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  • Creative New Zealand supports the creation of innovative work

    What Colour is the sacred by installation artist Tiffany Singh, the current Creative New Zealand and the National University of Samoa Artist-in-Residence.|Browse by Visual arts

  • Creative New Zealand celebrates success

    Creative New Zealand supports the presentation of distinctive work overseas

    Michel Tuffery's work at the Sydney Festival. Michel attended Te Manu Ka Tau, one of Creative New Zealand's international programmes. He was invited to take his work to the Sydney Festival.|Read about Te Manu Ka Tau

  • He Kōrero Purākau mo Te Awanui o Te Motu: story of a New Zealand river 2011

    Creative New Zealand invests in high quality arts experiences for all New Zealanders, and the international presentation of distinctive New Zealand work.

    Michael Parekowhai - He Kōrero Purākau mo Te Awanui o Te Motu: story of a New Zealand river, 2011. Wood, brass, automotive paint, mother of pearl, paua, upholstery. Two pieces: 1030 x 2750 x 1750mm, 855 x 460 x 410mm. Credit: Michael Hall.|Visit the Venice Biennale website

  • Work by Reuben Paterson

    Reuben Paterson, Whakapapa: get down upon your knees, glitter and synthetic polymer on canvas – 8000 x 8000 mm, 2009 (left) and Te Pūtahitanga ō Rehua (animation still), single channel animation, 2005 (right).|Visit Reuben Paterson's website

  • Works by Joanna Langford

    Joanna Langford – Down from the Nightlands (left) The Landless (right).

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Funding Opportunities for Visual arts

Fund name Closing date

Arts development investment (Toi Uru Kahikatea) 1 Jun . 2012

The purpose of this programme is to provide development support to established New Zealand artists, arts practitioners, groups and arts organisations for periods of one to three years.

Value: based on application

Quick Response Grant 27 Jul . 2012

Quick Response Grants are our most common form of funding. They are awarded in three rounds per year and available to all artforms. As our smallest and most numerous opportunity Quick Response Grants are a great place to start if you are new to Creative New Zealand Funding.

Value: $7,500 or less

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Visual arts Adviser

Kate Montgomery

Kate Montgomery joined Creative New Zealand in late 2011 as Senior Arts Adviser -… Kate.Montgomery@creativenz.govt.nz

04 4980732

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