Results posted: 30 September 2022
52
Projects funded
$2,202,913
Total funding awarded
235
Eligible applications received
$9,406,965
Total funding requested
52 grants totalling $2,202,913 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 235 eligible applications, with a total of $9,406,965 requested.
Arts Grants offer short-term project funding between $5,000 to $75,000 for New Zealand artists, arts practitioners, arts organisations, 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.
Who got funded this round
Arts Grants round 1 attracted considerable interest, with many high-calibre applications received, requesting more than four times the available budget.
In 2021/22 we had $17.7 million available to invest in Arts Grants. This year we only have $9.08 million to invest across 4 rounds. This is because in 2021/22 we had additional money to invest in Arts Grants as a result of the one-off funding boost we received from the Government to help the arts sector respond to the challenges of the Delta variant of COVID. Unfortunately, this year we couldn't boost funding in the same way and have had to return to our original budget - as a result, we couldn't support many of the excellent applications we received.
Read more about our funding context in a blog from our CE Stephen Wainwright
Arts Council Chair Caren Rangi recently said, “We’ve been saying to the arts sector for the past couple of years that while we’re grateful to have been able to draw on our financial reserves to support the arts community through the impacts of COVID-19, we also knew that it would hamper our ability to sustain long-term funding and support. This year we’re particularly challenged by our reduced financial capacity, and the reality is we’ll continue to face these challenges.”
We received 235 eligible applications, with a total of $9,406,965 requested.
This was broken down as follows:
- General Arts: 37 projects totalling $1,382,932 were supported. $6,873,011 was requested by 187 applicants.
- Māori Arts: 7 projects totalling $419,319 were supported. $1,453,695 was requested by 27 applicants.
- Pacific Arts: 8 projects totalling $400,663 were supported. $1,080,259 was requested by 22 applicants.
Also:
- 28 of the funded projects supported the development of arts practice and the creation of new work.
- 8 supported projects enabling New Zealanders to experience high-quality arts.
- 8 supported projects enabling New Zealanders to participate in the arts.
- 6 supported New Zealand arts to gain international success.
- 2 were to support building the resilience of the New Zealand arts sector
Artforms were supported as follows:
- 3 Community Arts
- 4 Craft/object
- 1 Customary Māori Arts
- 3 Dance
- 2 Interarts
- 11 Literature
- 5 Multidisciplinary Arts
- 4 Music
- 2 Pacific Heritage Arts
- 4 Theatre
- 13 Visual Arts
Successful applications will lead to 90 activities in the following regions:
- 30 Auckland
- 12 Wellington
- 11 National
- 9 Overseas
- 5 Canterbury
- 5 Manawatu-Marlborough
- 5 Otago
- 4 Nelson-Marlborough
- 3 Waikato
- 2 Bay of Plenty
- 2 Gisborne
- 2 Online
Funded projects
$75,000 - Towards the final development and presentation of a new work in partnership with Hamilton Gardens Arts Festival.
This content is tagged as Theatre .
APPLICANT: BB Productions and House of Hudson
FUNDING POOL: General arts fund
$74,690 - Towards the creative development and presentation of a new digital dance installation work.
This content is tagged as Interarts .
APPLICANT: Betsy & Mana Productions Ltd and Louise Potiki Bryant
FUNDING POOL: Ngā toi Māori fund
$43,196 - To create a new work for the Christchurch Art Gallery's exhibition, 'Tai Moana Tai Tangata.
This content is tagged as Visual arts .
APPLICANT: Brett Graham
FUNDING POOL: General arts fund
$65,545 - Towards the development process for the creation of high quality artistic dance performance.
This content is tagged as Dance .
APPLICANT: Brothers & Sisters
FUNDING POOL: General arts fund
$24,808 - To create two new sculptures and a video essay as key components of a doctoral research project.
This content is tagged as Visual arts .
APPLICANT: Cat Auburn
FUNDING POOL: General arts fund
$11,209 - Towards research for a new novel.
This content is tagged as Literature .
APPLICANT: Catherine Chidgey
FUNDING POOL: General arts fund
$24,596 - For the Todd New Writer's Bursary, towards a draft of a novel that explores female friendships in the wake of a suspicious death.
This content is tagged as Literature .
APPLICANT: Chloe Lane
FUNDING POOL: General arts fund
$58,192 - Towards a full-time, twelve-month curatorial internship.
This content is tagged as Visual arts .
APPLICANT: Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetu
FUNDING POOL: General arts fund
$68,860 - To fund the touring of 'All I See' to Serbia, Montenegro, and the United Kingdom.
This content is tagged as Theatre .
APPLICANT: Cian Parker
FUNDING POOL: General arts fund
$73,208 - Towards the Ulu Cavu Wig Tour of Aotearoa New Zealand museums, an exhibition, and a publication.
