It’s been a busy and inspiring few months at LIMA Productions Trust, creating opportunities for Pasifika creatives to learn, connect and grow.

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Our Building Your Arts Waka (BYAW) programme, an 18-week online Arts Management course for Pacific artists in Aotearoa, has come to a close for 2026. Over the past months, we’ve offered 10 weeks of specialised workshops led by industry experts, followed by 8 weeks of invaluable one-on-one mentorship with trusted professionals. 

 

We would like to extend our heartfelt gratitude to our incredible mentors who have generously shared their wisdom, experience, and time with our artists: Stacey Leilua, Fasitua Amosa, Stallone Vaiaoga-Ioasa (SQS), Aaron Huata, Paul Lisi - Gunwin, Pelenakeke Brown, Vea Mafile’o, Olivia Tauoma, David Atai, and Justus Leaoseve. 

 

Thank you to our incredible mentors for sharing your wisdom, alofa & time nurturing this year's BYAW artists.

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Visit our Artist Page to meet this year’s Building Your Arts Waka cohort: