Te Tuhi and The Art House International Residency Programme
The Art House is excited to be partnering with Te Tuhi in New Zealand to present a new international pilot programme supporting disabled visual artists from Aotearoa to undertake a two-month residency in Wakefield, UK.
This partnership creates a unique opportunity for artists from New Zealand to develop their practice, build international networks and engage with a leading UK visual arts centre.
Supporting Disabled Visual Artists from Aotearoa
This residency marks a significant step in Te Tuhi’s commitment to accessible and equitable opportunities for artists. In 2026, three New Zealand artists will travel to Wakefield to develop their practice and gain new skills, supporting their professional growth both in Aotearoa and internationally.
The programme represents a major milestone as the first international residency for disabled New Zealand visual artists, and the first time artists from Aotearoa have undertaken a residency at The Art House.
About Te Tuhi
Te Tuhi is one of Aotearoa New Zealand’s foremost contemporary art spaces and a leader in supporting experimental practice. We are committed to contemporary art that is locally engaged, regionally responsive and internationally ambitious. Find out more
The 2026 Residency Artists
In 2026, three artists from Aotearoa will pilot this new residency partnership. Each artist received Creative New Zealand funding to undertake the residency. The Art House will support with on-site accommodation, studio space and professional development from the Programme Team
The participating artists are: Stace Robertson, Pelenakeke Brown, and Milly Hampton.
Stace Robertson
Stace Robertson (he/they) is a disabled artist working in ceramics, painting and illustration. Stace has a Bachelor of Media Arts (hons). They are a proud, disabled person and explore ideas relating to identity, representation and community. A Pākehā person of Scottish, Irish, English and French ancestry, Stace lives in Pae Tū Mōkai Featherston on the whenua of Ngāti Kahungunu ki Wairarapa and Rangitāne. His ceramic work is informed by and reflects the tension of creating functional ware with a body that is not always very functional and he enjoys the tensions and imperfections that result from this interplay.
Pelenakeke Brown
Pelenakeke Brown (Gataivai, Siutu-Salailua) is an interdisciplinary artist whose practice explores the intersections between disability theory and Sāmoan concepts. Her practice spans visual art, text, and performance. She is from Aotearoa New Zealand and is an Sāmoan/Pakehā, crip artist. She has worked internationally presenting performances, exhibitions, published writing and residencies in New York, California, Berlin, Hamburg, London and Aotearoa.
Milly Hampton
Milly Hampton is a Te Whanganui a Tara-based creative. They use illustration, printmaking, and textiles to playfully explore themes of queerness, disability, and folklore. They draw on a lineage of D.I.Y., activist and craft-based aesthetics.
Each artist will spend two months in the UK, developing new work and engaging with both Wakefield’s creative community and the wider The Art House network. Updates on each residency period will be added to this page in 2026.