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Creative New Zealand is delighted to celebrate 30 years of the Arts Pasifika Awards, marking three decades of celebrating Pacific excellence and achievement across the arts.

We are proud to mark this milestone by announcing this year’s recipients of the 2026 Arts Pasifika Awards.

Kia monuina and congratulations to the 2026 Arts Pasifika Awards recipients. Mālō lava for championing Pacific arts and inspiring future generations.

Click 🔗 in bio to read more.

📷 L-R: Julia Mage’au Gray, The Black Grace Trust, Tofiga Fepulea'i, Tu'ifonualava Kaivelata, Benjamin Work, Amosa Lene Isara, Taliaoa Jokani Umutaua, Manuha’apai Vaeatangitau.

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𝙇𝘼𝙉𝘿 / 𝙈𝘼𝙍𝙆 26 opened at Tim Melville last night in Tāmaki Makaurau — a group exhibition including works by Hiria Anderson-Mita (@painterhiria), Johl Dwyer (@johldwyer), Russ Flatt (@russflatt), Star Gossage (@star_gossage), Chevron Hassett (@chevronhassett), Ngahina Hohaia (@ngahina_hohaia), Areez Katki (@areezkatki), Tracy Keith (@tracykeithart), Maureen Lander (@landermaureen), Alberto Garcia-Alvarez, Joe Sheehan (@joesheehanart), Salome Tanuvasa (@salometanuvasa), Ngaroma Riley (@ngaroma_riley), Nephi Tupaea (@nephi_tupaea)

Current was on the ground, documenting the event:

𝙇𝘼𝙉𝘿 / 𝙈𝘼𝙍𝙆 26, Tim Melville, 1 JUL – 15 AUG 2026 ★

𝙿𝚑𝚘𝚝𝚘𝚐𝚛𝚊𝚙𝚑𝚢: 𝙵𝚎𝚕𝚒𝚡 𝙹𝚊𝚌𝚔𝚜𝚘𝚗 (@felixrjack) 𝚏𝚘𝚛 𝙲𝚞𝚛𝚛𝚎𝚗𝚝 𝚊𝚛𝚝 𝚖𝚊𝚐𝚊𝚣𝚒𝚗𝚎

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There are just two days remaining until the end of the 25th @biennalesydney REMEMORY curated by wonderful @hooralq As I reflect on this experience, one of the highlights was connecting with the fellow artists involved in this edition of @biennalesydney as well as the audiences who engaged with my artwork at @ccwm_sydney I enjoyed witnessing how the staff members and security guards at @ccwm_sydney embraced this large heart and engaged with the visitors during the talks conducted by university students and the workshops. My heartfelt thanks to @ccwm_sydney @biennalesydney and everyone who came by and shared their thoughts about this monumental heart.

Photo credit: image 1&2 David James

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Figured out the Sydney public transportation system by myself (pretty easy) and attended the 13th General Assembly this morning, a public conference for REMEMORY: Living Solidarities, Embodied Futures.

Watched three panel discussions with three themes: globalities, publics, and solidarities. Each panel featured a lead who spoke directly to these kaupapa, followed by respondents.

Great to listen to Benjamin work respond to globalities through the lens of Moana positionality, folding in his investigative practice within pāpaaki and got to see the installation, an enduring body of work.

I also really enjoyed hearing from Reem Fadda and her curatorial articulation of the public art works in the Abu Dhabi Biennale. Mauri ora! 🌊

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It's the final week to explore the 25th Biennale of Sydney before it closes on Sunday 14 June. Over 140 artworks are presented at venues across the city and Greater Sydney, and the edition will be celebrated with a closing weekend street party at White Bay Power Station on 12 June, presented in collaboration with @VividSydney.

The 25th Biennale of Sydney: Rememory runs until 14 June 2026.

@Biennalesydney
@Fondationcartier
@whitebaypowerstation
@ccwm_sydney
@penrithregionalgallery
@campbelltownartscentre
@artgalleryofnsw

📸: (1) Fernando Poyón, Bringing joy to the earth, 2025. Photograph: Maja Baska. (2) Hoda Afshar, Code Black/Riot (Portraits), 2025. Photograph David James. (3) Benjamin Work, PĀPAAKI, 2025. Photograph David James. (4) Edgar Calel, Pa sutz’xkix tzolojpe (from the fog they will return), 2025. Photograph: Document Photography (5) Nasri Sayegh, Retinæ – 1, 2025.

