Our advisers provide advice to artists, practitioners, arts organisations and groups, and foster relationships within the arts community
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Practice and Pathways advisers
Practice and Pathways advisers focus on specific artforms and areas of practice
You can speak to them for:
- General advice about your arts practice and the wider arts network
- Funding advice for the Early Career Fund, Creative Fellowship Fund, Creative Impact Fund, Arts Organisations and Groups Fund – up to $50,000, and Arts Organisations and Groups Fund – $50,000 to $125,000
- Accessibility support when making an application
To make an appointment
- Book online with a Practice and Pathways adviser, or
- Email funding@creativenz.govt.nz, or
- Contact an adviser directly using the details below
Kereama Te Ua
Lead Practice Adviser – Ngā toi Māori
kereama.teua@creativenz.govt.nz
+64 (04) 498 0735
I am based in Te Whanganui-a-Tara Wellington
Maraea Timutimu
Ngāi Te Rangi, Ngāti Ranginui and Tuhoe
Practice Adviser – Ngā toi Māori
maraea.timutimu@creativenz.govt.nz
+64 (0) 27 212 7311
I am based in Tauranga
Grace Iwashita-Taylor
Lead Practice Adviser – Pacific arts
grace.iwashita-taylor@creativenz.govt.nz
+64 (09) 377 0028
I am based in Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland
Malcolm Burgess
Lead Practice Adviser – Literature
malcolm.burgess@creativenz.govt.nz
+64 (04) 498 0707
I am based in Te Whanganui-a-Tara Wellington
Leah Dodd
Practice Adviser – Literature
+64 (04) 498 0712
I am based in Te Whanganui-a-Tara Wellington
Hayley Dingwall
Lead Practice Adviser – Music and Opera
hayley.dingwall@creativenz.govt.nz
+64 (04) 498 0715
I am based in Te Whanganui-a-Tara Wellington
Renee Casserly
Practice Adviser – Music and Opera
renee.casserly@creativenz.govt.nz
+64 (09) 926 5481
I am based in Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland
Cassandra Wilson
Lead Practice Adviser – Theatre, Dance and Festivals
cassandra.wilson@creativenz.govt.nz
+64 (09) 373 3077
I am based in Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland
Kate Montgomery
Lead Practice Adviser – Visual arts, Craft and Object art
kate.montgomery@creativenz.govt.nz
+64 (04) 498 0728
I am based in Ōtautahi Christchurch
Development advisers
Speak to a Development adviser for:
- Funding advice about the Development Fund for Artists and Practitioners, Development Fund for Arts Organisations and Groups, the New Leaders Programme, and the Residencies, Internships and Fellowships Fund
- Information and resources to support your development as a practitioner or organisation
- Accessibility support when making an application
To make an appointment
- Book online with a Development adviser, or
- Email funding@creativenz.govt.nz, or
- Contact an adviser directly using the details below
Helen Khoey
Senior Adviser – Development
helen.khoey@creativenz.govt.nz
+64 (09) 377 8750
I am based in Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland
Evotia-Rose Araiti
Senior Adviser – Development (Pacific)
evotia.araiti@creativenz.govt.nz
+64 (04) 473 0194
I am based in Te Whanganui-a-Tara Wellington
Te Otinga Hohaia
Ngāti-Rēhia ki Te Tii Mangonui, Ko Ngāti Kura ki Matauri, Ko Ngāti Haua, Ko Ngāti Kuri, Ko Ngāpuhi-nui-Tōnu
Senior Adviser – Development (Māori)
teotinga.hohaia@creativenz.govt.nz
+64 (09) 373 3143
I am based in Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland
Adrianne Roberts
Senior Adviser– Development
adrianne.roberts@creativenz.govt.nz
+64 (04) 498 0741
I am based in Te Whanganui-a-Tara Wellington
International advisers
International advisers are part of our Practice and Pathways team
Speak to an International adviser for:
- Funding advice about specialist international funds, such as International Presenters Fund and International Market Development Fund for Performing Arts
- Advice, information, and other resources to grow your practice beyond Aotearoa New Zealand
- Accessibility support when making an application
To make an appointment
- Email funding@creativenz.govt.nz, or
- Contact an International adviser directly using the details below
Tāwera Tahuri
Ngā Ariki Kaipūtahi, Whakatōhea, Ngāti Uenuku, Tūwharetoa
Lead Adviser – International (Indigenous Exchange)
tawera.tahuri@creativenz.govt.nz
+64 (09) 499 3584
I am based in Gisborne
Felix Preval
Lead Adviser – International
felix.preval@creativenz.govt.nz
+64 (04) 499 0223
I am based in Te Whanganui-a-Tara Wellington
Pearl Kennedy
Adviser – International
pearl.kennedy@creativenz.govt.nz
+64 (04) 498 0750
I am based in Te Whanganui-a-Tara Wellington
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