How To Power The Arts

Since 2000, we’ve been on a mission to build a culture of giving to the arts: a growing movement of people who believe artists and creatives are central to a thriving Aotearoa New Zealand. We invest in the most important capital of all: people.

2001 Laureates Dame Gaylene Preston DNZM, Phil Dadson ONZM, Kate De Goldi, and Michael Parekōwhai.

The Impact You'll Have

Thanks to the support of people like you, we award New Zealand’s most outstanding artists: Icon Whakamana Hiranga, Laureates, and Springboarders.

We help New Zealand’s creatives fundraise for their projects on Boosted, facilitating on average $1.8M+ in crowdfunding per year.

We advocate that creativity is essential for New Zealanders — through annual roadshows, video story-telling and getting the arts into the media.

Ways to Join

Kotahi Membership

$500

Make an annual donation and become part of our giving collective, Kotahi – one voice for the arts.
You’ll be the first to know about major arts events and moments, receive exclusive invites to events around the country (plus 2 tickets to the arts party of the year, our Laureate Awards Party in Spring!) and we’ll recognise your name as an arts backer. Join as a couple or on your own!

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Kotahi Membership + Donation

From $1,500 – $25,000

Make a deeper impact by adding a gift to your membership from $1,500+.

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Bequests

Leave a lasting legacy and help secure the long term future of creativity in Aotearoa by investing in the ultimate capital: people.
Talk to us about how you can leave a significant gift. Whether it’s to artists, or to the organisation, Todd would love to hear from you. Email him at todd@thearts.co.nz.

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Give on Boosted

$5 and above

Check out the creative projects crowdfunding now on Boosted and help make them happen. Give anywhere from $5, and know you’ve played a part in supporting creativity in Aotearoa New Zealand. Any givers of $10,000 or more across the year automatically become part of Kotahi.

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Bring a crowd, back the arts!
Host an Arts Dinner Party or your own Kotahi event at your place.

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Back the Arts through Business

Looking for a partnership that gets you across the country, into broad communities, and gives you unprecedented access to New Zealand’s greatest creatives? The Arts Foundation has flagship events and multiple touch points depending on your goals. Get in touch!

Partner with Us

DONATE people, if you connect with the entity or the work, step up and back it – you can’t take the dollars with you. Buy tickets endlessly for shows – even if you can’t go – give them away. Perform random acts of kindness. If we are lucky to have some abundance, then why not pass it on.”

Lisa Bates MNZM, Arts Foundation Te Tumu Toi Giver

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Our Giving Collective – Kotahi

Major Gifts

Dame Lynley Dodd DNZM
Hamish & Victoria Edgar
Kent Gardner & Ngaere Duff
John & Jo Gow
Jenny & Andrew Smith
Kathy & Chris Parkin (The Parkin Gift)

$30,000 annual gift for a Laureate Award

Burr/Tatham Trust
Glenn & Sonja Hawkins
Hall Cannon
Jillian Friedlander
Joanna Hickman
John & Jo Gow
Liz Aitken & Rob Morgan
Murray Crane, The Crane Foundation
Sir Roger Hall
Sir Roy McKenzie and the NZ Film Commission
The Gerrard and Marti Friedlander Charitable Trust

$25,000 annual gift for a Springboard Award

Ann & Jamie Selkirk
Dr. Fiona Pardington & Starkwhite
Natalie Wendell
The Edgar Family
Todd Trust

$30,000+ gift for a Children's Award

The Mallinson Rendel Trust (awarded every second year)
Dame Lynley Dodd DNZM (awarded every second year)

$30,000+ Major Gifts

Merenia Gray & Mark O'Brien
Caroline Hutchison & Philippa Archibald
Linda & Warwick Webb
Julian & Lizanne Knights

Katherine Mansfield Menton Fellowship

This fellowship has been made possible by the generosity of the Winn-Manson Menton Trust and 84 generous writers, individuals, book clubs and literary trusts.

Harriet Friedlander Residency

The residency is made possible by the Harriet Friedlander Trust.

