The
Arts
Foundation

Backing artists to make their marks since 1998

All in for Arts

The great New Zealand arts journey

Springboard

Kickstarting careers in the arts

Icon Award

A living circle of New Zealand’s most significant artists

Boosted

New Zealand's Art Crowdfunding Platform

Laureate Award

Rewarding artists having extraordinary impact

Kotahi

Our giving collective backing artists to make their mark on the arts

NZ Arts Ball

The night we make our mark

Katherine Mansfield Menton Fellowship

Gifting New Zealand writers an annual residency at the Villa Isola Bella in Menton

Harriet Friedlander Residency

Nurturing artists with a $100,000 New York experience

We’re backing artists to make their mark on New Zealand. From Bluff to Kaitaia, art makes life better for thousands of New Zealanders, fuelling wellbeing, identity, creativity and economic growth. Join a national movement backing art for all in Aotearoa.

About the Arts Foundation

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