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Come along to the film "THE MUSIC OF STRANGERS" featuring the music of cellist Yo-Yo Ma and other virtuoso musicians.
"Lovely to watch... beautiful to hear" The New York Times
Directed by Morgan Neville (Twenty Feet from Stardom)
Also featuring a film (5min) by NZPS resident video artist Adam Von Penfold, made with support from Masterton District Creative Communities Scheme.
WEDNESDAY August 31
Drinks & nibbles from 7:15pm
Film from 8pm
The Regent Cinema, Masterton
Tickets from The Regent
or Di Grant / degrant@xtra.co.nz / Tel 377 1359
A Fundraiser for NZ Pacific Studio
ONE SCREENING ONLYPosted: Sunday 21 August 2016 -
Enjoy two films on two Sunday afternoons
at the Regent Cinema, Masterton.
14 August 4pm - VAN GOGH - A NEW WAY OF SEEING
28 August 4pm - THE IMPRESSIONISTS - AND THE MAN WHO MADE THEM
Tickets available at Aratoi Museum, open daily.
One ticket $20, or $35 for both films
The VAN GOGH film will be introduced by Bruce Congalton.
THE IMPRESSIONISTS film will be introduced by Gareth Rapson.
ONE SCREENING for each film only.
A Benefit for Aratoi Museum & New Zealand Pacific Studio.Posted: Monday 1 August 2016 -
With thanks to sponsorship from the Friends of Aratoi, NZPS invites applications for a two-week residency at its multi-cultural centre in northern Wairarapa, New Zealand.Posted: Friday 1 July 2016
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Applications for this position are being accepted now. Applicants must be available for 2-3 months, starting from August. Please read about this opportunity & application process on The Big Idea.Posted: Saturday 25 June 2016
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Enjoy a cuppa and conversation with artists Ong Si Hui (Visual artist, Singapore), Adam Von Penfold (Filmmaker, New Zealand) & 2016 RAK Mason Fellow Annabel Wilson (Scriptwriter, New Zealand. Enjoy a tour through our historic house (1911) and gardens.The Open Studio Day is also an opportunity to meet Kay Flavell, the founder of NZPS,
and descendants of the Burtons - Christopher and Sarah Ann -
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Exhibition runs May 17 - 22.
MEET THE ARTIST on May 18 at 6pm.
Tina and other NZPS artists will be present.
Toi Wairarapa Heart of Arts, 47 High Street N, Carterton. Open daily from 10am.
(Photo: Tina Butterfield with her paintings at NZPS studio / Adam Von Penfold)Posted: Monday 16 May 2016 -
OPEN STUDIO DAY
at New Zealand Pacific Studio in Mt Bruce
Meet artists and writers from around the world.
Tour our historic 1911 home and gardens.
Enjoy a cuppa.
Entry by Koha.
SUNDAY
May 15
2pm
with
Sofia Perez
Dancer / Choreographer from Chicago, USA
Tina Butterfield / Painter based in Colorado, USA
Talshya Renee Bujold-Abu / Illustrator from Canada
Adam Von Penfold / NZ Filmmaker
For more information:
http://ymlp.com/z6xqyePosted: Tuesday 10 May 2016 -
With thanks to donations from the Wairarapa community, New Zealand Pacific Studio invites applications for a two-week residency at its multi-cultural residency centre in rural Wairarapa - a year-round facility for artists from New Zealand and abroad.
