Results posted: 10 December 2025
125
Projects funded
$597,205
Total funding awarded
233
Eligible applications received
$1,112,156
Total funding requested
125 grants totalling $597,205 have been offered to support creative and professional development projects by New Zealand artists and practitioners in this funding round across three funding pools (Ngā toi Māori, Pacific arts and General arts). We received 233 eligible applications, with a total of $1,112,156 requested.
Read more about the Development Fund for Artists and Practitioners
This was broken down as follows:
- Ngā toi Māori: 31 projects totalling $149,127 were supported. $206,127 was requested by 43 applicants.
- Pacific Arts: 7 projects totalling $35,000 were supported. $70,000 was requested by 14 applicants.
- General Arts: 87 projects totalling $413,078 were supported. $836,029 was requested by 176 applicants.
Artforms were supported as follows:
- 14 - Craft and Object art
- 13 - Customary Māori arts
- 12 - Dance
- 7 - Literature
- 24 - Multidisciplinary arts
- 17 - Music
- 1 - Pacific Heritage arts
- 20 - Theatre
- 17 - Visual arts
Funded activity will take place in the following locations:
- 28 - Auckland
- 10 - Bay of Plenty
- 5 – Canterbury
- 3 – Manawatu-Whanganui
- 2 - Nelson-Marlborough
- 6 - Northland
- 10 – Online
- 3 - Otago
- 39 – Overseas
- 1 – Taranaki
- 3 - Waikato
- 11 – Wellington
- 4 – Not specified
The list of funded artists and practitioners will be published on Monday, 15 December.
Funded projects
$4,800 - towards research, development and networking in London
This content is tagged as Theatre .
APPLICANT: Alex Medland
FUNDING POOL: General arts fund
$5,000 - towards Monsalvat Residency in Australia to learn woodfire techniques
This content is tagged as Craft and Object art .
APPLICANT: Alexander Moore
FUNDING POOL: General arts fund
$5,000 - towards the development of teaching skills and exchanging knowledge with Samoan contemporary and street dancers
This content is tagged as Dance .
APPLICANT: Aloalii Tapu
FUNDING POOL: Pacific arts fund
$5,000 - towards travel, research and mentorship with Tara McLoed
This content is tagged as Visual arts .
APPLICANT: Annie Bramall
FUNDING POOL: General arts fund
$5,000 - towards a programme of professional development in writing and Māori literature
This content is tagged as Literature .
APPLICANT: Ariki Spooner
FUNDING POOL: Ngā toi Māori fund
$5,000 - towards research into the impact of AI on artistic practice
This content is tagged as Multi-disciplinary .
APPLICANT: Audibly Visible
FUNDING POOL: General arts fund
$5,000 - towards attending Jaipur Literature Festival and Jaipur BookMark
This content is tagged as Literature .
APPLICANT: Balamohan Shingade
FUNDING POOL: General arts fund
$5,000 - towards a research trip to Atiu, Cook Islands to explore Atiuan migration, culture and history
This content is tagged as Music .
APPLICANT: Brandon Rangi-Dixon
FUNDING POOL: Pacific arts fund
$5,000 - to improve skills under the tutorage of a master weaver and practitioner
This content is tagged as Customary Māori arts .
APPLICANT: Brooke Mapstone
FUNDING POOL: Ngā toi Māori fund
$5,000 - towards attending international guitar festivals in the US
This content is tagged as Music .
APPLICANT: Bruno Guedea Fonseca
FUNDING POOL: General arts fund
$5,000 - towards contact Improvisation workshops
This content is tagged as Dance .
APPLICANT: Brydie Colquhoun
FUNDING POOL: Ngā toi Māori fund
$5,000 - towards attending an advanced improv training intensive at Boom Chicago, Amsterdam
This content is tagged as Theatre .
APPLICANT: Brynley Stent
FUNDING POOL: General arts fund
$5,000 - towards professional and creative upskilling in text & graphic books for tamariki/rangatahi
This content is tagged as Multi-disciplinary .
APPLICANT: Carl Bland
FUNDING POOL: General arts fund
$4,900 - towards attending and participating in the Vancouver Writers Fest 2026
This content is tagged as Literature .
