Lifecycle: { "status": "closed_selected_or_in_preparation", "edition": "2026 pilot", "cadence": "pilot; annual continuation not committed", "duration": "6 weeks", "renewable": false, "dates": { "deadline": "2026-06-04T11:00:00+10:00", "notification": "2026-06-22", "start": "2026-10-01", "end": "2026-11-12" } } Funding and benefits: { "amount": { "artist_fee": 9000, "project_costs": 4000, "currency": "NZD" }, "award_count": 3, "total_pool": null, "benefits": [ "return travel to Suva from Australia or New Zealand", "accommodation", "per diem", "project-cost budget", "networking and engagement" ] } Eligibility and filters: { "citizenship": "one established artist each from Australia, Aotearoa New Zealand and Fiji", "residence": "country-specific route", "age": null, "applicant_type": [ "individual established artist or arts practitioner" ], "education": null, "experience": "Australian route requires at least ten years' arts experience and national or international presentation/publication", "fields": [ "community arts", "dance", "digital arts", "experimental arts", "First Nations arts", "fashion", "literature", "music", "theatre", "visual arts" ], "institution": null, "language": "application route in English; access support available", "location": "Suva, Fiji", "remote": false, "route": "country-specific expression of interest", "exclusions": [ "arts organizations and groups", "overdue Creative Australia reports or debts for Australian applicants" ] } Application: { "opens": null, "deadline": "2026-06-04T11:00:00+10:00", "decision": "2026-06-22", "start": "2026-10-01", "end": "2026-11-12", "url": "https://creative.gov.au/investments-opportunities/oceania-pacific-arts-residency", "materials": [ "artist biography and work links", "climate-change project idea", "Pacific engagement rationale", "career impact explanation", "local workshop and engagement approach" ], "selection_stages": [ "expression of interest", "panel assessment for artistic merit, viability and career impact", "shortlist", "partner approval" ] } Past editions and people: { "people": { "program_leaders": [], "latest_recipients": [], "past_recipients": [], "coverage": "Pilot selection results were not located on the official page at retrieval time." }, "history": { "launched": 2026, "editions": [ { "year": 2026, "artists": 3, "status": "pilot" } ], "statistics": [] } } Known evidence gaps: [ "2026 named selected artists", "Fiji and New Zealand route-specific filters", "future cadence" ] Source conflicts: []