Wellington writing team Amelia Addis and Ebed Pohl have been announced as the 2024 Wellington Write Room Screenwriter Residents with their project In Alex. Producer Kate Goodwin will join the programme’s mentor team as this year’s Producer Intern. Amelia and Ebed will be in residence at Toi Pōneke from 25 March - 16 June 2024.

This is an opportunity for an emerging Wellington based production designer, working in areas of Set Design for Dance Theatre. They will receive access to a studio at Toi Pōneke and a research and development stipend for 25 hrs a week for 5 weeks, to develop a new project with our resident choreographer over April/June 2024. 

This opportunity is open to one Wellington based choreographer who will receive 25hrs a week for 5 weeks in the Toi Pōneke Dance Studio (April - June 2023) to develop a new dance work alongside our resident emerging production designer and a cast/ crew of up to two.

Toi Pōneke Arts Centre is pleased to announce that writer Helen Vivienne Fletcher is the recipient of its 2024 d/Deaf and/or Disabled Artist Development Residency.

Toi Pōneke Arts Centre and Pop Film are delighted to announce Kate Goodwin who has been selected to be the Film Producer Intern for the Write Room 2024.

Toi Pōneke Arts Centre and Victoria University’s New Zealand School of Music —Te Kōkī (NZSM) are delighted to announce Ben Leonard as the 2023 Toi Pōneke Sound Artist in Residence.

Ben Leonard is a sonic artist, musician and composer based in Te Whanganui ā Tara (Wellington). He is a recent graduate of the sonic arts programme at Te Kōkī/NZSM, where he focused on ambisonic and spectral techniques.

Applications now open for the Write Room Wellington Emerging Film Producer Internship 2023/24

Deadline Fri 28th July 2023.

Toi Pōneke Arts Centre is delighted to announce Yon Yi Sohn as the 2023 Toi Pōneke Visual Artist in Residence.

Yon Yi explores systematic and geometric abstract, patterns, grids, forms and colour arrangements, expressed mainly in the medium of drawing, painting, printmaking, embroidery and installation.

Toi Pōneke Arts Centre is delighted to announce Kaysee Savali as the Dance Development resident for 2023.

Toi Pōneke Arts Centre is delighted to announce Asha Barr Emerging Production Designer Resident for 2023.

Toi Pōneke is calling for proposals from Wellington-based Artists for our 2023 Visual Arts Residency. This 3-month residency culminates in an exhibition of a new body of work at Toi Pōneke Gallery in October 2023.

The aim of this residency is to support a Wellington-based Visual artist to develop a new body of work and provide the artist with resources to dedicate themselves full time to their practice for a period of 12 weeks.

Toi Pōneke Arts Centre is delighted to announce Ella Gilbert as the Write Room Scriptwriter in Residence for 2023.

This opportunity is open to one choreographer/dancer who will receive 25hrs a week for 5 weeks in the Toi Pōneke Dance Studio (May - June 2023) to develop a new solo dance work alongside our resident emerging production designer.

This is an opportunity for an emerging production designer, working in areas of Set Design for Dance Theatre.

Toi Pōneke Arts Centre is delighted to announce Francesca Carney as the Write Room Producer Intern for 2022.

Toi Pōneke Arts Centre is pleased to announce that Wellington writer and disability activist Robyn Hunt is the recipient of its 2022 d/Deaf and/or disabled artist residency.

Toi Pōneke Arts Centre and New Zealand School of Music Te Kōkī are pleased to announce Dr Ramos Flores as the 2022 Sound Artist in Residence.

Applications now open for Emerging Wellington Film Producer Internship 2022!

Deadline 25 July 2022 at 5pm.

This opportunity is open to one choreographer who will receive 25hrs a week for 5 weeks in the Toi Pōneke Dance Studio (April - May 2022) to develop a new dance work.

Toi Pōneke Arts Centre is delighted to announce Wellington writer, director, musician and graphic artist - Will Agnew as the recipient of the 2021 Wellington Write Room Screenwriter’s Residency with his project The Demon.

Toi Pōneke Arts Centre is delighted to announce Stevei Houkāmau as the 2021 Toi Pōneke Visual Artist in Residence.

Toi Pōneke Arts Centre and New Zealand School of Music Te Kōkī are pleased to announce Marcus Jackson as the 2020 Sound Artist in Residence.

Toi Pōneke Arts Centre are delighted to announce our Dance Residents for 2020-21; choreographers Otto Kosok & Amit Noy and producer Monique Gilmour.

Toi Pōneke Arts Centre is delighted to announce Matilda Fraser as the 2020 Toi Pōneke Visual Artist in Residence.

An opportunity for two choreographers and one emerging producer to undertake a residency, which will culminate in a double bill production at NZ Fringe.

Toi Pōneke Arts Centre are pleased to announce Stella Reid as the Write Room Wellington Screenwriter’s Residency 2020 with her project The Band of the True Prophet.

Toi Pōneke are proud to offer our 4th dance residency to choreographers Bjorn Aslund, Alec Katsourakis, Alessia Augello and Producer Mattias Olofsson.

Toi Pōneke Arts Centre and New Zealand School of Music Te Kōkī are delighted to announce Amy Jean Barnett as the 2019 Sound Artist in Residence.

Toi Pōneke Arts Centre is proud to announce Chevron Hassett as the 2019 Visual Artist in Residence.

Toi Pōneke Arts Centre are pleased to announce Abi King-Jones as the Write Room Wellington Screenwriter’s Residency 2019’ with her project Out of the Vaipe, The Deadwater.