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 December / January: Armando Perla

Armando Perla (they/them) is a non-binary queer mestizo (Nahua and Euro-Salvadoran) curator, scholar, and museum consultant originally from Kuskatan (El Salvador). They are an independent curator and museum consultant. Armando will be joining us at Te Whare Hēra for December 2025 and January 2026

Event: In Conversation with Armando Perla: Market Knowledge, Circulation, and Indigenous Adornment

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa, in collaboration with Te Whare Hēra, warmly invites you to a public conversation with curator and scholar Armando Perla, presented as part of their residency at Te Whare Hēra.

The conversation will be moderated by Isaac Te Awa, Curator Mātauranga Māori at Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa.

EXHIBITION ANNOUNCEMENT: Material Diplomacy: From Abya Yala to Aotearoa

Fri, 30 Jan 2026 Sun, 8 Feb 2026

Te Whare Hēra Gallery space

“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.”