Arts Champion $10,500+ annually

Rose Dunne
Gill & Paul Kendrick
Julian & Lizanne Knights

Mark Maker $5,500+ annually

Anonymous
Aaron & Sarah Russ
Anna Bidwell
Bentley De Beyer & Dean Sharpe
Bernie & Nicky Kane
Bryan & Penny Hutchins
Cath Shirley-Brown
Dame Patsy Reddy & Sir David Gascoigne
Hamish & Karen Doig
Jo & Terry Gould
Julian Knights AO & Lizanne Knights
Kate Lane
Ken & Judy Buck
Lane Neave
Leaanne O'Sullivan & Andrew Vincent
Mark and Jane Taylor
Paul & Gill Kendrick
Phoebe & Michael Fulton
Sarah & David Kidd

Arts Backer $1,500+ annually

Aimee McCammon & Philip Andrew
Alex Giminez & Lorena Giallonardo
Allan & Karen Gallagher
Alliv Samson
Andrew Dalziel
Annie Coney
Bill & Karen Robinson
Bill Moran
Bron Anderson & Peter Sinclair
Caroline Hutchison & Henry van Asch
Charlotte and Stephen Montgomery
Chin Chye Lee
Clare Murray
Colleen Flemmer & David Stretch
Craig Hay & Neil Barber
Dave and Tori Beeche
David Marsh
Errol & Jennifer Clark
Frances & Andrew Crombie
Gail Jansen
Garth & Lisa Gallaway
Gemma Rann
Graham Dockrill
Jade & Ben Hurst
Jane & Mick Burdon
Janice Cowdy
Jeanette & Peter Kelly
Jessica and Brendan O'Sullivan
Jessica Palalagi & Pelanakeke Brown
Jillian & Dick Jardine
John and Janne Shewan
John Leuthart
John Marsh
John O'Sullivan & Anita Luxton
Josephine & Matt Lambert
Josephine Connor
Julie Nevett
Juliet Tainui-Hernández & Javier Hernández
Kahungunu Barron-Afeaki SC
Kate Fortune
Katrina & Chris Marshall
Kevin Bouchier
Kieran Lomas
Kit Toogood & Phillipa Muir
Lianne Dalziel
Lisa Reihana & James Pinker
Loretta & Andrew Bush
Louise & Neville Porter
Marion Botherway
Miranda Burdon & Andrew Wallace
Monica Ryan
Nina & Rick Acland
Olly & Jane Archibald
Peter Gordon & Alastair Carruthers
Philippa Archibald
Phillida Perry & George Savill
Rachel & James Wadham
Robin McCoubrey & Caroline Laband
Sally & Dougal Paterson
Sam Turner
Sam Yates
Sarah Sinclair
Sian John
Stacey Ogg & Robert Pentha
Storm McVay and Miles Yeoman
Sue & Ben Waymouth
Sue Fisher
Suzanne & Peter Hausmann
Tania Turei
Tessa O'Rorke & Tim Clarke
Toss Grumley & Sereana Borsellino-Grumley

