Results posted: 23 June 2022
61
Projects funded
$2,709,712
Total funding awarded
202
Eligible applications received
$7,581,265
Total funding requested
61 grants totalling $2,709,712 have been offered to support projects by New Zealand artists and practitioners in this funding round, across the three funding pools (General, Māori and Pacific). We received 202 eligible applications, with a total of $7,581,265 requested.
Arts Grants offer short-term project funding for New Zealand artists, arts practitioners and arts organisations (including groups and collectives). This funding enables more sustainable careers, encourages innovation and the development of arts practice, and provides opportunities for diverse communities to access the arts.
Read a summary of this round's results which includes an overview of the results and commentary on our observations about what the strongest applications this round included.
What was funded this round
61 grants totalling $2,709,712 have been offered to support projects by New Zealand artists and practitioners in this funding round, across the three funding pools (General, Māori and Pacific).
Our Arts Grants round 6 funding attracted considerable interest, with many high-calibre applications received requesting nearly three times the available budget.
As part of the additional Government funding to help the arts sector respond to the challenges of the Delta variant of COVID (announced in September 2021) we had an additional $1.2 million for both rounds 2 and 3, increasing the budget to $3.6 million per round. Unfortunately, we weren’t able to boost this round in the same way and have had to return to our original budget, as we did for the recent round 4 and round 5.
We received 202 eligible applications, with a total of $7,581,265 requested.
This was broken down as follows:
- General Arts: 39 projects totalling $1,341,828 were supported. $5,230,479 was requested by 162 applicants.
- Ngā toi Māori: 12 projects totalling $744,447 were supported. $1,071,408 was requested by 18 applicants.
- Pacific Arts: 10 projects totalling $623,438 were supported. $1,279,378 was requested by 22 applicants.
Also:
- 24 of the funded projects supported the development of arts practice and the creation of new work.
- 13 supported projects enabling New Zealanders to experience high-quality arts.
- 7 supported projects enabling New Zealanders to participate in the arts.
- 6 supported building the resilience of the New Zealand arts sector.
- 11 supported New Zealand arts to gain international success.
Artforms were supported as follows:
- 5 Community Arts
- 2 Craft/object
- 3 Customary Māori Arts
- 4 Interarts
- 10 Literature
- 12 Multidisciplinary Arts
- 7 Music
- 1 Pacific Heritage Arts
- 9 Theatre
- 8 Visual Arts
Successful applications will lead to 123 activities in the following regions:
- 47 Auckland
- 18 Wellington
- 15 National
- 9 Bay of Plenty
- 9 Overseas
- 7 Manawatu-Whanganui
- 5 Online
- 4 Northland
- 4 Waikato
- 2 Hawkes Bay
- 1 Otago
- 1 Southland
- 1 West Coast
Funded projects
$17,000 - Towards an online review section.
This content is tagged as Literature .
APPLICANT: Academy of New Zealand Literature
FUNDING POOL: General arts fund
$74,639 - Towards co-development and presentation at TanzHochDrei, Hamburg and Pacific Dance Festival 2023.
This content is tagged as Multi-disciplinary .
APPLICANT: Aloalii Tapu
FUNDING POOL: Pacific arts fund
$11,200 - Towards support for The Caselberg Trust 2023 Creative Connections Residency.
This content is tagged as Multi-disciplinary .
APPLICANT: Anna & John Caselberg Charitable Trust
FUNDING POOL: General arts fund
$40,433 - To research and collect data for the development of an online artists' fees calculator.
This content is tagged as Visual arts .
APPLICANT: Arts Makers Aotearoa Kahui Ringatoi Aote
FUNDING POOL: General arts fund
$45,250 - Towards the development of an immersive, interactive science fiction theatre work.
This content is tagged as Theatre .
APPLICANT: Bala Murali Shingade
FUNDING POOL: General arts fund
$25,000 - To research and write a manuscript connected to the novel 'Aue', telling the story of Aunty Kat.