This content is tagged as Multi-disciplinary .
APPLICANT: Daren Kamali
FUNDING POOL: General arts fund
$30,191 - Towards the development and documentation of new work and a publication for a solo exhibition at The Suter Art Gallery.
This content is tagged as Craft and Object art .
APPLICANT: Darryl Frost
FUNDING POOL: General arts fund
$42,200 - To research, compose and workshop a suite of songs for a new show, and create a show reel.
This content is tagged as Theatre .
APPLICANT: David Ward
FUNDING POOL: General arts fund
$48,000 - Towards the composition of a collection of new works by Dylan Lardelli.
This content is tagged as Music .
APPLICANT: Dylan Lardelli
FUNDING POOL: General arts fund
$10,507 - To develop and present an ambitious new project, 'THE EXCEPTIONAL DROP'.
This content is tagged as Visual arts .
APPLICANT: Elisabeth Pointon
FUNDING POOL: General arts fund
$31,500 - Towards the development of a solo exhibition project.
This content is tagged as Visual arts .
APPLICANT: Ema Tavola
FUNDING POOL: Pacific arts fund
$74,152 - Towards the Hobson Street Theatre Company tour of 'The Camel', and to create a new work with the International Community Arts Festival in Rotterdam.
This content is tagged as Community arts .
APPLICANT: Flock Charitable Trust
FUNDING POOL: General arts fund
$74,788 - Towards research, development and workshop for presentation at Kia Mau Festival 2023.
This content is tagged as Theatre .
APPLICANT: I Ken So Productions
FUNDING POOL: General arts fund
$51,017 - Towards a new Pacific opera - fusing traditional, contemporary, and classical musical structures and koniseti.
This content is tagged as Pacific heritage arts .
APPLICANT: Igelese Ete
FUNDING POOL: Pacific arts fund
$39,048 - To co-develop and deliver a self-curated group art exhibition.
This content is tagged as Visual arts .
APPLICANT: Iokapeta Magele-Suamasi
FUNDING POOL: Pacific arts fund
$13,000 - Towards the creation of new music for initial performances by the Ākarana Piano Quartet.
This content is tagged as Music .
APPLICANT: Janet Jennings
FUNDING POOL: General arts fund
$43,545 - Towards a series of sound art performances on the Wellington waterfront, featuring five new multi-channel works by New Zealand composers.
This content is tagged as Music .
APPLICANT: Jesse Austin-Stewart
FUNDING POOL: General arts fund
$19,930 - To develop a fully accessible, interactive, multi-artform performance for people with intellectual disabilities.
This content is tagged as Multi-disciplinary .
APPLICANT: Jolt Charitable Trust
FUNDING POOL: General arts fund
$74,907 - Towards Carving Three Realistic Stone Busts of Historical Māori Figures.
This content is tagged as Craft and Object art .
APPLICANT: Karaitiana Akroyd
FUNDING POOL: Ngā toi Māori fund
$20,331 - To develop light-based and installation works for a solo public exhibition exploring perceptions of reality.
This content is tagged as Visual arts .
APPLICANT: Karyn Taylor
FUNDING POOL: General arts fund
$66,163 - Towards the creation of Tokelau Titi for Kupega Affect choreographic dance works.
This content is tagged as Pacific heritage arts .
APPLICANT: Kupega Affect Limited
FUNDING POOL: Pacific arts fund
$40,000 - To research and write a thematic journal exploring the lived experiences of older transgender women in Aotearoa.
This content is tagged as Literature .
APPLICANT: Kyle Mewburn
FUNDING POOL: General arts fund
$26,405 - To create a short film by Aura Satz in collaboration with a New Zealand musician to be presented at Te Uru in 2023.
This content is tagged as Visual arts .
APPLICANT: LONO Studios
FUNDING POOL: General arts fund
$16,000 - To develop, produce, and exhibit new, large-scale ceramic works called 'Big, Disruptive.
This content is tagged as Craft and Object art .
APPLICANT: Madeleine Child
FUNDING POOL: General arts fund
$22,315 - Towards exhibitiing a multi-component sculptural work at Artspace@Helutrans in Singapore in October 2022.
This content is tagged as Visual arts .
APPLICANT: Nadiah Bamadhaj
FUNDING POOL: General arts fund
$6,343 - To present the opening keynote at the Talanoa Forum on the kaupapa Maori origins of Paradise Camp by Yuki Kihara.
This content is tagged as Visual arts .
APPLICANT: Ngahuia Te Awekotuku
FUNDING POOL: Ngā toi Māori fund
$19,080 - To write a non-fiction book exploring themes of sex, power and addiction through the lens of a famous nineteenth century novel.
This content is tagged as Literature .
