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Arts Pasifka Awards
Date1996 (1996) -->
CountryNew Zealand
Hosted byCreative New Zealand
WebsiteOfficial website

The Arts Pasifika Awards celebrate excellence in Pacific arts in New Zealand. The annual awards are administered by Creative New Zealand and are the only national awards for Pasifika artists across all artforms.[1]

The Arts Pasifika Awards include the awards for: Emerging Pacific Artist; Iosefa Enari Memorial Award; Pacific Heritage Art Award (from 2004); Contemporary Pacific Art Award; Senior Pacific Artist Award; Special Recognition Award (from 2013);[1] and Pacific Toa Artist Award (from 2019).[2]

List of award recipients

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Emerging Pacific Artist

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  • Tusiata Avia MNZM
    Tusiata Avia MNZM

Iosefa Enari Memorial Award

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  • Moses Mckay and his sister Anasetasia
    Moses Mckay and his sister Anasetasia
  • Madison Nonoa
    Madison Nonoa

Pacific Heritage Art Award

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This award began in 2004.

  • Mary Ama CNZM
    Mary Ama CNZM
  • Pacifica Mamas & dignitaries
    Pacifica Mamas & dignitaries

Contemporary Pacific Art Award

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  • Angela Tiatia
    Angela Tiatia
  • Karlo Mila MNZM
    Karlo Mila MNZM
  • Victor Rodger ONZM
    Victor Rodger ONZM

Senior Pacific Artist Award

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  • Nina Nawalowalo ONZM
    Nina Nawalowalo ONZM
  • Oscar Kightley MNZM
    Oscar Kightley MNZM
  • Neil Ieremia ONZM
    Neil Ieremia ONZM
  • Jonathan Lemalu
    Jonathan Lemalu
  • Lemi Ponifasio
    Lemi Ponifasio
  • Annie Crummer
    Annie Crummer
  • Misa Emma Kesha
    Misa Emma Kesha
  • Albert Wendt ONZ
    Albert Wendt ONZ

Special Recognition Award

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This award began in 2013 to "recognise special contribution to the standing, and standard, of Pacific arts in Aotearoa and/or internationally".

  • Tanya Muagututi'a (right) with long time collaborator Erolia Ifopo in 1994
    Tanya Muagututi'a (right) with long time collaborator Erolia Ifopo in 1994
  • Parris Goebel MNZM
    Parris Goebel MNZM

Pacific Toa Artist Award

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This award commenced in 2019. It acknowledges the "contribution of a Pasifika artist with the lived experience of disability to the standing, and standard, of Pacific arts nationally or globally".[2]

  • Lusi Faiva
    Lusi Faiva

References

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  1. ^ a b "Arts Pasifika Awards". Creative New Zealand. Archived from the original on 13 November 2017. Retrieved 1 December 2017.
  2. ^ a b "Pacific Toa category announced for Arts Pasifika Awards 2019". Creative New Zealand. 14 May 2019. Archived from the original on 3 June 2021. Retrieved 3 June 2021.
  3. ^ "25th Annual Creative New Zealand Arts Pasifika Awards Recognise Excellence And Innovation | Scoop News". www.scoop.co.nz. 15 November 2021. Archived from the original on 19 November 2021. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
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