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  • Michel Tuffery Sydney Festival projects

    Creative New Zealand supports the presentation of distinctive work overseas

    Michel Tuffery – Sydney Festival. Photo: Mick Richards, Brisbane. |More on international opportunities

  • Creative New Zealand supports the creation of heritage and innovative works

    Taha Tahi One by Lina Marsh, a visual artist supported by Tautai Contemporary Pacific Arts Trust, funded by Creative New Zealand.

  • Creative New Zealand Arts Pasifika Awards 2011 winners L to R: Sulu Devoe (representing daughter Marlena), Kulimoe'anga Stone Maka, Janet Lilo, Annie Crummer and Kalameli Ihaia-Alefosio

  • The Omata! Group perform at the 2010 Arts Pasifika Awards

    The O Mata! Tokelau Dance Group perform at the 2010 Arts Pasifika Awards, where they won the Pacific Heritage Art Award|See all the award winners

  • Creative New Zealand invests in high quality, distinctive work and gaining international success

    Creative New Zealand invests in high quality, distinctive work. New Zealand arts gain international success

    Birds With Skymirrors and TEMPEST: Without A Body by Lemi Ponifasio's MAU Dance Company have toured across Europe and the USA to critical and popular acclaim.

  • Factory workers take flight in a dream sequence from Kila Kokonut Krew's The Factory. Kila Kokonut Krew present poignant, hilarious and dangerous stories of the Pacific experience

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Funding Opportunities for Pacific arts

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Sector Development Incentive Fund 2 Mar . 2012

Creative New Zealand is calling for sector development proposals from organisations and individuals with funding agreements through the Arts Leadership Investment (Toi Tōtara Haemata) programme and the Arts Development Investment (Toi Uru Kahikatea) programme.

Maximum amount of fund is $250,000 which is expected to be  allocated in support of at least 3 proposals.

Value: $250,000 p.a fund maximum

Producer Pilot programme 2 Mar . 2012

Creative New Zealand is calling for proposals from dance and theatre producers interested in being part of a Producer Pilot programme. This programme provides the opportunity to develop dance and theatre producers.

Value: $140,000 fund maximum p.a.

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Research and Resources

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Pacific arts Adviser

Makerita Urale

Makerita joined Creative New Zealand in December 2010. Samoan-born, she is a writer,… makerita.urale@creativenz.govt.nz

04 498 0729

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