The purpose of this Fellowship is to support an artist at an early stage of his/her development. The Fellowship must be taken before 31 October 2016.Posted: Friday 15 April 2016 -
NZPS comedian/storyteller-in-residence Gerard Harris, straight from performances in Wellington & Dunedin, will perform on Thursday April 14th at Gladstone Inn. Event starts at 7.30 and Gerard is on from 9.30 pm. Entry is $5.Posted: Tuesday 12 April 2016
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New Zealand Pacific Studio (NZPS) in Mount Bruce, Wairarapa, announces the recipients of its five fellowships artists, writers and creative people from around New Zealand and around the world who are being sponsored to work and live at its historic northern Wairarapa homestead built in 1911 and converted into an artists residency centre in 2001.Posted: Thursday 7 April 2016
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MEET artists & writers, VIEW the studios & home & gardens, ENJOY conversation & a cuppa with Illustrator Betsy McKimm (Canada), Painter Laurence OToole (Ireland), Writer Brandy Scott (NZ) and Storyteller Gaye Sutton (NZ). New Zealand Pacific Studio, 85229 State Highway 2, Mt Bruce, Tel 06 375 8441. All invited.Posted: Monday 14 March 2016
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March 20, 7pm. Education Centre, 22 Dixon St, Masterton. For adults. Bring Your Own Story is led by Gaye Sutton, NZPS Masterton Fellow. Gaye is writing a book of stories Changing The World One Story At A Time while in residency, supported by Masterton District Council. Venue support: Wairarapa REAP. For information: 377 2956.Posted: Monday 14 March 2016
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Gaye Sutton has been selected as the 2016 Masterton Fellow and will be in residence for three weeks in March, including World Storytelling Day on March 20th, when public activities will be held. Her first novel was released in 2015 and during the Fellowship supported by Masterton District Council, she will work on "Change The World One Story At a Time", a book of her stories.Posted: Friday 12 February 2016
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THE LADY IN THE VAN. Book your tickets ($20/each) early for this wonderful film starring Maggie Smith. Film at 8pm. Refreshments from 7:15. Funds raised will go to support a residency for an Emerging Artist. Advance Bookings please, by emailing your name, tel, number of tickets wanted, to us: info@artistresidency.org.nz.
UPDATE -- $1170 was raised, which will go to support an Emerging Artist Fellowship. We will accept applications from April 15 to May 15.Posted: Wednesday 10 February 2016 -
New Zealand Pacific Studio invites applications for this three-week writing fellowship.
Deadline: 17 February 2016.
Follow the link below for information.Posted: Friday 29 January 2016 -
New Zealand Pacific Studio invites applications for this three-week poetry fellowship.
Deadline: 17 February 2016
Follow the link below for more information.Posted: Friday 29 January 2016 -
New Zealand Pacific Studio and Friends of ANZAC Bridge invite applications for a 2-week residency during the ANZAC Day period - project proposals must include a community participation component. This opportunity is sponsored by Trust House Community Enterprise, Masterton.
Applications close midnight 25 January 2016.Posted: Tuesday 22 December 2015 -
This Fellowship is open for women artists under the age of 40. Deadline 15 December, midnight! APPLICATIONS NOW CLOSED. We have received interest from artists in Austria, Canada, France, Italy, NZ, and USA.Posted: Sunday 15 November 2015
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Artists/writers/researchers working in any media are welcomed to apply for this three-week residency/fellowship at NZPS. The Masterton Fellow will be in residence for three weeks at an historic 1911 villa, with accommodation sponsored (valued at $975), an art materials stipend ($300), complimentary transportation from airport or train/bus stations in Masterton/Palmerston North, and assistance from Community Coordinator. Funded through Community Development Fund, Masterton District Council.Posted: Sunday 1 November 2015
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New Zealand Pacific Studio announces that Tokyo resident Yukari Nikawa has been selected as our 2015 Ema Saiko Fellow. Yukari Nikawa writes beautifully crafted tanka and haiku, and we look forward to her residency with us in early 2016. It was a difficult selection process, with many very strong applicants, and we thank everyone for their application.Posted: Tuesday 8 September 2015
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NEW ZEALAND PACIFIC STUDIO & FRIENDS OF ARATOI(Aratoi Museum of Art and History) announce the 2015 Friends of Aratoi Fellow, MARIE E. POTTER. A multi-media artist and Finalist in the 2014 Wallace Art Awards, Potter will be at the New Zealand Pacific Studio, Artists' Residency Centre in October, during the Kokomai Creative Festival - Wairarapa. (Photo of Marie Potter by Denise Batchelor, 2014)Posted: Tuesday 7 July 2015