People we work with
Diversityworks
Diversityworks began in 2000 with a vision of ultimate social synergy through diversity, creativity and change. Over the years, Diversityworks has become a multi-faceted enterprise that includes a business group offering expertise in managing social diversity and change, and a trust that runs projects to improve diversity and professional participation in the arts.
ART?s investment allowed Diversityworks to carry out a scoping and project plan for Momentum 09: a major international Symposium in the world-wide calendar of Disability Arts festivals, due to take place in Auckland during the Summer of 2009.
http://www.diversityworks.co.nz/
Toi Whenua
E nga iwi, e nga mana, e nga reo, tena koutou, tena koutou, tena koutou katoa. Whatungarongaro te tangata - Toitu te whenua ....People pass on but the impressions left behind remain forever.
Toi Whenua is a Maori arts regional infrastructure group consisting of arts staff from Auckland, Manukau, Waitakere, and North Shore City councils, Toi o Manukau, Creative New Zealand and ART also are represented.
Toi Whenua recognises that a strong Maori Arts infrastructure is based on the relationships between artists, Iwi, Marae and the wider Maori community and aims to provide a platform for developing Maori art and artists.
Some initiatives by Toi Whenua are:
- The annual Matariki Festival is an important platform that is coordinated regionally.
- Taonga Toi is a research project that is mapping the existing natural resources required by weavers and carvers to create artworks.
- Regional hui and wananga are held to stimulate discussion, networking and skill development.
The Big Idea
The Big Idea is an online community of New Zealand's creative industries. Committed to supporting the expansion of work and income for New Zealand's creative practitioners, the site provides access to networks, industry news, current job opportunities, professional development, forums, international news and much more.
The Big Idea Trust were one of four winners in the CUBE ideas accelerator competition that ART was a key stakeholder and investor in.
Objectspace
Objectspace is a dedicated and award winning centre for innovative craft and design that puts objects into play through exhibitions, publications and activities. Objectspace supports makers? and designers? professional development and presents the work of innovative makers and designers in order to expand the cultural, economic and social options for objectmaking.
Objectspace is interested in working with a range of object makers, designers, collectors, curators and writers to develop a distinctive and engaging programme that spans the fields of innovative contemporary and historical craft and design.
The success and future of Objectspace depends on a mix of public, private and self-generated funding. Objectspace is a membership organisation that offers collectors, makers and supporters opportunities to contribute to an initiative that generates benefits for makers, the arts and the city.
Objectspace gratefully receives principal funding from Creative New Zealand and ongoing support from Bensen Block. Objectspace is grateful for the support received from ASB Bank Trust, Auckland City, Sky City Auckland Community Trust, The Cube, The Lion Foundation, The Lou & Iris Fisher Charitable Trust and The Southern Trust.
Objectspace is administered by a charitable trust. In 2007 board members are Warwick Freeman (Chair), Fran Allison, Allan Botica, Deidre Brown, Sean Duxfield, Moyra Elliott, Donna Hoyle, Chris Jackson, Anna Miles, Rick Pearson, Rigel Sorzano and Katy Wallace. The Director of Objectspace is Philip Clarke.
Objectspace were one of four winners in the CUBE ideas accelerator competition that ART was a key stakeholder and investor in.
http://www.objectspace.org.nz/
The Church
The Church is an integrated design and communication agency that focuses on building strong brands, customer relationships and business value. We do this through creative brand thinking, marketing strategy and engagement models.
Auckland Festival
Through ART enterprise, ART invested in the Watch This Space programme run by the Auckland Festival in 2007/8. The programme will allowed the organisation to develop and nurture arts practice and future New Zealand work. Several Watch This Space works have been included in the 2009 Auckland Festival programme.
http://www.aucklandfestival.co.nz/
