Toi Pōneke Arts Centre and Victoria University’s New Zealand School of Music —Te Kōkī (NZSM) are delighted to announce Kieran Monaghan as the 2024 Creative New Zealand/NZSM/ Toi Pōneke Sonic Artist-in -Residence.

Kieran Monaghan (he/him) is predominantly, and persistently, a drummer and percussionist of found sounds. He calls Te Whanganui-a-Tara /Wellington home. His first crude musical steps were in the late 80’s, playing drums in southern punk rock bands.

Hā-kina, hā-puta.

Breathe in, breathe out.

Dive into the world of Breathwork, a new immersive audio exhibition by BJ Leo.

Toi Pōneke Arts Centre and Victoria University’s New Zealand School of Music —Te Kōkī (NZSM) are delighted to announce Ben Leonard as the 2023 Toi Pōneke Sound Artist in Residence.

Ben Leonard is a sonic artist, musician and composer based in Te Whanganui ā Tara (Wellington). He is a recent graduate of the sonic arts programme at Te Kōkī/NZSM, where he focused on ambisonic and spectral techniques.

The 2022 Toi Pōneke – New Zealand School of Music Sound Artist-in-Residence, Dr. Cristohper Ramos Flores, presents the works produced during his residency. Little Portals is an audio and visual ensemble. Letterboxes collected from different points in Wellington were modified to work as loudspeakers and mechatronic instruments with small video players; acting as a miniature audio and visual orchestra that performs works composed for the exhibition.

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Toi Pōneke Arts Centre and New Zealand School of Music Te Kōkī are pleased to announce Dr Ramos Flores as the 2022 Sound Artist in Residence.

Toi Pōneke Arts Centre and New Zealand School of Music Te Kōkī are pleased to announce Marcus Jackson as the 2020 Sound Artist in Residence.

An exhibition of new work by the 2019-20 Toi Pōneke New Zealand School of Music Artist in Residence.Why is matter so intelligent, though? explores the acoustic relationships between reef fish, sea urchins, snapping shrimp and other marine life forms in the Hauraki Gulf, considering the symbiotic interdependencies of these organisms through sound.

Toi Pōneke Arts Centre and New Zealand School of Music Te Kōkī are delighted to announce Amy Jean Barnett as the 2019 Sound Artist in Residence.

Composer and performer Cory Champion works with the recording and amplification of cymbals, drums and drum machines to create fluid soundscapes, exploiting blurred textures between acoustic and synthesised sources. These percussion instruments are also amplified in the gallery space as sculptural works able to be played, continually modulating Champion’s immersive, harmonic soundscapes.

Toi Pōneke Arts Centre and New Zealand School of Music – Te Kōki are excited to announce Cory Champion as the recipient of the Toi Pōneke NZSM Sound Art Residency 2018-19.

Over the summer Champion will be developing a performance work that aims to dissolve and augment the drum set while abstracting the roles of the audience, participant, improviser, or performer.

Flo Wilson and Olivia Webb join forces as Wellington’s 2017-18 Toi Pōneke / New Zealand School of Music sound artists in residence. Their exhibition Attunement features new sound and performance works that explore the voice and identity.

Flo Wilson and Olivia Webb join forces as Toi Pōneke and New Zealand School of Music sound artists in residence this summer. Their newly formed collaboration brings together their respective performative, sound and installation based art practices. 

Environmental sound composer Thomas Voyce brings an 8-channel (octophonic) speaker system to Toi Pōneke Gallery for an immersive surround sound listening experience.

Environmental sound composer Thomas Voyce was the Toi Pōneke Sonic Artist in Residence for 2016, in partnership with the New Zealand School of Music.