APPLICANT: Catherine Chidgey
FUNDING POOL: General arts fund
$4,700 - towards mentorship to develop Māori electronic music for the world stage
This content is tagged as Music .
APPLICANT: Charlie Brown
FUNDING POOL: Ngā toi Māori fund
$5,000 - towards attending an artists' residency in New York
This content is tagged as Visual arts .
APPLICANT: Charlotte Robertson
FUNDING POOL: General arts fund
$5,000 - towards developing Tanikō skills
This content is tagged as Customary Māori arts .
APPLICANT: Christine Murray
FUNDING POOL: Ngā toi Māori fund
$5,000 - towards attending the International Community Arts Festival (ICAF) in Rotterdam
This content is tagged as Multi-disciplinary .
APPLICANT: Christopher Ranui-Molloy
FUNDING POOL: Ngā toi Māori fund
$5,000 - towards artist research in Chile's Atacama desert with the La Wayaka Current residency programme
This content is tagged as Multi-disciplinary .
APPLICANT: Christopher Thompson
FUNDING POOL: General arts fund
$5,000 - towards attendance fees for Painting 3 at Browne School of Arts
This content is tagged as Visual arts .
APPLICANT: Cindy Walter
FUNDING POOL: General arts fund
$5,000 - to attend Whatu Kaakahu Program at Hetet School of Māori Art
This content is tagged as Customary Māori arts .
APPLICANT: Claudette Collis
FUNDING POOL: Ngā toi Māori fund
$5,000 - towards training in glass kiln forming
This content is tagged as Craft and Object art .
APPLICANT: Connah Podmore
FUNDING POOL: General arts fund
$5,000 - to build sustainable business skills
This content is tagged as Visual arts .
APPLICANT: Cristina Pliego
FUNDING POOL: General arts fund
$5,000 - towards attending the 2026 Vancouver Writers Festival
This content is tagged as Literature .
APPLICANT: Damien Wilkins
FUNDING POOL: General arts fund
$5,000 - to build business skills and knowledge
This content is tagged as Visual arts .
APPLICANT: Dawn Duthie
FUNDING POOL: General arts fund
$5,000 - towards attending Venice Biennale 2026, and publishing critical art writing on NZ Pavillion at Venice
This content is tagged as Visual arts .
APPLICANT: Dina Jezdic
FUNDING POOL: General arts fund
$5,000 - towards travel costs to pitch Gravity & Grace at ISPA New Works Conference in New York
This content is tagged as Theatre .
APPLICANT: Eleanor Bishop
FUNDING POOL: General arts fund
$5,000 - towards collective creation and conversation, using clay to build relationships and personal narratives
This content is tagged as Customary Māori arts .
APPLICANT: Elizabeth Allen
FUNDING POOL: Ngā toi Māori fund
$4,640 - towards a focused period of mentorship in developing approaches to composition
This content is tagged as Music .
APPLICANT: Elliot Vaughan
FUNDING POOL: General arts fund
$5,000 - towards mentoring sessions and workshops to build analogue photography techniques
This content is tagged as Visual arts .
APPLICANT: George Forbes
FUNDING POOL: General arts fund
$5,000 - towards Australian arts market attendance, international strategy, and mentoring
This content is tagged as Theatre .
APPLICANT: Hamish Annan
FUNDING POOL: General arts fund
$5,000 - towards training at the London Royal Ballet School
This content is tagged as Dance .
APPLICANT: Hamish Giddens
FUNDING POOL: General arts fund
$5,000 - towards developing technical jewellery skills and business capability through mentorship
This content is tagged as Craft and Object art .
APPLICANT: Hannah Marklew
FUNDING POOL: General arts fund
$5,000 - towards artist-research in Chile’s Atacama desert with the La Wayaka Current residency programme
This content is tagged as Multi-disciplinary .
APPLICANT: Hannah van Seventer
FUNDING POOL: General arts fund
$5,000 - towards professional development in creative writing
This content is tagged as Literature .
APPLICANT: Hazel Phillips
FUNDING POOL: General arts fund
$3,000 - towards attendance at Te Kura Waka
This content is tagged as Customary Māori arts .
APPLICANT: Hoani Broughton-Hippolyte
FUNDING POOL: Ngā toi Māori fund
$5,000 - towards performing arts training at Patrick School of the Arts, Melbourne
This content is tagged as Multi-disciplinary .
