Arts
Foundation
Awards

The Arts Foundation Awards

Since 1998, the Arts Foundation has awarded over $5,620,000 to 205 New Zealand artists and organisations with awards steeped in mana, mauri and honour.

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Laureate Award

Arts Foundation Laureate Awards celebrate artists with outstanding potential for future growth whose practise has an impact on New Zealand.

Icon Award

Whakamana Hiranga. The Arts Foundation’s highest honour, bestowed to a living circle of twenty of New Zealand’s most significant artists for their extraordinary lifetime achievements and mark on the arts.

Springboard

A new programme, Springboard kickstarts art careers for young artists, thanks to funding from our community and support from our business club and alumni of Laureates.

Our Award Selection Processes

The Arts Foundation celebrates and increases the impact of New Zealand artists with financial awards. Understand the selection process for Arts Foundation Awards.

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Harriet Friedlander Residency

Harriet Friedlander was a dedicated supporter of the arts, who loved New York, believing that the city nurtured artists. She established this residency in 2008.

Katherine Mansfield Menton Fellowship

Established in 1970, the Katherine Mansfield Menton Fellowship gifts New Zealand writers an annual residency at the Villa Isola Bella in Menton. Writers are invited to apply.