This content is tagged as Literature .
APPLICANT: Becky Manawatu
FUNDING POOL: General arts fund
$49,505 - To present work by Edith Amituanai at Busan Biennale 2022, an event which examines stories related to global issues and communities.
This content is tagged as Visual arts .
APPLICANT: Busan Biennale Organizing Committee
FUNDING POOL: General arts fund
$43,100 - Towards the creation of three new sculptural works for the Auckland Arts Festival 2023.
This content is tagged as Visual arts .
APPLICANT: Christopher Bailey
FUNDING POOL: Ngā toi Māori fund
$15,880 - To enlarge the programme that provides an art studio for people with disabilities.
This content is tagged as Community arts .
APPLICANT: C.S. Art
FUNDING POOL: General arts fund
$65,100 - To create five children's books for minority communities in New Zealand.
This content is tagged as Literature .
APPLICANT: David Riley
FUNDING POOL: General arts fund
$9,500 - To write 'Our Queer Planet', a new play about queer relationships in the animal kingdom.
This content is tagged as Theatre .
APPLICANT: Evangelina Telfar
FUNDING POOL: General arts fund
$54,864 - Towards the first development phase of the new work 'Siblings'.
This content is tagged as Community arts .
APPLICANT: Flock Charitable Trust
FUNDING POOL: General arts fund
$75,000 - Towards a 'Festival of Experimental and Live Art' in Tāmaki Makaurau.
This content is tagged as Multi-disciplinary .
APPLICANT: F.O.L.A. [AKL]
FUNDING POOL: General arts fund
$14,880 - To illustrate a children's non-fiction book about being observant in their surroundings.
This content is tagged as Literature .
APPLICANT: Giselle Clarkson
FUNDING POOL: General arts fund
$58,200 - Towards multi-sensory digital artwork for audiences with PMLD (Profound and Multiple Learning disabilities).
This content is tagged as Multi-disciplinary .
APPLICANT: Glass Ceiling Arts Collective
FUNDING POOL: General arts fund
$24,970 - Towards the associated costs of the festival's events and writing workshops.
This content is tagged as Literature .
APPLICANT: Hawke's Bay Readers and Writers Charitable Trust
FUNDING POOL: General arts fund
$65,690 - Towards commissioning and recording six new works for piano by New Zealand composers.
This content is tagged as Music .
APPLICANT: Henry Wong Doe
FUNDING POOL: General arts fund
$19,800 - Towards the creation and recording of a performance of four new piano compositions.
This content is tagged as Music .
APPLICANT: Hermione Johnson
FUNDING POOL: General arts fund
$53,927 - Towards Tarai Waka Wananga focusing on building a 5m ‘scaled’ model size Waka Taua.
This content is tagged as Customary Māori arts .
APPLICANT: Hingangaroa Smith
FUNDING POOL: Ngā toi Māori fund
$73,000 - Towards the publishing of five books.
This content is tagged as Literature .
APPLICANT: Huia NZ Limited
FUNDING POOL: Ngā toi Māori fund
$73,481 - Towards the preservation, protection and transmission of Mātauranga Māori in relation to heritage ō ngā toi māori.
This content is tagged as Customary Māori arts .
APPLICANT: Kapowai Whakairo
FUNDING POOL: Ngā toi Māori fund
$75,000 - To develop and produce a body of new work for a 2023 Matariki exhibition.
This content is tagged as Customary Māori arts .
APPLICANT: Kohai Grace
FUNDING POOL: Ngā toi Māori fund
$43,205 - Towards a remounted season and an international premiere of an award-winning solo performance by Ana Chaya Scotney.
This content is tagged as Theatre .
APPLICANT: Kotiro Publishing Giant
FUNDING POOL: General arts fund
$75,000 - Towards a 12-month project where collaborators come together to make ngatu.
This content is tagged as Pacific heritage arts .
APPLICANT: LAKA
FUNDING POOL: Pacific arts fund
$32,068 - Towards free performances and jazz education workshops for high school students.
