Creative New Zealand is calling for nominations for a new representative from the Fiji community for its Pacific Arts Committee.
Creative New Zealand is the national development agency for the arts. It is responsible for supporting the arts of the Pacific peoples of New Zealand.
The Pacific Arts Committee provides advice and makes funding recommendations to Creative New Zealand’s Arts Board.
The eight-member committee meets four times a year and is made up of representatives from the seven main Pacific Islands groups, Samoa, Fiji, Tonga, Niue, Cook Islands, Tokelau, Tuvalu and the chairperson, who is also a member of the Creative New Zealand Arts Board.
Pele Walker, Chair of the Pacific Arts Committee, says the committee supports and celebrates both the heritage and contemporary arts of Pacific communities.
“The role of the Pacific Arts Committee is to support the arts of the Pacific peoples of New Zealand. As well as allocating grants to a range of projects by Pacific artists and organisations, the committee also establishes special initiatives such as artform development workshops, the annual Arts Pasifika Awards, an artist-in-residency programme and funding information forums. Our focus is a vibrant and vital Pacific arts culture in New Zealand.”