nominate an artist or themselves for an award.
Categories
Arts Pasifika Awards recognise artists whose work characterises the richness and diversity of Pacific culture in this country. There are seven award categories:
- Senior Pacific Artist Award
- For: Commitment to their practice and ‘mana’ within the community.
- Amount: $25,000
- Recognises the contribution of a senior established Pacifika artist in maintaining or developing their artform in New Zealand.
- Pacific Toa Award
- For: Recognises the contribution of a Pasifika artist with the lived experience of disability to Pacific arts nationally or globally.
- Amount: $10,000
- Recognises the contribution of a Pasifika artist with the lived experience of disability to the standing, and standard, of Pacific arts nationally or globally. The award recognises an individual whose work, influence and commitment has raised the standards, expectations and reputation of Pacific arts and artists. It may be awarded across any artform or for arts management. It could be for an ongoing contribution to a local, national or global success story.
- Pacific Heritage Artist Award
- For: Maintaining, reviving and promoting a heritage artform.
- Amount: $10,000
- Recognises a major contribution by a Pasifika artist or cultural group towards maintaining, reviving or promoting a Pacific heritage artform in New Zealand. Artforms include language, dance, music, weaving, tatau and vaka.
- Contemporary Pacific Artist Award
- For: Innovation
- Amount: $10,000
- Recognises a Pasifika artist who has demonstrated artistic innovation in their arts practice. The artist must have a track-record of excellence and achievement, with priority given to those who can show they push the boundaries of their practice.
- Special Recognition Award
- For: Making a special contribution to Pacific arts nationally or internationally.
- Amount: $10,000
- Recognising a special contribution to the standing, and standard, of Pacific arts locally or internationally. It recognises an individual whose work, influence and commitment has raised the standards, expectations and reputation of Pacific art and artists. It may be awarded across any artform or for arts management. It could be for a one-off or ongoing contribution to a local or international success story.
- Emerging Pacific Artist Award
- For: Potential
- Amount: $7,500
- Recognising a Pasifika emerging artist showing promise and potential. The purpose of this award is to recognise achievement at this developmental stage, and to help them to develop their career.
- Iosefa Enari Memorial Award
- For: Potential
- Amount: $7,500
- Recognising the contribution of the late Iosefa Enari to the arts and in particular his pioneering role in Pacific opera. The award supports the career development of a Pasifika singer, musician or composer across all classical genres and career stages.
Eligibility Criteria
Nominees must:
- be a Pasifika artist working across one or more artforms (either contemporary or heritage).
- be a New Zealand citizen or permanent resident.
- have a track-record of excellence and achievement and show potential for contributing to the further development of Pacific arts in New Zealand.
- not be a previous recipient of the award in the same award category.
- Anyone may make a nomination.
- Artists may also nominate themselves.
- Employees of Creative New Zealand and members of the Arts Council may not make nominations.
For more information, visit https://www.creativenz.govt.nz/find-funding/funds/creative-new-zealand-arts-pasifika-awards
