Parnell Project Space is an exhibition, performance and event space located on the platform at Parnell Station, Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland.
It hosts Te Tuhi’s Curatorial Internship programme , which offers an individual the opportunity to curate a programme of exhibitions and events across a fixed period. It is a paid training position for an emerging art curator in Aotearoa New Zealand to develop their practice through experimentation, hands-on practice and mentorship.
Parnell Project Space engages with contemporary curators and artists who have an interest in experimental and social practices, providing an environment in which they can develop their practices and expand their networks.
Location
Parnell Station
25 Cheshire Street
Parnell 1052
Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland
Te Tuhi at Parnell Station incorporates the Parnell Studios and Parnell Project Space.
Te Tuhi is currently accepting applications for the 2027 Curatorial Internship. More information can be found here.
Liam Jacobson 2025 – 2026
Liam began their curatorial internship in July 2025. In their first curatorial role, Liam set out to consider play, resistance and manaakitaka as core impulses of the gallery and project-space. During his internship, Liam has facilitated and curated an array of artist projects, bringing artists together across a wide range of disciplines.
Liam Jacobson (Kāi Tahu) is an artist and writer, raised in South Auckland. Jacobson has written alongside a range of artists, galleries and publications, and has toured poetry and theatre across the country and overseas. Jacobson is currently interested in work that is strange, honest and fun. He holds a BA in Sociology and Film. Jacobson's poetry collection was published by Dead Bird Books in 2023.
On being offered the 2025–2026 curatorial internship, Jacobson said: “I’m excited and pretty nervous for this role, but am keen to consider play, resistance and manaakitaka as core impulses of the gallery and project-space. I want to help facilitate a motley as programme, by bringing artists together across a range of disciplines.”
→ Find out more about the curatorial internship here.
→ Read more about previous internships here.
2024 – 2025 Jordan Davey-Emms: soft shell
2022 – 2023 Felixe Laing: Chez Derriere
2021 Jasmine Tuiā
2020 – 2021 James Tapsell-Kururangi: Papatūnga