Results posted: 5 November 2026
$59,130
Total funding awarded
12
Eligible applications received
$144,076
Total funding requested
7 grants totalling $59,130.26 have been offered to support artists, practitioners and organisations towards opportunities for international engagement. We received 12 eligible applications, with a total of $144,076.26 requested.
$13,700 – towards two emerging Māori artists participating in Perth Festival Lab 2027
APPLICANT: Betsy & Mana Productions Ltd
FUNDING POOL: Ngā toi Māori fund
$3,847 – towards performance opportunities at The Heat International Improv Comedy Festival in Vancouver, Canada
APPLICANT: Brynley Stent
FUNDING POOL: General arts fund
$3,654 – towards attending the Mâwacihitowinihk Nikamowak: Indigenous Music Residency 2026 in Banff, Canada
APPLICANT: Daphiney Owen
FUNDING POOL: Ngā toi Māori fund
$3,573 – to attend Amsterdam Marimba Weekend, Netherlands, as their 2027 Composer in Residence
APPLICANT: Ioannis Psathas
FUNDING POOL: General arts fund
$5,000 – towards the presentation of CO-Lapses: Poiesis at the Osten Biennial 2026 in Skopje, North Macedonia
APPLICANT: Karma Barnes
FUNDING POOL: General arts fund
$4,606 – to exhibit at and attend Taoxichuan Autumn Fair 2026 in Jingdezhen, China
APPLICANT: Matilda Halley
FUNDING POOL: General arts fund
$24,750 – towards Māori carvers travelling to France to install and unveil whakairo honouring WWI Māori Battalion soldiers
APPLICANT: Tamaiti Anderson
FUNDING POOL: Ngā toi Māori fund
