Firi Anoihi
Programme for artists from Polynesia
Programme
As part of its actions to support the arts sector and the professionalization of its actors, to support the creation and exhibition of works of art, the development of live performances, and the training of Polynesian artists, the Ministry of Culture of French Polynesia has joined forces with the Cité internationale des arts for a residency programme.
Intended for artists from French Polynesia and conceived with the help of the High Commission of the Republic in French Polynesia and the Air Tahiti Nui company, this programme offers five three-month residencies at the Cité internationale des arts in Paris.
About
5 residencies per year
3 months’ residency
Programme created in 2021
Eligibility criteria
- Work and live in French Polynesia
- Withold the Polynesian artist card
- Be a visual artist, a musician, a dancer or a choreographer, a playwright, an architect or a designer
2021 Laurates – Taina Calissi (drawing, choreography, photography, writing and video), Tafetanui Tamatai, AKA Tafe (visual arts), Tahea Drollet, AKA Tahe (visual arts) & Romain Picardi, AKA ABUZ (Mural paintings), Cité internationale des arts © Maurine Tric / Adagp, Paris 2021
2022 Laureates – Titaua Peu (writtings), Leia Chang Soi (animation and illustration), Patricia Beaudet (visual arts) & Tevaite Denk-Senni (visual arts). Cité internationale des arts © Maurine Tric / Adagp, Paris 2022
2023 Laureates – Evrard Chaussoy (visual arts), Orama Nigou (visual arts), Jonathan Mencarelli (visual arts) et Vahaeinui Doom (visual arts). Cité internationale des arts © Maurine Tric / Adagp, Paris 2024
2024 Laureates – Jean-Christophe Teva Shigetomi (writtings), Moana Van Der Maesen (visual arts), Anthony Gaya (visual arts), Ruita Tehoiri (visual arts) & Mathilde Zampieri – absent in the photo (cinema). Cité internationale des arts © Maurine Tric / Adagp, Paris 2024
2025 Laureates – Ken Hardie (visual arts), Alexander Lee (visual arts), Guillaume Machenaud (visual arts), Tamatoa Teriieroiterai (fashion design) & Taunatere Terooatea (visual arts). Cité internationale des arts © Maurine Tric / Adagp, Paris 2025
The partners of this programme :
As part of its efforts to support the arts sector and its actors’ support, the Government of French Polynesia intends to implement a genuine cultural strategy based on the recognition of the existence of a “Polynesian cultural personality”, particularly through its artistic expressions. To this end, support for the creation and exhibition of artworks, the development of live performances and the professional education of Polynesian artists are a priority, with the aim of organising cultural and artistic development, both in French Polynesia and abroad, around and for the established Polynesian arts and culture.
Both a service of the High Commission and a decentralized department of the Ministry of Culture, the Mission aux affaires culturelles (MAC) was created in 2018, following the signing of the Elysée Agreement for the development of French Polynesia.
Placed under the authority of the High Commissioner of the Republic in French Polynesia, the MAC supports the protection and enhancement of tangible and intangible heritage; the development and teaching of vernacular languages; the promotion of artistic and cultural education and the transmission of knowledge; artistic creation and dissemination and the circulation of works; and the development of cultural facilities in French Polynesia. It is also responsible for programming and managing decentralized credits from the Ministry of Culture.
