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.

Click HERE to learn more about our Emerging Artists Exhibition for July 2025

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Mana Moana 2025
Jun 7
Mana Moana 2025

Mana Moana 2025 is returning with the rise of Puanga on the 7th of June every weekend through to Matariki weekend on the 22nd of June at Whairepo Lagoon in Te Whanganui a Tara.

The films this year have been curated by Israel Randell (Rarotonga, Tainui, Ngāti Kahungunu) and are guided by the wise words of Moana Jackson’s: ‘In time, like te ao marama emerging out of te pō, mourning gives way to dreaming.’

“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.”