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13th IBA General Assembly | Public Conference
REMEMORY: Living Solidarities, Embodied Futures

🌏 Chau Chak Wing Museum, Sydney
📅 June 10–11, 2026

Organised in partnership with the Power Institute (University of Sydney) and Global Studies University (Sharjah) in the occasion of the 13th General Assembly of the International Biennial Association this public conference brings biennial makers from around the world in dialogue with local artists, curators, and researchers.

Taking inspiration from histories of global meetings, solidarity movements, and artistic gatherings—from Bandung and FESTAC to the Alexandria, Ljubljana, and Havana biennials—REMEMORY explores how historical experiences of collective action continue to shape contemporary forms of solidarity, resistance, and future-making.

Wednesday, June 10 | 5:00–6:00 PM

🔹 Keynote Lecture
Rememorying Solidarity Networks for a World in Crisis
Speaker: Prof. Ming Tiampo

Thursday, June 11 | 9:00 AM–4:00 PM

🔹 Panel 1: Globalities (9:30–11:00 AM)
Speaker: Nav Haq
Respondents: Bruce Johnson McLean, Brett Neilson, Benjamin Work

🔹 Panel 2: Publics (11:15 AM–12:45 PM)
Speaker: Reem Fadda
Respondents: Gabriela Golder, Michael Dagostino

🔹 Panel 3: Solidarities (2:00–3:30 PM)
Speaker: Ryan Inouye
Respondents: Latoya Aroha Rule, Helen Grace

🔹 Closing Remarks
Prof. Mark Ledbury

Join us as we reflect on the histories of gathering, solidarity networks, and collective imagination, and consider how they might help us navigate the social, political, and environmental crisis of the present.

@biennalesydney @ccwm_sydney @the_power_institute @gsusharjah
@creative.australia

#13GeneralAssembly #Rememory #25BiennaleofSydney #Globalities #Publics #solidarities

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Our community recently visited the 25th Biennale of Sydney across the Chau Chak Wing Museum and White Bay Power Station, spending time with works exploring rememory, colonisation and the ongoing impacts still felt globally today.

So many of the pieces were deeply moving, exhibition to engagement and interactivity to evoke conversation and exploration. To all of the artists and organisers we thank you.

A special mention to Marian Abboud’s powerful work, which resonated deeply with many in our group, alongside artist Ema Shin whose work Hearts of Absent Women (Tree of Family) formed part of the Biennale’s Rememory exhibition. Together, the works created space for dialogue, storytelling, memory and reflection across generations and communities.

The installation Vietnamese Immigrating Garden by Tuan Mami also became a beautiful point of connection for our group, with Seed of Hope artists and community members engaging in the interactive seed-rolling activities throughout the visit.

It was also incredibly meaningful to experience DAAR’s haṣīra on display at Chau Chak Wing Museum, with many women drawing connections to our own series of events presented in partnership with DAAR throughout the Biennale program. We are grateful to have been engaged in and hosted conversations and gatherings connected to this year’s Biennale.

Huge thanks to our Creative Producers and Community Connectors for organising and supporting the day, and for continuing to create opportunities for community to experience arts and culture together. ✨

@marian_abboud
@ccwm_sydney
@biennalesydney
@ema.shin
@tuanmami
@whitebaypowerstation

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The Biennale of Sydney opens on Saturday, and this week I attended a media preview and took the opportunity to snap some portraits of artists with their work.

It’s a massive exhibition across 5 venues including @whitebaypowerstation @artgalleryofnsw @ccwm_sydney @penrithregionalgallery @campbelltownartscentre and is curated by Artistic Director @hooralq.

The media preview is like a crash course in photography, where you hastily introduce yourself to the artist and ask for a quick photo by their work. Sometimes the light is just right, sometimes I need to enhance it with a little speedlite. But I hope I do the artists justice by recording a memento of them proudly with their work.

