Toi Uru Kahikatea (Arts Development Investment) 2014 Closed: 30 Apr 2014
33 organisations were awarded $11.5 million through this programme. Toi Uru Kahikatea provides funding to established New Zealand practitioners, groups and arts organisations for one to three years to support ongoing activities and infrastructure. The results listed below show what was offered. Final grant payments may differ from what is offered once contracts are negotiated and/or when projects are completed.
Funding recipients
Arts Festival Taranaki Charitable Trust
Towards the New Zealand programme for the Arts Festival in 2015 and 2017.
This content is tagged as Pan-artform festivals .
TOTAL: $300,000
2015: $150,000 2017: $150,000
Auckland University Press
Towards publishing 10 books by New Zealand writers in 2015.
This content is tagged as Literature .
TOTAL: $54,500
2015: $54,500
Auckland Writers and Readers Festival Charitable Trust
Towards the 2015 and 2016 Auckland Writers Festival.
This content is tagged as Literature .
TOTAL: $170,000
2015: $85,000 2016: $85,000
Blue Oyster Arts Trust
Towards monthly exhibitions, a public programme to accompany exhibitions and annual publications.
This content is tagged as Visual arts .
TOTAL: $356,910
2015: $118,970 2016: $118,970 2017: $118,970
Bridget Williams Books Ltd
To support the development and launch of a Bridget Williams Books History e-Collection; publication of 24 digital BWB Texts and 12 print BWB Texts in 2015 and publication of 'The Waikato War' by Vincent O'Malley in 2015.
This content is tagged as Literature .
TOTAL: $50,000
2015: $50,000
Christchurch Symphony Trust
Towards rehearsing and presenting a concert season and associated events, developing and presenting a series of concert talks and commissioning and presentation of five new works.
This content is tagged as Music .
TOTAL: $2,383,000
2015: $785,000 2016: $799,000 2017: $799,000
Circuit Artist Film and Video Aotearoa New Zealand
Towards development of www.circuit.org.nz, an annual two day symposium and curatorial activities.
This content is tagged as Visual arts .
TOTAL: $193,000
2015: $96,500 2016: $96,500
Dunedin Civic Orchestra Inc
Towards presentation of orchestral music to youth, creative and professional development opportunities, to commission established New Zealand composers, to provide a national conductor training opportunity and towards rehearsing and presenting concert seasons.
This content is tagged as Music .
TOTAL: $945,000
2015: $315,000 2016: $315,000 2017: $315,000
Dunedin Public Art Gallery
Towards the Visiting Artists Programmes and three 10-month curatorial internships.
This content is tagged as Visual arts .
TOTAL: $214,300
2015: $74,100 2016: $70,100 2017: $70,100
Enjoy Public Art Gallery
Towards 12 exhibitions per year, including an annual Summer Residency, 10 events per year focused on developing the skills of artists, writers and curators and the development and production of publications.
This content is tagged as Visual arts .
TOTAL: $240,000
2015: $120,000 2016: $120,000
Indian Ink Theatre Company Ltd
Towards creative research to develop art form, to create and premiere two original plays, tour in New Zealand, to tour Indian Ink plays to United States and Singapore and towards other international touring.
This content is tagged as Theatre .
TOTAL: $581,473
2015: $333,288 2016: $248,185
International Institute of Modern Letters
Towards funding for the Writer in Residence in 2015, 2016 and 2017; towards the 2014, 2015 and 2016 Best New Zealand Poems anthologies published online and towards the National Schools Poetry Award in 2015, 2016 and 2017.
This content is tagged as Literature .
TOTAL: $154,950
2015: $51,650 2016: $51,650 2017: $51,650
Michael King Writers Studio Trust
Towards four writers' residencies at the Michael King Centre in 2015 and 2016; towards workshops and master classes for year 11 to 13 students; and towards creative writing workshops for schools, primary to secondary.
This content is tagged as Literature .
TOTAL: $147,000
2015: $73,500 2016: $73,500
New Zealand School of Music
Towards the Creative New Zealand/Jack C Richards Composer-in-Residence.
This content is tagged as Music .
TOTAL: $75,000
2015: $25,000 2016: $25,000 2017: $25,000
Okareka Dance Company Ltd
Towards organisational development, international touring, developing and touring new works, participation programme(s) and to tour works into several international markets.
This content is tagged as Dance .
TOTAL: $600,000
2015: $300,000 2016: $300,000
Otago University Press
Towards publishing 10 books by New Zealand writers in 2015 and towards Landfall Review Online.
This content is tagged as Literature .
