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.

Artist in Residence for September: Sorawit Songsataya

Interdisciplinary artist, and Walters Prize nominee for 2027, Sorawit Songsataya joins us for a month of working with Pōneke emerging artists, investigation of archives, talks and workshops.

reflect, return is a video installation work by Gabby O’Connor, housed at Wellington Railway Station in the site previously occupied by the New World Metro supermarket. Visible to commuters and passers-by, it is a sensory reminder of the historic geography of the site.

reflect, return

“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.”