APPLICANT: Imogen Hodge
FUNDING POOL: General arts fund
$5,000 - towards a classical ballet summer intensive course
This content is tagged as Dance .
APPLICANT: Isabella Bower
FUNDING POOL: General arts fund
$5,000 - towards artistic development through hardware upgrades and training
This content is tagged as Multi-disciplinary .
APPLICANT: Jacob Banks
FUNDING POOL: General arts fund
$5,000 - towards songwriting development
This content is tagged as Music .
APPLICANT: Jaevan Aii
FUNDING POOL: General arts fund
$5,000 - towards expanding knowledge and developing skills in whakairo pounamu
This content is tagged as Customary Māori arts .
APPLICANT: Jason Nathan
FUNDING POOL: Ngā toi Māori fund
$3,407 - towards a financial strategy course supporting more sustainable business practices
This content is tagged as Music .
APPLICANT: Jenny Mitchell
FUNDING POOL: General arts fund
$5,000 - towards attending an intensive hip-hop production and creative leadership wānanga
This content is tagged as Music .
APPLICANT: Jesse Thompson
FUNDING POOL: Ngā toi Māori fund
$5,000 - towards artist residency Glogau in Berlin, Germany
This content is tagged as Craft and Object art .
APPLICANT: Jessica Swney
FUNDING POOL: General arts fund
$5,000 - towards mentoring in music production and song writing
This content is tagged as Music .
APPLICANT: Jessica Tibbs
FUNDING POOL: General arts fund
$5,000 - towards the development of facilitation skills
This content is tagged as Dance .
APPLICANT: Joshua Faleatua
FUNDING POOL: General arts fund
$5,000 - towards conducting masterclass fees
This content is tagged as Music .
APPLICANT: Joshua Kirk
FUNDING POOL: General arts fund
$2,000 - towards undertaking the Toi Paematua – Diploma in Māori & Indigenous Art
This content is tagged as Customary Māori arts .
APPLICANT: June Kahu
FUNDING POOL: Ngā toi Māori fund
$5,000 - towards attending the ISPA Congress and participating in the Pitch New Works event
This content is tagged as Theatre .
APPLICANT: Karin McCracken
FUNDING POOL: General arts fund
$5,000 - towards development and mentoring in lighting design and theatre production
This content is tagged as Multi-disciplinary .
APPLICANT: Katerina Vaifale
FUNDING POOL: Pacific arts fund
$5,000 - towards research and development at Radiant Pavilion in Melbourne in October 2026
This content is tagged as Craft and Object art .
APPLICANT: Kay van Dyk
FUNDING POOL: General arts fund
$5,000 - towards acting and movement workshops, and safe stunt training
This content is tagged as Multi-disciplinary .
APPLICANT: Keeley Swinton
FUNDING POOL: General arts fund
$5,000 - to build visual arts techniques through mentoring and a painting course
This content is tagged as Visual arts .
APPLICANT: Kelly Rowe
FUNDING POOL: General arts fund
$4,800 - towards development of a strategic plan, to expand our artistic practice and support professional theatre in Ōtepoti
This content is tagged as Theatre .
APPLICANT: Kimberly Morgan
FUNDING POOL: General arts fund
$5,000 - towards mentoring with Matanga Cori Marsters
This content is tagged as Customary Māori arts .
APPLICANT: Kiri Nathan
FUNDING POOL: Ngā toi Māori fund
$5,000 - towards the development of and mentoring in Hiapo Arts Practice
This content is tagged as Pacific heritage arts .
APPLICANT: Kirsten Feilo-Makapa
FUNDING POOL: Pacific arts fund
$5,000 - towards a programme of development across music composition/sound design and acting
This content is tagged as Multi-disciplinary .
APPLICANT: Lachie Oliver-Kerby
FUNDING POOL: General arts fund
$5,000 - towards the cost of attending an international piano masterclass in 2026
This content is tagged as Music .
APPLICANT: Lana Ritchie
FUNDING POOL: General arts fund
$5,000 - towards research visits to three Japanese war museums to study trauma, memory, and representation to inform future visual artworks
This content is tagged as Visual arts .
APPLICANT: Lang Ea
FUNDING POOL: General arts fund
$2,500 - towards attending the 2026 PANNZ Arts Market
This content is tagged as Theatre .
