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New Zealand Pacific Studio announces its 2016 R.A.K. Mason Writers Fellow: Wellington writer, Annabel Wilson.

House Concert on Saturday 17 Sept.
Special guests are Sarah Dill from Minnesota, USA, and Alan Jefferies from Brisbane. Supporting their performances is Grafia, the local folk /blues trio who will play songs from their recently released 1st album "Ultimately Free". The evening begins with a pot luck meal / BBQ at 7.00pm, bring a plate and a bottle. Music from 8.00pm Tickets for the show $10 limited to 40. Phone or text Rob 0274 431490 to book a seat.

Founded in 2001, New Zealand Pacific Studio is a year-round international residency centre at Mount Bruce. In celebration of our fifteenth year, we are mounting ART IS A LIVING THING, an exhibition at Aratoi Museum, the region's leading art museum. From now until 30 September 2016, NZPS invites ONE submission from each of its residents over the past 15 years -- this initial submission is sending a digital file (JPEG/MP4/MP3, etc) of your work and filling out the submission form, by Sept 30). Residents may choose to submit work created at NZPS, or work that has been donated to the centre. The work must be ready-to-hang. There will not be room to exhibit work from everyone, so there will be a selection process. A small catalogue will be published to coincide with the exhibition.

Alan Jefferies – Poet & Spoken Word Artist - will facilitate a poetry workshop on 11 Sept SUN, from 12-5pm, at NZ Pacific Studio. Author of 6 books of poetry, 4 children’s books, and several songs, Jefferies has appeared at literary festivals in Cairo, Hong Kong and Queensland, and is a Fellow at the NZ Pacific Studio. To enroll in the workshop ($15), please contact: info@artistresidency.org.nz (Please note: the venue is not wheelchair accessible.)

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 ONLY

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.

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.

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.

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 -
who had the house built.

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)

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/z6xqye

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.

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.

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.

MEET artists & writers, VIEW the studios & home & gardens, ENJOY conversation & a cuppa with Illustrator Betsy McKimm (Canada), Painter Laurence O’Toole (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.

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.

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.

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.

New Zealand Pacific Studio invites applications for this three-week writing fellowship.
Deadline: 17 February 2016.
Follow the link below for information.

New Zealand Pacific Studio invites applications for this three-week poetry fellowship.
Deadline: 17 February 2016
Follow the link below for more information.

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.