This year we’ve awarded six Nohonga Creative Residencies to both local and national artists. We look forward to their time in the whare and seeing them create, develop and workshop their respective ideas/pieces! Meet the 2026 cohort…
"The Nohonga Residency is a gold standard in how to hold space for creatives."
"The more programmes like this, the more work there is! This means more access for so many communities to see top quality work."
Brady Peeti imagery captured by Jinki Cabronero
"The care and interest [Te Pou Theatre] took in the kaupapa of my work was deeply appreciated too, it made me feel seen and in turn allowed me to really dig deep and delve into the concepts I wanted to test out."
"The Nohonga Artist Residency has been crucial to my arts practice and vision for my work KA|URI going forward. We've built a solid foundation that the Nohonga held strong for us. I hope many other artists get to have this support of the Nohonga in the future, it has catapulted my vision for the work forward and most importantly it nurtures the artist relationships to community. We can't make work without the beautiful eyes of our audiences. It all goes hand in hand."
Kasina Campbell imagery captured by Jinki Cabronero
"I’m grateful to return to the coal face of forging a story of my own making. These days my professional practice sees me applying my skills on someone else's creation. The Te Pou Nohonga gives me the opportunity to return to the craft which gave me those skills. It’s a chance to breathe, to breathe life into an idea, an idea you share with others, others who add to that idea through providing space, resource, kōrero, tākaro, pātai, awhi and understanding of what it takes to forge a story."
Jason Te Kare imagery captured by Julie Zhu
This programme is supported by Creative New Zealand through their Residencies Internships and Fellowships Fund.