APPLICANT: Laura Gaudin
FUNDING POOL: General arts fund
$5,000 - towards a five-day intensive blending Frantic Assembly training with Liminal’s Suzuki, Butoh, and Viewpoints practice
This content is tagged as Theatre .
APPLICANT: Liminal Physical Theatre
FUNDING POOL: General arts fund
$5,000 - towards mentoring and the creation of a comprehensive digital archive/website
This content is tagged as Visual arts .
APPLICANT: Lisa Benson
FUNDING POOL: General arts fund
$3,603 - towards learning skills in curation, managing exhibitions and promotion
This content is tagged as Visual arts .
APPLICANT: Lou Clement
FUNDING POOL: General arts fund
$4,795 - towards a sustainable career in mahi tī kōuka through professional mentorship from Cat Ruka
This content is tagged as Multi-disciplinary .
APPLICANT: Louie Zalk-Neale
FUNDING POOL: Ngā toi Māori fund
$5,000 - towards music production mentorship
This content is tagged as Music .
APPLICANT: Lucky Pollock
FUNDING POOL: General arts fund
$5,000 - towards learning the language and tools of digital storytelling
This content is tagged as Multi-disciplinary .
APPLICANT: Maaka Pepene
FUNDING POOL: Ngā toi Māori fund
$5,000 - towards mentorship under Matanga Brett Graham
This content is tagged as Multi-disciplinary .
APPLICANT: Maia Royal
FUNDING POOL: Ngā toi Māori fund
$5,000 - towards advanced training in Bharatanatyam in Tamil Nadu
This content is tagged as Dance .
APPLICANT: Mathusha Paraneetharan
FUNDING POOL: General arts fund
$5,000 - towards a research trip to Dakar Biennale 2026 focusing on indigenous storytelling and ethical creative practice
This content is tagged as Multi-disciplinary .
APPLICANT: Matthew Ward
FUNDING POOL: General arts fund
$3,180 - towards aerial circus technical skill development
This content is tagged as Theatre .
APPLICANT: Melissa Cameron
FUNDING POOL: General arts fund
$5,000 - towards mentoring in arrangement and production
This content is tagged as Music .
APPLICANT: Michael Cathro
FUNDING POOL: General arts fund
$5,000 - towards course fees to attend Ecole Philippe Gaulier Summer Course 2026
This content is tagged as Theatre .
APPLICANT: Millie Hanford
FUNDING POOL: General arts fund
$4,632 - towards technical jewellery training with Brian Adam
This content is tagged as Craft and Object art .
APPLICANT: Moanaroa Zagrobelna
FUNDING POOL: Ngā toi Māori fund
$5,000 - towards understanding the relationship between Western pharmaceutical practice and rongoā Māori
This content is tagged as Customary Māori arts .
APPLICANT: Molly Konui
FUNDING POOL: Ngā toi Māori fund
$3,000 - towards costs for fees for The New Zealand Diploma in Arts and Design Level 5 Ceramics and materials
This content is tagged as Craft and Object art .
APPLICANT: Monique Wheat
FUNDING POOL: General arts fund
$5,000 - towards a research residency and revisiting cultural heritage
This content is tagged as Visual arts .
APPLICANT: Motoko Kikkawa
FUNDING POOL: General arts fund
$5,000 - towards strengthening Māori producing through Indigenous exchange and touring pathways
This content is tagged as Multi-disciplinary .
APPLICANT: Nancy Wijohn
FUNDING POOL: Ngā toi Māori fund
$1,000 - towards attending APAM and PANNZ 2026
This content is tagged as Theatre .
APPLICANT: Natalya Mandich-Dohnt
FUNDING POOL: General arts fund
$5,000 - towards attendance at the Oslo Ecosomatic Intensive by BodyCartography
This content is tagged as Dance .
APPLICANT: Natasha Kohler
FUNDING POOL: General arts fund
$5,000 - towards classes at Pilchuk Glass School
This content is tagged as Craft and Object art .
APPLICANT: Nicholas Blackwood-Reidie
FUNDING POOL: General arts fund
$5,000 - towards creative development in Te Whare Pora
This content is tagged as Craft and Object art .
