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Prime Minister’s Awards for Literary Achievement
Monday, 28 April 2014, 3:24 pm | Creative New Zealand
2014 Prime Minister’s Awards for Literary Achievement: nominations closing soon Don’t miss your opportunity to support an outstanding New Zealand writer, whose work has entertained, moved or inspired you. More >>
Collaborative arts projects to mark 100 years since WW1
Thursday, 24 April 2014, 5:02 pm | Creative New Zealand
With this Anzac Day tomorrow marking 100 years since the beginning of the First World War, Creative New Zealand is proud to support a new arts fund focused on the effect of the Great War on our nation and its place in the world. More >>
2014 PM’s Awards for Literary Achievement: nominations open
Wednesday, 26 March 2014, 3:31 pm | Creative New Zealand
Don’t miss your opportunity to support an outstanding New Zealand writer, whose work has entertained, moved or inspired you. More >>
Free Creative New Zealand funding workshops
Friday, 21 March 2014, 10:34 am | Creative New Zealand
Want to know more about how to apply for Creative New Zealand’s project funding grants? More >>
Members of the new Arts Council of Creative NZ welcomed
Tuesday, 18 March 2014, 2:30 pm | Creative New Zealand
The Chairman of the new Arts Council of Creative New Zealand, Dr Richard Grant, welcomed the announcement of the Council’s members today by the Minister for Arts, Culture and Heritage, Christopher Finlayson. More >>
NZ artists, designers and craftspeople take Munich by storm
Thursday, 13 March 2014, 4:53 pm | Creative New Zealand
From enamelled flies to typography to decorating the streets in lei, New Zealand’s most promising young designers and world-renowned jewellers will be making their mark in three major exhibitions in Germany. More >>
Photographer awarded Creative New Zealand Berlin residency
Thursday, 6 March 2014, 3:38 pm | Creative New Zealand
New Zealand-born Samoan photographer Greg Semu will spend a year in Berlin as this year’s recipient of the Creative New Zealand Visual Arts Residency. The residency, at the Künstlerhaus Bethanien, includes the rental of an apartment in the heart ... More >>
Creative New Zealand opportunities for writers closing soon
Thursday, 27 February 2014, 3:08 pm | Creative New Zealand
Creative New Zealand is offering two major opportunities for New Zealand writers: The Michael King Writers’ Fellowship, worth $100,000 and The University of Iowa Writers’ Residency, which offers the chance to take part in the University’s ... More >>
Cultural exchange opportunity for Māori artists in Canada
Tuesday, 25 February 2014, 2:01 pm | Creative New Zealand
A new initiative will give contemporary Māori dancers and writers a chance to develop their arts practice at one of the world’s largest arts and creativity incubators. More >>
Sculptor awarded Creative New Zealand’s New York residency
Thursday, 13 February 2014, 2:03 pm | Creative New Zealand
The past and present lives of Native Americans in New York will be the focus for sculptor Brett Graham (Ngati Koroki Kahukura) as recipient of Creative New Zealand’s visual arts residency at the ISCP (International Studio and Curatorial Program). More >>
Creative New Zealand music scholarships open now
Wednesday, 12 February 2014, 11:55 am | Creative New Zealand
Calling all musicians: Creative New Zealand is offering four different music scholarships this year, worth up to $61,000. Applications for these scholarships are due on 28 February 2014. The Edwin Carr Foundation Scholarship Open to New Zealand composers ... More >>
New Writers’ Bursary – applications closing soon
Wednesday, 12 February 2014, 11:44 am | Creative New Zealand
Published writers at an early stage of their career are eligible to apply for the Louis Johnson New Writers’ Bursary. Applications close on 28 February 2014 as part of the Creative New Zealand Arts Grant round. The amount awarded will vary depending ... More >>
Creative New Zealand welcomes new unified Arts Council
Thursday, 30 January 2014, 11:40 am | Creative New Zealand
Creative New Zealand welcomes new unified Arts Council The Chairman of the Arts Council, Dr Dick Grant, today welcomed the passing of the new Act to unify and streamline Creative New Zealand’s governance structure. A new 13-member Arts Council will ... More >>
NZ companies to reach new audiences at Holland festival
Tuesday, 21 January 2014, 4:01 pm | Creative New Zealand
Two dynamic New Zealand contemporary dance companies will feature at one of Europe’s most prestigious dance festivals this month and next. More >>
Creative New Zealand Pacific arts report released
Tuesday, 10 December 2013, 12:35 pm | Creative New Zealand
Creative New Zealand has released a report outlining how it will support Pacific arts over the next five years. More >>
New Zealand shines at 2013 Venice Biennale
Friday, 6 December 2013, 1:09 pm | Creative New Zealand
New Zealand’s pavilion at the 2013 Venice Biennale attracted a record 218,000 visitors during its six-month exhibition, Creative New Zealand announced today. Front Door Out Back, Bill Culbert’s dazzling light installations in the New Zealand pavilion, ... More >>
New Christchurch arts venues get green light
Tuesday, 19 November 2013, 2:42 pm | Creative New Zealand
An innovative project to bring artists back into central Christchurch will be realised thanks to a $443,000 funding boost from Creative New Zealand and The Canterbury Community Trust. More >>
Young Adult author gains 2014 Menton Fellowship
Friday, 8 November 2013, 9:24 am | Creative New Zealand
Acclaimed young adult fiction writer Mandy Hager has been awarded the Katherine Mansfield Menton Fellowship for 2014. The Fellowship is one of New Zealand's oldest and most esteemed literary awards. More >>
Creative New Zealand Arts Pasifika Awards
Wednesday, 6 November 2013, 10:18 am | Creative New Zealand
Distinguished opera singer Jonathan Lemalu and harpist-musician Natalia Mann are among the winners of this year’s Creative New Zealand Arts Pasifika Awards, which celebrate excellence and innovation in Pacific arts. More >>
Strong NZ presence at 2014 Australia Performing Arts Market
Wednesday, 30 October 2013, 4:15 pm | Creative New Zealand
New Zealand will have its strongest ever presence at the Asia Pacific region’s premier market for contemporary performing arts, with a record six works selected for the 2014 programme of the Australia Performing Arts Market (APAM) in Brisbane. More >>