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Creative New Zealand
Creative New Zealand is the national agency for the development of the arts in New Zealand. The purpose of our work is to encourage, promote and support the arts in New Zealand for the benefit of all New Zealanders.
(Arts Council of New Zealand Toi Aotearoa Act 1994).
Our mandate is to support community and professional arts. In doing so, we uphold the principles of access, participation, and excellence and innovation in the arts.
We value the partnership we have with Maori, in acknowledgement of their unique position as tangata whenua. Much of what makes New Zealand art unique lies in what makes New Zealand unique - our indigenous culture.
We also value Pacific arts and their growing contribution to New Zealand identity. Given the increasing ethnic diversity of New Zealand’s population, Creative New Zealand works to ensure that our impact is felt across the population.
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The Big Conversation - Nui te Kōrero was held in Christchurch in June. The theme was Embracing Arts, Embracing Audiences Awhi mai, Awhi atu. View the videos and resources.
A huge suspended sculpture made of furniture and a floor covered with dazzling lights are just two of the works Bill Culbert has created for the NZ Pavilion at the 2013 Venice Biennale.
Creative New Zealand’s new Matched Funding Scheme provides financial incentives to help arts, culture and heritage organisations to increase donations and sponsorship.
Creative New Zealand will invest $1.05 million over the next three years to enhance the arts and culture sector’s ability to source private sector funding.
New Zealanders continue to enjoy and support the arts despite the difficult economic environment, according to Creative New Zealand’s latest survey.
Heather Galbraith will be deputy commissioner for New Zealand’s presentation at the 2013 Venice Biennale and Justin Paton will be the curator.