APPLICANT: Niki White
FUNDING POOL: Ngā toi Māori fund
$5,000 - towards multidisciplinary indigenous arts exchange masterclass workshops in India
This content is tagged as Multi-disciplinary .
APPLICANT: Nohotihi
FUNDING POOL: Ngā toi Māori fund
$5,000 - towards mentoring and upskilling in financial literacy
This content is tagged as Dance .
APPLICANT: Oliver Mathiesen
FUNDING POOL: General arts fund
$5,000 - towards participation in the World & Us international indigenous arts exchange
This content is tagged as Multi-disciplinary .
APPLICANT: Paniwaka Curtis
FUNDING POOL: Ngā toi Māori fund
$540 - towards ADHD-informed coaching for arts leadership
This content is tagged as Visual arts .
APPLICANT: Peri St John-Ives
FUNDING POOL: General arts fund
$5,000 - to build skills and knowledge of NZ Riverwoods for making of musical instruments
This content is tagged as Craft and Object art .
APPLICANT: Phill Jones
FUNDING POOL: General arts fund
$5,000 - towards business mentorship, governance and facilitator training
This content is tagged as Customary Māori arts .
APPLICANT: Phillipa Hartley
FUNDING POOL: Ngā toi Māori fund
$5,000 - towards wānanga and a nine-month structured mentorship with Maungaarongo Te Kawa
This content is tagged as Visual arts .
APPLICANT: Polly Moffitt
FUNDING POOL: Ngā toi Māori fund
$5,000 - towards piano masterclasses and composition mentoring
This content is tagged as Music .
APPLICANT: Qiaoxin Qin
FUNDING POOL: General arts fund
$5,000 - towards professional development in live drawing performance and inclusive arts practice
This content is tagged as Multi-disciplinary .
APPLICANT: Rebecca Bond
FUNDING POOL: General arts fund
$4,236 - towards undertaking online courses to up-skill in TouchDesigner, Unreal Engine and Blender
This content is tagged as Theatre .
APPLICANT: Rebekah de Roo
FUNDING POOL: General arts fund
$5,000 - towards professional development in digital storytelling
This content is tagged as Multi-disciplinary .
APPLICANT: Reuben Painter
FUNDING POOL: General arts fund
$5,000 - towards development of a new Dunedin based multidisciplinary arts facilitation and advocacy social enterprise
This content is tagged as Multi-disciplinary .
APPLICANT: Rosella Hart
FUNDING POOL: General arts fund
$5,000 - towards technical skills in sound recording and editing
This content is tagged as Music .
APPLICANT: Ryan Brake
FUNDING POOL: General arts fund
$5,000 - towards Roy Hart Voice teaching accreditation
This content is tagged as Theatre .
APPLICANT: Sally Stockwell
FUNDING POOL: General arts fund
$5,000 - towards the Iconic Hoop Stool course, Centre for Fine Woodworking, Nelson
This content is tagged as Craft and Object art .
APPLICANT: Samuel Montgomery
FUNDING POOL: General arts fund
$5,000 - towards building music production skills
This content is tagged as Music .
APPLICANT: Sarah Foley
FUNDING POOL: General arts fund
$5,000 - towards professional development with USA based arts manager
This content is tagged as Dance .
APPLICANT: Sarah Foster-Sproull
FUNDING POOL: General arts fund
$5,000 - towards developing ceramic/clay-making and moving image skills
This content is tagged as Visual arts .
APPLICANT: SENA PARK
FUNDING POOL: General arts fund
$5,000 - towards mentorship on visual storytelling with Chris Ulutupu
This content is tagged as Multi-disciplinary .
APPLICANT: Sepelini Mua'au
FUNDING POOL: General arts fund
$5,000 - towards a 3 week intensive course of workshops and performing at the Globe Theatre in London
This content is tagged as Theatre .
APPLICANT: Shanna Moe
FUNDING POOL: General arts fund
$5,000 - towards upskilling in raranga
This content is tagged as Customary Māori arts .
APPLICANT: Shona Tawhiao
FUNDING POOL: Ngā toi Māori fund
$5,000 - towards training, mentoring, and professional development to support musical practice
This content is tagged as Music .
APPLICANT: Siosiua Falekaono
FUNDING POOL: Pacific arts fund
$5,000 - towards workshops in Melbourne to strengthen Indigenous dramaturgy and teaching practice
This content is tagged as Theatre .
