support & opportunities
Become part of our community — connect with other artists and creative professionals, experiment in our art spaces, and learn skills to help you thrive as a working artist.
Toi Pōneke facilitates workshops, courses, artist residencies, training seminars, and artist encounters.
We offer mentoring and funding support to creative professionals and artists of all disciplines.
Our programmes utilise individual and group learning, emphasise collaboration and knowledge sharing among participants, and value experimentation, taking risks, and embracing curiosity.
If you have an idea, or would like to talk with us about professional development opportunities, email Grace Hoete.
partner with toi pōneke
If you are interested in partnering or collaborating with us to facilitate creative projects in Wellington's art community, please get in touch.
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Toi Pōneke Arts Centre and POP Film are inviting applications for the Write Room Wellington Screenwriter Residency 2026 Applications due by 5pm, Mon 20 October 2025
Toi Pōneke Arts Centre and Victoria University’s New Zealand School of Music —Te Kōkī (NZSM) are delighted to announce Daniel Beban as the 2025 Toi Pōneke/ NZSM Sonic Artist-in -Residence.
Toi Pōneke Arts Centre is pleased to announce the 2026 residency program for d/Deaf and/or disabled artists, with a call for submissions. Applications close 5pm Monday 17 November 2025
Join contemporary jeweller Louise Hill for a relaxed, hands-on workshop where you’ll create your own cross-body pocket bag to carry your phone close.
To coincide with her exhibition In Each Other’s Pockets, Kapeu artist-in-residence Louise Hill will be in conversation with fellow artist Keri-Mei Zagrobelna (Te Ati Awa, Whānau-a-Apanui).