This content is tagged as Music .
APPLICANT: Lauren Ellis
FUNDING POOL: General arts fund
$74,465 - To create the new work 'Songs Of Mau'.
This content is tagged as Theatre .
APPLICANT: Lemi Ponifasio / MAU
FUNDING POOL: Pacific arts fund
$5,707 - Towards New Zealand author Paul Cleave's trip to Amsterdam to promote his work.
This content is tagged as Literature .
APPLICANT: Luitingh-Sijthoff
FUNDING POOL: General arts fund
$75,000 - To support a programme of artists and performers at the Matariki Ramaroa Lights Arts Festival.
This content is tagged as Multi-disciplinary .
APPLICANT: Maoriland Charitable Trust
FUNDING POOL: Ngā toi Māori fund
$71,680 - To continue working with Whanganui River Road whānau, hāpu and iwi to strengthen and connect making with tikanga.
This content is tagged as Craft and Object art .
APPLICANT: Matthew McIntyre Wilson
FUNDING POOL: Ngā toi Māori fund
$17,350 - Towards professional development in film and television score writing in the USA.
This content is tagged as Music .
APPLICANT: Maxwell Stone
FUNDING POOL: General arts fund
$34,798 - Towards an original crime thriller fictional novel focussed on a brilliant Māori female detective.
This content is tagged as Literature .
APPLICANT: Michael Bennett
FUNDING POOL: Ngā toi Māori fund
$10,685 - Towards the presentation of a large scale textile installation at CONTEXTILE in Portugal.
This content is tagged as Craft and Object art .
APPLICANT: Michelle Mayn
FUNDING POOL: General arts fund
$15,000 - To commission new works by New Zealand composers for Japanese musicians.
This content is tagged as Music .
APPLICANT: Music Group
FUNDING POOL: General arts fund
$50,000 - Towards a development lab and presentation of 'We are Many'.
This content is tagged as Theatre .
APPLICANT: Nathan Mudge
FUNDING POOL: Pacific arts fund
$6,354 - To compose a ten minute work for clarinet, violin and cello to be performed by Klangforum Wien.
This content is tagged as Music .
APPLICANT: Neville Hall
FUNDING POOL: General arts fund
$47,770 - Towards costs of remounting the Fine Fatale cabaret show FEVER for a national tour.
This content is tagged as Interarts .
APPLICANT: Olivia Taouma
FUNDING POOL: Pacific arts fund
$21,554 - Towards an online platform for art criticism in Aotearoa.
This content is tagged as Visual arts .
APPLICANT: Orissa Keane
FUNDING POOL: General arts fund
$75,000 - To create and develop a new live work for presentation in the USA and Germany.
This content is tagged as Interarts .
APPLICANT: Pelenakeke Brown
FUNDING POOL: General arts fund
$44,460 - Towards supporting choreography and performance of a new dance work, a seminar and digital publication on Muru's mahi.
This content is tagged as Multi-disciplinary .
APPLICANT: Peter Nepia
FUNDING POOL: Ngā toi Māori fund
$32,825 - Towards research, development and a workshop of a multi-disciplinary theatre work.
This content is tagged as Multi-disciplinary .
APPLICANT: Petmal Lam
FUNDING POOL: Pacific arts fund
$24,000 - To write a true story about the enduring power of friendship across class and culture and in the face of tragedy.
This content is tagged as Literature .
APPLICANT: Phillipa Desmond
FUNDING POOL: General arts fund
$75,000 - Towards two development workshops to progress the reo Māori musical 'Whakapaupākihi'.
This content is tagged as Theatre .
APPLICANT: Piksies Melody Ltd
FUNDING POOL: Ngā toi Māori fund
$37,532 - Towards the premiere of a new New Zealand play by emerging playwright Ben Wilson.
This content is tagged as Theatre .