APPLICANT: Sonni Tukiwaho
FUNDING POOL: Ngā toi Māori fund
$5,000 - towards a professional development course on micro-stone-setting
This content is tagged as Craft and Object art .
APPLICANT: Stephanie Lusted
FUNDING POOL: General arts fund
$2,500 - towards upskilling in script-writing
This content is tagged as Theatre .
APPLICANT: Stevie Hancox-Monk
FUNDING POOL: General arts fund
$5,000 - towards exploring Japanese printmaking and Indigenous design practices
This content is tagged as Customary Māori arts .
APPLICANT: Taimania Toia
FUNDING POOL: Ngā toi Māori fund
$5,000 - towards HineHau Breathwork Practitioners Training
This content is tagged as Multi-disciplinary .
APPLICANT: Taina Awa
FUNDING POOL: Ngā toi Māori fund
$4,972 - towards learning CAD software alongside a 12-month mentorship
This content is tagged as Theatre .
APPLICANT: Talia Pua
FUNDING POOL: General arts fund
$5,000 - towards secondments in Dancenorth, Australian Dance Theatre and Bangarra Dance Theatre, Australia
This content is tagged as Dance .
APPLICANT: Te Atawhai Kaa
FUNDING POOL: General arts fund
$5,000 - towards developing international networks by attending the CPH Stage festival in Copenhagen
This content is tagged as Theatre .
APPLICANT: The Rebel Alliance Limited
FUNDING POOL: General arts fund
$5,000 - towards mentoring from a director/choreographer in New York City 2026
This content is tagged as Dance .
APPLICANT: Tori Manley-Tapu
FUNDING POOL: General arts fund
$5,000 - towards mentorship with Amber Curreen developing leadership and sustainability in kaupapa Māori theatre producing
This content is tagged as Theatre .
APPLICANT: Trae Te Wiki
FUNDING POOL: Ngā toi Māori fund
$5,000 - towards continuing the development of Master's thesis, Obedience
This content is tagged as Literature .
APPLICANT: Trina Elkington-Ball
FUNDING POOL: General arts fund
$5,000 - towards art mentorship
This content is tagged as Visual arts .
APPLICANT: Varit Khampantip
FUNDING POOL: General arts fund
$5,000 - towards merging blacksmithing and Samoan cosmology to explore transformation, rhythm, and embodied craft
This content is tagged as Dance .
APPLICANT: Villa Lemanu
FUNDING POOL: Pacific arts fund
$5,000 - towards improv training in Amsterdam
This content is tagged as Theatre .
APPLICANT: Vincent Andrew-Scammell
FUNDING POOL: General arts fund
$5,000 - towards mentoring and attending the Art in Society conference in Athens
This content is tagged as Multi-disciplinary .
APPLICANT: Virginia Frankovich
FUNDING POOL: General arts fund
$5,000 - towards technical woodworking skills through classes and residency at the Victorian Woodworkers
This content is tagged as Craft and Object art .
APPLICANT: Wanda Gillespie
FUNDING POOL: General arts fund
$5,000 - towards an international multidisciplinary Indigenous Arts Masterclass exchange
This content is tagged as Customary Māori arts .
APPLICANT: Whiria Collective
FUNDING POOL: Ngā toi Māori fund
$5,000 - towards research of te whare tapa whā and a Māori visual arts programme
This content is tagged as Visual arts .
APPLICANT: Yazma Smith
FUNDING POOL: Ngā toi Māori fund
$5,000 - towards gaining fundamental skills in creative writing
This content is tagged as Literature .
APPLICANT: Yuki Stevenson
FUNDING POOL: General arts fund
$5,000 - towards ceramics repair course in Taiwan
This content is tagged as Craft and Object art .
APPLICANT: Yu-Ting Rose Wei
FUNDING POOL: General arts fund
$5,000 - towards coaching and professional development in Opera Singing
This content is tagged as Music .
APPLICANT: Zachary McCulloch
FUNDING POOL: General arts fund
$5,000 - towards professional development in marketing
This content is tagged as Multi-disciplinary .
APPLICANT: Zandra Ah Jay-Maepu
FUNDING POOL: Pacific arts fund
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