The Office for Contemporary Art Aotearoa (OCAA) works in partnership with other organisations and individuals, both from Aotearoa New Zealand and internationally, to encourage exchange and dialogue between visual arts practitioners from New Zealand and their international counterparts and to enable and facilitate the presentation of work by New Zealand artists at major overseas exhibitions.

OCAA was formed in early 2024 and is based in Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland.

OCAA is in the process of applying for Charitable Trust status.

Projects

Research visit to Aotearoa New Zealand Research visit to Aotearoa New Zealand

Kitty Scott, Chief Curator, 15th Shanghai Biennale

Creative New Zealand Te Manu Ka Tau international visitors to Aotearoa New Zealand.Creative New Zealand Te Manu Ka Tau international visitors to Aotearoa New Zealand.

Left: Salma Tuqan, right: Stefan Benchoam

Aotearoa New Zealand at the 2024 Gwangju Biennale PavilionAotearoa New Zealand at the 2024 Gwangju Biennale Pavilion

Shannon Te Ao, Ia rā, ia rā (rere runga, rere raro) Everyday (I fly high, I fly low), three channel video with sound, installation view at the Aotearoa New Zealand Pavilion at the 15th Gwangju Biennale, 2024.

2024 Gasworks Residency for an artist from Aotearoa New Zealand2024 Gasworks Residency for an artist from Aotearoa New Zealand

Left: Shiraz Sadikeen in his studio at Gasworks Winter Open Studios, London, December 2024. Right: Installation view of Shiraz Sadikeen's studio at Gasworks Winter Open Studios, London, December 2024. All images courtesy of Gasworks.

Creative New Zealand Te Manu Ka Tau international visitor to Aotearoa New Zealand.Creative New Zealand Te Manu Ka Tau international visitor to Aotearoa New Zealand.

Tavia Nyong'o, William Lampson Professor of American Studies at Yale

2024 Residency for a curator from Aotearoa New Zealand with Delfina Foundation and Metroland Cultures in London2024 Residency for a curator from Aotearoa New Zealand with Delfina Foundation and Metroland Cultures in London

Hana Pera Aoake, photo by Matthew George Richard Ward