The Pacific Chapter of the International Federation of Arts Councils and Culture Agencies was officially formed at a virtual meeting in March 2020. Prior to this, our members in the Pacific region have held meetings on a regular basis from 2011.
CURRENT NATIONAL MEMBERS
The current members of the Pacific Group are:
- Creative Australia
- Ministry of Cultural Development, Cook Islands
- Fiji Arts Council
- Creative New Zealand – Toi Aotearoa, New Zealand
- National Cultural Commissio, Papua New Guinea
- Ministry of Culture and Tourism, Solomon Islands
- Department of Culture, Ministry of Home Affairs, Climate Change and Environment, Government of Tuvalu
Current Affiliate Members of the Pacific Group:
• CreateSA, Australia
• Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications and the Arts, Australia
• Melanesian Spearhead Group (MSG) Secretariat
• The Pacific Community (SPC)
REGIONAL MEETINGS
Members in the Pacific have held 12 regional meetings to date:
- Barcelona, Spain, September 2025
- Seoul, Republic of Korea, May 2025
- Honolulu, Hawai'i, June 2024
- Stockholm, Sweden, May 2023
- Mexico City, Mexico, September 2022
- Virtual meeting, July 2022
- Virtual meeting, April 2021
- Virtual meeting, March 2020
- Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, March 2019
- Valletta, Malta, October 2016
- Santiago, Chile, January 2014
- Melbourne, Australia, October 2011
