Results posted: 21 May 2025
11
Projects funded
$304,383
Total funding awarded
26
Eligible applications received
$939,511
Total funding requested
11 grants totalling $304,383 have been offered to support international presenters or agents to enable the presentation and touring of high-quality New Zealand art overseas. We received 26 eligible applications, with a total of $939,511 requested.
Funded projects
$15,000 - towards presenting the show 'Taipūrākau' in Tahiti, including a tour to the outer achepeligos/islands
This content is tagged as Multi-disciplinary .
APPLICANT: CAMéLéON
FUNDING POOL: General arts fund
OUTCOME: New Zealand arts gain international success
$30,400 - towards presenting the work of four visual artists from Aotearoa at the 15th Shanghai Biennale in 2025
This content is tagged as Visual arts .
APPLICANT: Shanghai Biennale, The Power Station of Art
FUNDING POOL: General arts fund
OUTCOME: New Zealand arts gain international success
$15,000 - towards presenting celebrated NZ poet Hera Lindsay Bird on tour to the U.S. for her new book, JUVENILIA
This content is tagged as Literature .
APPLICANT: Deep Vellum Publishing, Katy Lemieux
FUNDING POOL: General arts fund
OUTCOME: New Zealand arts gain international success
$40,000 - towards presenting representatives of New Zealand at the 36th Bienal de São Paulo, the second largest contemporary art biennial in the world
This content is tagged as Visual arts .
APPLICANT: Fundação Bienal de São Paulo
FUNDING POOL: General arts fund
OUTCOME: New Zealand arts gain international success
$30,000 - towards presenting Bret McKenzie & NZ Band's U.S. Residency Concerts
This content is tagged as Music .
APPLICANT: Magus Entertainment, Leonie Kruizenga
FUNDING POOL: General arts fund
OUTCOME: New Zealand arts gain international success
$38,321 - towards presenting dance piece The Air Between Us and theatre piece Heartbreak Hotel at Luminato’s 2026 festival
This content is tagged as Multi-disciplinary .
APPLICANT: Luminato Festival, Celia Smith
FUNDING POOL: General arts fund
OUTCOME: New Zealand arts gain international success
$40,000 - towards presenting two works by Aotearoa New Zealand artists at RISING 2025
This content is tagged as Multi-disciplinary .
APPLICANT: RISING
FUNDING POOL: General arts fund
OUTCOME: New Zealand arts gain international success
$40,000 - towards presenting a Canadian tour of UPU by UPU Collective visiting five Canadian provinces from coast to coast
This content is tagged as Theatre .
APPLICANT: Sanderson Centre
FUNDING POOL: General arts fund
OUTCOME: New Zealand arts gain international success
$40,000 - towards presenting FALE SĀ / SACRED HOUSE by the FAFSWAG Collective and music performances by artist CHAII at Sydney Festival 2026
This content is tagged as Multi-disciplinary .
APPLICANT: Sydney Festival
FUNDING POOL: General arts fund
OUTCOME: New Zealand arts gain international success
$9,356 - towards showcasing New Zealand musical excellence in Brisbane, Australia
This content is tagged as Music .
APPLICANT: Collectivo, Tania Frazer
FUNDING POOL: General arts fund
OUTCOME: New Zealand arts gain international success
$6,306 - towards presenting a New Zealand poet and writer collaboration during Ubud Writers and Readers Festival
This content is tagged as Literature .
APPLICANT: Yayasan Mudra Swari Saraswati
FUNDING POOL: General arts fund
OUTCOME: New Zealand arts gain international success