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LaureateMeet our 2025 Arts Foundation Te Tumu Toi Laureates
We’re thrilled to welcome eight outstanding Arts Foundation Te Tumu Toi Laureates into our remarkable alumni of awarded artists.Read Article15 Oct 2025 -
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Harriet Friedlander ResidencyIntroducing our newest Harriet Friedlander Residency Recipient, Visual Artist Ayesha Green
Visual artist, Ayesha Green (Kāi Tahu, Ngāti Kahungunu ki Heretaunga) is heading to New York as the recipient of the Harriet Friedlander Residency. This prestigious residency, valued at $100,000, was established in 2008 by the late Harriet Friedlander – a dedicated supporter of the arts who believed in New York’s unique ability to nurture and transform artists.Read Article05 Sept 2024 -
LaureateMeet our 2024 Arts Foundation Te Tumu Toi Laureates
This year, we are delighted to honour eight Arts Foundation Te Tumu Toi Laureates – artists that have been outstanding in their field, and are having a significant impact.Read Article07 Oct 2024
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Boosted How To GuidesGetting set up on Boosted
Preparing to run a crowdfunding campaign can feel daunting but Aotearoa New Zealand’s only arts crowdfunding platform, Boosted, is here to guide you through the entire process.31 Aug 2024 -
Boosted StoriesBoosted Stories: The Most Naked
The Most Naked is an original, full-length live experience that strips nakedness to the bone. Creator and performer, Hannah Tasker-Poland reached her project goal in record time. $5k in 48 hours31 Aug 2024 -
Boosted How To GuidesIs Boosted right for you?
Welcome to Boosted!Unsure what we're about? Well, we're glad you're here to find out.31 Aug 2024 -
Boosted How To GuidesKey Crowdfunding Skills
Running a successful crowdfunding campaign requires many skills. But you don’t have to do it all by yourself. In fact, you’re more likely to succeed if you don’t fly solo, because team driven campaigns raise 38% more than solo campaigns.31 Aug 2024
Media Releases
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Katherine Mansfield Menton FellowshipMeet the Pasifika poet and 2024 Katherine Mansfield Menton Fellow making history.
Poet, author, and academic Ahorangi / Professor Selina Tusitala Marsh ONZM, FRSNZ has been awarded the 2024 Katherine Mansfield Menton Fellowship, becoming the first Pasifika writer to receive this honor and marking a significant moment in recognising Pacific voices in Aotearoa New Zealand’s literary landscape. The Fellowship will enable her to live and write in Menton, southern France, for three months with all expenses covered.Read Article17 Aug 2024 -
PublicationsA career generously supported by Dame Lynley Dodd
The Arts Foundation Te Tumu Toi is thrilled to announce the inaugural recipient the Lynley Dodd Children’s Writers Award: Janine Williams, known to many by her pen name J.L. Williams.Read Article09 Aug 2024 -
PublicationsIntroducing the Lynley Dodd Children’s Writers Award
Major news from the Arts Foundation Te Tumu Toi whānau! We have a brand new $30,000 award for mid-career children's writer in Aotearoa New Zealand – generously backed by our nation's very own children's literary legend, Dame Lynley Dodd DNZM.Read Article02 Jul 2024 -
SpringboardMeet your 2024 Springboard Award Recipients
Six artists. Six mentors. A year of impact starts now.Read Article23 Apr 2024
The Arts in the Media
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Arts Foundation delivers creativity message to Blenheim
Hosted by the Arts Foundation, and co-hosted by Creative New Zealand, All in for Arts was in its fourth year of touring, giving locals in each pit stop the chance to share kōrero, their arts perspective, with their community.Read Article09 Apr 2024 -
RNZ
Shayne Carter: ‘Art has always been completely undervalued’
The musician says art is a life-saving necessity, rather than a frivolous sideline, in a speech delivered as part of a nationwide series.Read Article22 Mar 2024 -
Te AO Māori News
Māori and Pasifika artists seek crowd funding, resources in Moana campaign
The Boosted x Moana campaign involves Pasifika artists seeking funding support to get some of their projects off the ground.Read Article22 Oct 2023 -
NZ Herald
Boosted x Moana 2023: Get To Know These 18 Pasifika-Led Art Projects On A Mission
Where do our arts communities stand when it comes to seeking much-needed funding and resources? Crowdsourcing platforms that cater specifically to the arts continue to be a vital avenue for those seeking support.Read Article15 Oct 2023
Annual Reports
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Annual Report25 Years of Backing the Arts
Hear from our Trustees and team about how we backed the arts across the 2024/2025 year.Read Article29 Nov 2024 -
Annual ReportThe Arts Can See the Future
Hear from our Trustees and team about how we backed the arts across the 2023/2024 year.Read Article29 Nov 2024 -
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Arts Foundation Te Tumu Toi Annual Report 2022/23
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Arts Foundation Te Tumu Toi Annual Report 2021/22
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