Pacifica Arts Centre

art center — Henderson · Auckland

About Pacifica Arts Centre

Pacifica Arts Centre is a home base for Pacific art, culture and community in West Auckland, on Mount Lebanon Lane in Henderson. It was established in the late 1980s, and its vision is to develop and support Pacific arts and cultural projects, with a focus on Pacific heritage art practices. The centre began at the Corban Estate, formerly a winery, in Henderson, and has grown from a small volunteer operation into a medium-sized enterprise with paid staff, several projects and a range of arts and cultural activity on site.

The Pacifica Mamas are the centre's founders and its backbone, guiding the Pacific collectives and individual artists who work there. They run weaving classes, teach people how to make Pacific arts, and keep a studio space for selling and showing art pieces. The centre is open to everyone. The Pacifica Mamas also made woven works for the Cook Islands 50th Constitution celebrations, working with Club Raro Resort.