APPLICANT: Red Scare Theatre Trust
FUNDING POOL: General arts fund
$28,875 - Towards the theatrical presentation of a zombie apocalypse comedy drama.
This content is tagged as Theatre .
APPLICANT: Rocket Park Productions
FUNDING POOL: General arts fund
$47,999 - Towards a Master of Music in orchestral tenor trombone at the Manhattan School of Music.
This content is tagged as Music .
APPLICANT: Sarah Rathbun
FUNDING POOL: General arts fund
$71,240 - Towards a series of development cultural workshops to accompany SaVAge K’Lub in Birmingham.
This content is tagged as Multi-disciplinary .
APPLICANT: SaVAge K'Lub
FUNDING POOL: Pacific arts fund
$32,852 - Towards a tour by Second Company of six centres around Aotearoa.
This content is tagged as Interarts .
APPLICANT: Second Company
FUNDING POOL: General arts fund
$63,500 - Towards a performing arts programme and digital showcase for creative ākonga in years 1-13.
This content is tagged as Community arts .
APPLICANT: Showquest Charitable Trust
FUNDING POOL: General arts fund
$49,947 - Towards travel and living costs for Ta'alili directors during K3 Residency.
This content is tagged as Multi-disciplinary .
APPLICANT: TA'ALILI Limited
FUNDING POOL: Pacific arts fund
$74,715 - Towards the Auckland Community Recycling Centre Art Residency 2022 at Waiuku, Helensville and Pilkington Rd.
This content is tagged as Visual arts .
APPLICANT: Tardigrade World
FUNDING POOL: General arts fund
$75,000 - Towards a synthesis of music, dance and fashion, showcasing the travels and hard labour of Pasifika immigrants.
This content is tagged as Multi-disciplinary .
APPLICANT: Taueva Lolohea
FUNDING POOL: Pacific arts fund
$12,974 - Towards delivering the teen-focused creativity programme to a wider audience.
This content is tagged as Community arts .
APPLICANT: Teen-Esteem Workshops
FUNDING POOL: General arts fund
$18,753 - To develop an online archive and to present new and existing work at Northart with with 1970s forerunner, Maree Horner.
This content is tagged as Visual arts .
APPLICANT: Teresa Peters
FUNDING POOL: General arts fund
$75,000 - Towards marketing and promotional activity and reviews for the website, Kete.
This content is tagged as Literature .
APPLICANT: The Coalition for Books
FUNDING POOL: General arts fund
$72,550 - Towards a pop culture, live music and dance show exploring the world and art that inspired human life across the eras.
This content is tagged as Multi-disciplinary .
APPLICANT: The Palace Dance Studio
FUNDING POOL: Pacific arts fund
$24,300 - Towards an exhibition and public programme that showcases women and gender diverse artists who weave poetry into other media.
This content is tagged as Multi-disciplinary .
APPLICANT: Trixi Pavey
FUNDING POOL: General arts fund
$75,000 - Towards a collaborative project-based community engagement programme in Tauranga Moana.
This content is tagged as Community arts .
APPLICANT: Tuatara Collective
FUNDING POOL: Ngā toi Māori fund
$42,866 - Towards an experimental dance film where the viewer is virtually immersed inside the dance itself.
This content is tagged as Interarts .
APPLICANT: Umbrella Productions Limited
FUNDING POOL: General arts fund
$50,000 - Towards a programme of exhibitions at Wairau Māori Art Gallery.
This content is tagged as Visual arts .
APPLICANT: Wairau Maori Art Gallery Charitable Trust, Karl Chitham
FUNDING POOL: Ngā toi Māori fund
$24,050 - Towards a magical theatre show for young children at Circa Theatre.
This content is tagged as Theatre .
APPLICANT: Wonderlight Theatre Aotearoa
FUNDING POOL: General arts fund
$15,210 - Towards a collaborative performance at Taipei Performing Arts Centre.
This content is tagged as Visual arts .
APPLICANT: Xin Cheng
FUNDING POOL: General arts fund
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