The recipient of the fellowship receives $10,000. It is sponsored by Creative New Zealand.

This fellowship supports a Deaf or disabled artist, turi Māori or tāngata whaikaha Māori artist, or an artist who has a disability, impairment or lived experience of mental distress to undertake a project that develops their creative practice.

It is open to artists exploring artforms that include but are not limited to dance, film, creative writing, music, theatre, ngā toi Māori, Pacific arts, visual arts, ceramics and sculpture.

The recipient of the fellowship receives $10,000. It is sponsored by Creative New Zealand.

The deadline for applications is 5pm Monday 31 March 2025. All applicants will be notified about the outcome of their application by early April 2025.

Arts Access Aotearoa embraces the diverse ways that the experiences of Deaf and disabled people; turi Māori and tāngata whaikaha Māori; people with disabilities and impairments; and people with lived experience of mental distress shape their creative practice.

Please don’t hesitate to include anything you would like to share about what this means for you: for example, writing from bed.

Note: there is no requirement or expectation that your art or project relates to themes of disability.

For more information, please check out the following page on Arts Access Aotearoa: https://artsaccess.org.nz/whakahoa-kaitoi-whanaketanga-creative-new-zealand-artist-fellowship-2025