TOTAL: $45,000
2015: $45,000
Penguin New Zealand Pty Limited
Towards publishing eight books by New Zealand writers in 2015.
This content is tagged as Literature .
TOTAL: $29,000
2015: $29,000
Random House New Zealand Ltd
Towards publishing 10 books by New Zealand writers in 2015.
This content is tagged as Literature .
TOTAL: $38,000
2015: $38,000
Red Leap Theatre Charitable Trust
Towards presentation and/or tour of a new or existing work, towards development of a new work or redevelopment and international tour of 'SEA' and towards a six-month part-time Artistic Director internship.
This content is tagged as Theatre .
TOTAL: $470,900
2015: $260,900 2016: $210,000
Rockquest Promotions Ltd
Towards Rockquest nationwide secondary school contemporary music events.
This content is tagged as Music .
TOTAL: $90,000
2015: $30,000 2016: $30,000 2017: $30,000
Silo Theatre Trust
Towards development, creation and presentation of Silo's 2015 and 2016 artistic programmes.
This content is tagged as Theatre .
TOTAL: $840,000
2015: $420,000 2016: $420,000
Storylines Children's Literature Charitable Trust of NZ
Towards Storylines Festival Family Days and Story Tours in 2015 and 2016, organisational development and towards the 35th International Board on Books for Young People Congress 2016.
This content is tagged as Literature .
TOTAL: $170,000
2015: $75,000 2016: $95,000
Te Waka Taki Korero - Maori Literature Trust
Towards the 11th Pikihuia Writer Contest and Awards for Maori writers and work with Huia Publishers on the production and publication of 'Huia Short Stories 11'; towards writer workshops developed and delivered for Maori writers; towards the Pikihuia mentoring programme and towards an opportunity for six writers to write full-time for six months with the support of a mentor.
This content is tagged as Literature .
TOTAL: $130,000
2015: $65,000 2016: $65,000
The Audio Foundation
Towards the Altmusic programme; a continuous programme of high quality innovative performances by New Zealand artists and a continuous programme of innovative sound art and sound-related exhibitions in the Audio Foundation Gallery.
This content is tagged as Inter-arts .
TOTAL: $267,856
2015: $133,928 2016: $133,928
The Basement Theatre Trust
Towards the ongoing evolution of the risk-share model at The Basement; towards the continuation and extension of the Producers Development Initiative; towards the presentation of an annual Young and Hungry Festival in Auckland and towards workshops for the development of writers of new New Zealand work.
This content is tagged as Theatre .
TOTAL: $575,700
2015: $196,900 2016: $191,900 2017: $186,900
The Big Idea - Te Aria Nui Charitable Trust
Towards integrating content sharing and community engagement across digital platforms and supporting the development of arts writing in New Zealand via The Big Idea contributors.
This content is tagged as Inter-arts .
TOTAL: $50,000
2015: $50,000
The Christchurch Book Festival Trust
To host literary events and maintain the organisation in 2015; and towards the 2016 Christchurch Writers' Festival.
This content is tagged as Literature .
TOTAL: $65,000
2015: $25,000 2016: $40,000
Touch Compass
Towards the Encompass programme in 2015, 2016 and 2017; towards organisational development, artist development and development of new work in 2015, 2016 and 2017; and towards presentation and touring of high quality contemporary arts works in 2015, 2016 and 2017.
This content is tagged as Dance .
TOTAL: $999,000
2015: $333,000 2016: $333,000 2017: $333,000
University of Otago College of Education
Towards the 2016 and 2017 six month residencies for children's writers.
This content is tagged as Literature .
TOTAL: $37,000
2016: $18,500 2017: $18,500
University of Waikato
Towards the writer in residence programme at the University of Waikato in 2016 and 2017.
This content is tagged as Literature .
TOTAL: $52,000
2016: $26,000 2017: $26,000
Victoria University Press
To assist in the publication of 10 literary titles in 2015.
This content is tagged as Literature .
TOTAL: $69,000
2015: $69,000
Wellington Regional Orchestra Foundation Trust
Towards rehearsing and presenting concert series, presentation of family programme events, community outreach activities and creative and professional development opportunities.
This content is tagged as Music .
TOTAL: $1,170,000
2015: $390,000 2016: $390,000 2017: $390,000
WOMAD NZ Charitable Trust
Towards transmission and presentation of Maori culture and artistry through, music, dance, visual arts and crafts, storytelling and powhiri at WOMAD Festival in 2015 and 2016.
This content is tagged as Pan-artform festivals .
TOTAL: $20,000
2015: $10,000 2016: $10,000