1. Nikesha Breeze @nikeshabreeze
2. Monica Rani Rudhar @monicaranirudhar
3. Yaritji Young @yaritjiy
4. Vernon Ah Kee, Hoda Afshar, Behrouz Boochani @vernonahkee @hodaafshar @behrouzboochani
5. Hoda Afshar, Behrouz Boochani, Vernon Ah Kee, @vernonahkee @hodaafshar @behrouzboochani
6. Hoda Afshar @hodaafshar
7. Ema Shin @ema.shin
8. Frank Young
9. Benjamin Work @benjaminwork
10. Tuan Mami @tuanmami
11. Dennis Golding @dennisgolding
12. Richard Bell @heshowzoff
13. Fernando Poyón @fernandopoyon
14. Abdul Abdullah @abdul_abdullah
15. Kulpreet Singh @kulpreet_singh
16. Nikesha Breeze @nikeshabreeze
17. Daisy Quezada Ureña @daisyquezadaurena
18. Helen Grace
19. Wendy Hubert
20. Wendy Hubert

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Have you visited the @ccwm_sydney Chau Chak Wing Museum at the University of Sydney?

On this #internationalmuseumday with the theme of "Museums Uniting a Divided World", we want to feature this very special space.

Situated on Gadigal Land, the Chau Chak Wing Museum officially opened in 2020, it was designed by Johnson Pilton Walker. It is home to collections of various cultures and periods, ranging from ancient civilisations such as Rome, Greece, and Egypt, to the cultures of First Nations peoples worldwide.

The Biennale of Sydney very proudly exhibits at the Chau Chak Museum, featuring a diverse selections of international artists, such as:
Richard Bell (@heshowzoff)
Behrouz Boochani @behrouzboochani ), Hoda Afshar (@hodaafshar ), Vernon Ah Kee (@vernonahkee )
Dorothy Cross (@dorothy_cross )
DAAR - Decolonizing Architecture Art Research (@decolonizing.ps )
Lamia Joreige (@marchymelo )
Belinda Kazeem-Kamiński (@bel.kamkaze )
Niamh McCann (@niamhmccnn )
Derek Ogbourne (@derekogbourne )
Tuan Andrew Nguyen (@tuan.andrew.nguyen )
Khalil Rabah (@khalilrabah )
Michael Rakowitz
Ema Shin (@ema.shin )
Warraba Weatherall (@warrabaweatherall )
Benjamin Work (@benjaminwork )

Be sure not to miss this.
The 25th edition of the Biennale of Sydney, 'Rememory', is on until 14 June.

#biennalesydney #rememory #IMD2026 #InternationalMuseumDay #MuseumsUniting #SustainableDevelopment #ICOM80 #MuseumsForPeace @icomofficiel @unitednations @biennalesydney

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A @biennalesydney sampler from last week at

@artgalleryofnsw
@chauchakwing_foundation
@whitebaypowerstation
@campbelltownartscentre

“A means of revisiting, reconstructing, and reclaiming histories that have been erased or repressed, Rememory signifies the intersection of memory and history, where recollection becomes an act of reassembling fragments of the past—whether personal, familial, or collective. The 25th edition of the Biennale connects the delicate space between remembering and forgetting. By engaging with Rememory, artists will highlight marginalised narratives, share untold stories, and inspire audiences to rethink how memory shapes identity, belonging, and the creation and celebration of new communities and connections.”

Visiting ReMemory with a group of enthusiastic art lovers from Aotearoa.
The group found the theme really resonated with them and understood some of the works are challenging. All the more reason to travel with the amazing @sueg123

#biennaleofsydney #visitsydney #contemporaryart #sydneyart #arttour #tapestry #embroidery #fiberart

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That was the official post - now what to do, to pack books within 30kg checked and 7kg carry on packs. . using my change underwear for a week for packing cushions. . . Rim Books and Friends. . . . come see us at #MelbourneArtBookFair

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Some glimpses of the Sydney Biennale at Chau Chak Wing Museum, Sydney University, beginning with Ema Shin’s big beautiful heart. The smaller works that accompany it are incredibly intricate but I am too shit at photography to get good images of them!

And a great video work by Vietnamese artist Tuan Andrew Nguyen, which I wish I’d had time to fully sit through. If I have one quibble about this Biennale, it’s that many of the video works are at least half an hour long, often an hour. It’s hard to fully take things in when you’re trying to jam everything, including a drive to Campbelltown and Penrith, into a quick visit. But you know… on a global level this isn’t exactly a major problem 😅

Shown here -Ema Shin, me ol’ work buddy Warraba Weatherall, Richard Bell, Dorothy Cross, Lamia Joreige, Hoda Afshar, Vernon Ah Kee & Behrouz Boochani, Tuan Andrew Nguyen, Khalil Rabah, Benjamin Work & Derek Ogbourne.

#biennaleofsydney #australianart #contemporaryart #art #biennale

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