APPLICANT: Noelle McCarthy
FUNDING POOL: General arts fund
$18,820 - Towards the opportunity for school students to learn dance routines and perform alongside other schools.
This content is tagged as Community arts .
APPLICANT: NZ Dance Challenge Ltd
FUNDING POOL: General arts fund
$6,084 - Towards remount costs for two-centre tour of original multidisciplinary work inspired by cabaret artforms.
This content is tagged as Multi-disciplinary .
APPLICANT: projectMUSE
FUNDING POOL: General arts fund
$49,839 - Towards an illustrated book of embodied Māori musical conducting gestures for composition and improvisation.
This content is tagged as Multi-disciplinary .
APPLICANT: Riki Gooch
FUNDING POOL: General arts fund
$14,940 - Towards developing Mangaian carving knowledge and skills using iririkapua, (research) and vananga (workshop)
This content is tagged as Craft and Object art .
APPLICANT: Robbie Atatoa
FUNDING POOL: Pacific arts fund
$58,690 - To create an opera based on the life of Freda du Faur - the first woman to climb Aoraki (Mount Cook).
This content is tagged as Music .
APPLICANT: Ross Harris
FUNDING POOL: General arts fund
$39,010 - Towards the delivery of the 2023 samesame but different LGBTQI+ Writers' Festival, highlighting the mahi of LGBTQI+ writers.
This content is tagged as Literature .
APPLICANT: samesame but different Festival Charitable Trust
FUNDING POOL: General arts fund
$50,000 - To support six SaVāge K'lub members to travel to Birmingham to attend the 2022 Fierce Festival.
This content is tagged as Interarts .
APPLICANT: SaVAge K'Lub
FUNDING POOL: Pacific arts fund
$9,202 - To participate in the 2022 What/Could Curating Should Do? Educational Programme.
This content is tagged as Visual arts .
APPLICANT: Simon Gennard
FUNDING POOL: General arts fund
$12,500 - Towards editorial costs and contributor payments for Starling Issues 15 and 16.
This content is tagged as Literature .
APPLICANT: Starling
FUNDING POOL: General arts fund
$75,000 - Towards a series of capability-building events for Aotearoa's Pan-Asian arts practitioners.
This content is tagged as Multi-disciplinary .
APPLICANT: Sums Selvarajan
FUNDING POOL: General arts fund
$59,930 - Towards phase two of development for the dance film ‘Te Mata’.
This content is tagged as Dance .
APPLICANT: Taane Mete
FUNDING POOL: Ngā toi Māori fund
$74,781 - Towards a new multi-channel film installation by Rachael Rakena, commissioned by Te Atamira Whakatipu Community Trust.
This content is tagged as Visual arts .
APPLICANT: Te Atamira Whakatipu Community Trust
FUNDING POOL: General arts fund
$70,399 - Towards Te Ararau te Anu Matao a year long project which seeks to advance Nga toi Maori through the development of new pounamu.
This content is tagged as Customary Māori arts .
APPLICANT: Te Ika Pounamu Oo Te Kaha Trust
FUNDING POOL: Ngā toi Māori fund
$60,603 - Towards phase one (editorial management, research, writing and peer review) of a book celebrating Te Tuhi's 50 year anniversary .
This content is tagged as Visual arts .
APPLICANT: Te Tuhi Contemporary Art Trust
FUNDING POOL: General arts fund
$75,000 - Towards supporting opportunities for Māori, Pasifika, youth, and disability communities to utilise Te Whare o Rukutia.
This content is tagged as Community arts .
APPLICANT: Te Whare o Rukutia
FUNDING POOL: General arts fund
$30,582 - Towards a six-month writer's residency in Wellington for a New Zealand writer.
This content is tagged as Literature .
APPLICANT: The Randell Cottage Writers Trust
FUNDING POOL: General arts fund
$57,231 - Towards editor and contributor fees, and the associated costs of a website focused on New Zealand children's literature.
This content is tagged as Literature .
APPLICANT: The Sapling
FUNDING POOL: General arts fund
$36,000 - Towards the Ursula Bethell Residency in Creative Writing for Aotearoa New Zealand writers.
This content is tagged as Literature .
APPLICANT: University of Canterbury
FUNDING POOL: General arts fund
$44,744 - Towards an established creative writing residency for a New Zealand writer of children's literature.
This content is tagged as Literature .
APPLICANT: University of Otago College of Education
FUNDING POOL: General arts fund
$64,190 - Towards the remount and staging of Waiwhakaata-Reflections in the water at Kia Mau Festival 2023.
This content is tagged as Dance .
APPLICANT: Waiwhakaata Performance Ltd
FUNDING POOL: Ngā toi Māori fund
$6,643 - Towards publishing two new books from local writers.
This content is tagged as Literature .
APPLICANT: We Are Babies
FUNDING POOL: General arts fund
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