Using arts and culture for social transformation
Further Arts is a charitable association based in Port Vila, Vanuatu – furthering Vanuatu music, media, dance and culture whilst creating and providing an alternative view of development.
Our Mission
To develop and promote Vanuatu artists and musicians, their products, and other cultural activities both within Vanuatu and overseas.
Further Arts’ main objective is to empower ni-Vanuatu to develop long-term social and commercial enterprises in the industries of creative arts, communications and agriculture that are culturally, socially, environmentally and financially sustainable. It aspires to broaden its presence across the South Pacific. Further Arts is led by Ni-Vanuatu and Oceanian women.
Latest News
New Photographic Essay Published in Langscape Journal
Further Arts is proud to announce the publication of a stunning photographic essay in an international journal. One of the Further Arts projects is called TEKS - Traditional Entertainment Kastom...
Message from the Chair
"To all our friends and families around the world, As you know, on March 13, 2015, Vanuatu was smashed by a monster cyclone - TC Pam. There was massive damage done to the Further Arts office. Up...
Our Projects
Vanuatu Women represented at Festival of Pacific Arts in Guam
Vanuatu is participating at the Festival of Pacific Arts in Guam to present a session on ‘Women in culture’ at the forum of Culture, Arts and Sustainable Development in the Pacific to be held at Adelup in Guam from 30 May to 1 June. The Festival of Pacific Arts is a...
Post-Cyclone Creative Recovery
2015 to 2017 Funder: Commonwealth Foundation This project was designed in response to the devastation to Vanuatu caused by Tropical Cyclone Pam in March 2015. TC Pam lifted the roof off the Further Arts office and studio damaging equipment and on-site records, books,...
Traditional Entertainment and Kastom Support (TEKS) Program
2013 to 2018 Funder: The Christensen Fund Partners: TEKS Unit, Canal Studio and local communities To support the Traditional Entertainment and Kastom Support (TEKS) Unit in Santo, Vanuatu, to build a strong foundation to undertake its key activities in the field of...
SouthPlanet
2013 to 2015 Funder: European Union Partners: Africultures, Alliance Française de Port-Vila, Pacific Arts Alliance, Moresby Arts Theatre The Southplanet (Sudplanète) portal was created in 2006 to meet the specific needs of artists and cultural operators. Developed by...
Vanuatu Women’s Water Music DVD
2012 to 2015 Funders: Wantok Musik Foundation, Further Arts, and The Christensen Fund The film titled Vanuatu Women’s Water Music is Further Arts’ second documentary feature film. The first film, Lon Marum (2013) was a finalist in the Asia Pacific New Documentary...
Music Bridges
2012 to 2014 Funder: ACP-EU Cultures+ Partners: COSV, Music Crossroads Mozambique The project linked FA with COSV which is an Indigenous solidarity organization based in Italy with a history of projects in Africa. The African partner to this project is based in...
Audio & Video
We have a growing archive of visual and audio works created by our artists. Check out our Youtube Channel and like us on Facebook to keep up to date with new releases.
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Anambru Hill Top
PO Box 2021
Port Vila
Vanuatu
Ph: +678 29411