On November 22nd, PICAA Inc. was invited to share in the blessing and acknowledgement ceremony of the newly-opened ART OF THE PACIFIC gallery at National Gallery of Victoria. Upon invitation by NGV’s First Nations Art’s Senior Curator, Dr. Jessica Clark and Contemporary Art’s Curator Sophie Oxenbridge, we blessed the new display with a spiritual and…
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Announcement of MUA PASEFIKA THEATRE FESTIVAL 2024
PICAA is proud to present a showcase of theatre works-in-development by our local Pasefika creative artists. MUA is a show that encompasses the stories of our children, the aspirations of our young people and the dreams realised for our parents. Join us in an evening of Pasefika creative arts as we celebrate the performing arts…
Join us on stage in 2024: Pasefika Theatre Festival
Bula vinaka! Are you looking for an opportunity to get some theatre experience under your belt? Want to help create exciting works for the stage with a collective of artists? If so – JOIN US! If you missed out on our announcement the other week: PICAA has won a creative residency so this is our…
ANNOUNCEMENT! Bowery Theatre Residency Artists for 2023-24: PICAA with Asalemo Tofete & Gina Tafea
We are thrilled to announce our new creative residency with Brimbank City Council’s Bowery Theatre in 2023-24. Through this residency, we will develop our newest PICAA initiative – a Pasefika Theatre Festival taking place in 2024. This project will be led by two of our PICAA Creative Associates Asalemo Tofete (Creative Director) and Gina Tafea…
Pasefika Youth in the Arts
One of our strengths as an organisation is our ability to see the creative needs of Pasefika youth here in Australia. In recent years, PICAA rolled out programs aimed towards enticing Pasefika youth to the arts – the most successful of these being our ‘Acting Classes for Youth’ program which introduces students ages 10 –…
“REHAVAIKI” A musical production (A.Tofete/R.Seumanutafa) in 2017
Friday 14th July 2017 – what an amazing night that was – our second showing of “ReHavaiki”, a Pacific Island musical written and directed by Asalemo Tofete and musically composed by Rita Seumanutafa. When people think of a Pacific Island musical show, Hammerstein and Rodgers’ “South Pacific” comes to mind for many theatre goers. In…
Pacific Island Creative Arts Australia Inc. 