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University of Otago Wallace Residency at The Pah Homestead

University of Otago Wallace Residency at The Pah Homestead is a three-month arts residency in Auckland, New Zealand. It is open to alumni of the Otago Arts Fellowships and other creative scholars associated with the University. Further information about the residency and application instructions are below.

About the Residency
In association with the University of Otago, the Wallace Arts Trust has extended its support of the arts to include the University of Otago Wallace Residency at The Pah Homestead in Auckland – an opportunity for arts practitioners such as writers, curators, film-makers and composers. Alumni of the University of Otago Arts Fellowships and other creative scholars associated with the University of Otago are invited to apply for the three-month Residency. The Residency provides a fully-furnished apartment, the use of a car, and a stipend.

The Pah Homestead
Accommodation for the Resident is at the TSB Bank Wallace Centre – an historic house known as The Pah Homestead which has been restored by the Auckland City Council. The Italianate-style Homestead is set in the picturesque Monte Cecilia Park, and is close to significant research services. The Resident's apartment is located above the gallery which houses the Wallace Arts Trust’s collection of New Zealand art.

Previous residents
Residencies have been awarded to Catherine Chidgey, Chris Adams and Paddy Richardson. Catherine Chidgey writes on her time at The Pah:

"Living at the Pah was unlike any other residency I have held. I had the best of both worlds, being both part of the gallery and apart from it; the visitors tended to be unaware of the artist’s residence tucked away on the first floor, and I rather liked that. I could watch from above the weddings held there on weekends over summer, and nobody ever looked up. Most writers are eavesdroppers, and sometimes I would catch people’s comments – on the paintings, or the homestead, or their health, or the state of their marriages – and store them away for future use.

I was invited to join the talks given each week to the volunteers, and I enjoyed these very much. It was wonderful to be part of this regular event; it was something completely different from what I was working on, and yet it fed into my work too – it stimulated the creative part of my brain and drove me to want to produce my own work of art. It was great to see several pieces by Rohan Wealleans in the collection, who was the Frances Hodgkins Fellow at Otago when I held the Burns. I was also lucky enough to hear one of Chris Adams’s works, Persephone, premiered at the Pah, with Chris in attendance."

How to apply for the Residency
Applications are invited for residencies available from June 2012. This application round closes on 30 November 2011. Further information and the application form can be downloaded here:

• Information and Application Form for University of Otago Wallace Residency (Word doc, 102KB)
  
• Information and Application Form for University of Otago Wallace Residency (PDF, 233KB)

For further information on the Wallace Arts Trust and The Pah Homestead, please follow these external links:

• Wallace Arts Trust
• TSB Bank Wallace Arts Centre (The Pah Homestead)

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Caselberg Trust Creative Connections residency

The Caselberg Trust is funding the annual Creative Connections residency at its cottage in Broad Bay, Dunedin. The residency will be offered on an annual basis for a period of between 3 and 6 months, with a stipend awarded to the successful applicant.

The Trust is looking specifically for projects that reach out, and make links, across a variety of creative media, professional disciplines, and/or communities relevant to the planned project.

Applications for the 2012 residency closed on Wednesday 31 August 2011.

For further information and an application form, go to the Anna and John Caselberg Charitable Trust site.