As the national arts development agency Creative New Zealand works to support the arts beyond funding. Our work encompasses initiatives which offer artists and arts organizations opportunities to build capability and broaden horizons. Some of CNZ’s initiatives are:
10th Festival of Pacific Arts
In 2008 Creative New Zealand selected a combination of accomplished and emerging artists from within the Māori and New Zealand-based Pacific communities to represent Aotearoa at the 10th Festival of Pacific Arts in Pago Pago, American Samoa. These artists represented the best of traditional and contemporary arts from Aotearoa at this important cultural event which ran from 20 July to 2 August 2008.
21st Century Arts Conference
The 21st Century Arts Conference is an annual event attended by arts leaders, managers and marketers from arts organisations. The conference encourages cross-disciplinary teams to engage with 21st century ideas.
Read more about the 21st Century Arts Conference here.
You can see & download the resources, presentations, reports, case studies and photos from our conferences.
21st Century Arts Conference 2008 resources and presentations
21st Century Arts Conference 2009 resources and presentations
Toi iho
Creative New Zealand has decided to no longer invest in managing and promoting toi iho™, a trademark denoting the quality and authenticity of Māori art. There are four trademarks, toi iho™ Māori Made, toi iho™ Mainly Māori, toi ihoTM Māori Co-production and toi ihoTM Licensed Stockist.
Creative New Zealand has become increasingly aware, through reviews, market research and artist feedback, that although there are artists who actively use toi iho™ to leverage their work, many more Māori artists are making successful careers without the need for the toi iho™ trademark. For many Māori artists, the quality of their work speaks for itself and this is reflected in a growth of opportunities for consumers to buy Māori art from specialist Māori art and general galleries, the Internet and Māori arts markets.
The funds that supported its operation will be reallocated to other Creative New Zealand Māori arts development initiatives.
You can read the Toi Iho Frequently Asked Questions here.
To contact the Maori Arts Team with any further questions please contact Ria Hall on 04 4980746