Arts Follower $500+ annually

Alex and Tony Brown
Alister McDonald
Andrea Hammond & Geoff Dawson
Andrew Patterson
Andrew Patterson
Angelina & Paul Farry
Anna & Ben Nathan
Anna & Sam Dickie
Anna Lawrence & Chris Parke
Annabel Cropper & David Pilbrow
Anne Noble
Anthony Hoete
Ben & Debra Taylor
Bex & Blair Knight
Brenda & Jean-Marie Sabatier
Brigitte & Brian Richards
Bryan & Susie Pearson
Camilla Temple & Robbie Dunphy
Campbell Yule
Carey & Margaret Wood
Carlene Jones
Charlotte Hellaby
Chelsea Winstanley
Christine Arden & Mark Robson
Ciska Vogelzang & Neil Tyson
Danae Mossman & Simon Robinson
Daniel Clarke
David Alsop
Deb Fahey
Deborah McCormick
Donna Nicolof & Simon Glass
Emily & James Usmar
Emily Broadmore & William
Emily Henlein & Mike Lakeman
Emma Rogan
Fiona & Simon Peacocke
Fiona White
Gemma Ross & Cameron Wilson
Georgie & Kris Inglis
Grant & Sandra Biggar
Guy & Marianne Hargreaves
Gwen & Justin Macready
Hamish & Juliet Gray
Hannah Walton
Heather Galbraith
Helen & Simon Hanson
Helen Kedgley and Chris Laidlaw
Helen Klisser During
Hugo & Kate Shanahan
Imogen Cowley
James & Rebecca Beale
James Every-Palmer KC & Prof Suzanna Every-Palmer
Jane Anderson & Elliot Tuck
Janette & James Borthwick
Janine & Charles Williams
Jenny Harper
Jenny May
Jill Cooper & Ambassador Tom Udall
Jo & Alistair Blair
Jo Allison
Jo Shannon
Jodie King
Jonathan and Victoria Cullinane
Jordan Mackie & Lily Cooper
Julianne Liebeck & Conor Patton
Kiri Allan
Lisa Bates
Lizzie de Lambert
Lou Sanson
Lucinda East Kennedy & Ryan Kennedy
Margaret Austin
Marisa Cameron & Stephen Jancys
Mark Kneebone & Molly Parker
Maz McKevitt
Miranda Huston & Erik Barnes
Miranda Spary
Miriama Kamo & Mike Dreaver
Nicola McNaughton & Geoffrey Spong
Penny & Barney Montgomery
Prudence Lane
Prue Wallis
Rachel & Jason Paris
Rachel Burt & Nick Churchouse
Rachel de Lambert
Rachel Qi
Rebecca & James von Dadelszen
Rebecca Lawson
Rebecca Roberts
Rebecca Stewart
Richard Norman & Janice Wilson
Rob & Sara Fyfe
Robert Watson
Robin Dossor
Sally O'Brien & Fletcher Pilditch
Sarah Katz & John Barnett
Shona Mccullagh & John Gibson
Simon Arcus
Sophie Tripp & Andy Turley
Stacey & Rod Naish
Stef & Glenn White
Tanea Heke
Tess & Grant McLauchlan
Tessa Yeoman
Tim Melville
Toby Downton & Aroha Duff
Tom & Dawn Fail
Violet Lin Fan
Vivienne Stone & Sean McCready

Arts Business Club

Barfoot and Thompson
Forsyth Barr
Kiwibank
Meadow Mushrooms
SHIFT Advisory
Xero
House of Travel
JB Were
Blacks Construction

Vice-Regal Patron

Her Excellency The Rt Hon Dame Cindy Kiro, GNZM, QSO, Governor-General of New Zealand

Founding Patrons

Sir Roderick & Gillian, Lady Deane
Sir Eion & Lady Jan Edgar
Dame Jenny Gibbs
Fran & Geoff Ricketts
Sir John & Teena, Lady Todd

Lifetime Patrons

Josh Bailey
Bridget & Gary Brent
Ros & Philip Burdon
Richard & Frances Cathie
The Chartwell Trust
Christine & Richard Didsbury
Jan & Trevor Farmer
Keith & Helen Ferguson
Harriet Friedlander Scholarship Trust
Garth & Lisa Gallaway
Dame Jenny Gibbs
John & Jo Gow
Ernest & Catherine Henshaw
Caroline Hutchison & Henry van Asch
David Levene Foundation
Ann Mallinson
Sir William & Lois
Manchester Trust
Peter & Joanna Masfen
Fay Pankhurst
Andrew Bowker & Gail Pearson
Nancy & Spencer Radford
Judith & Brian Robinson
Dian & David Ross
Deborah Sellar
Ainsley Walter & Mark Stewart
Jenny Sutton
Jim & Susan Wakefield
Sir Miles Warren
Anonymous

Bequests

Graeme Cammick
David Carson-Parker
Carole Ada Cliff
Kelvin & Valerie Grant
Sir John Todd

Kotahi Patronage Donors

2016 - John & Jo Gow
2014 - Jack Richard
2013 - Todd Family
2011 - The Chartwell Trust
2010 - Gus & Irene Fisher
2009 - Dame Adrienne Stewart
2008 - Gillian & Roderick Deane
2007 - Dame Jenny Gibbs
2006 - Denis & Verna Adam

Honorary Lifetime Partner

Forsyth Barr

Dame Lynley Dodd DNZM
Hamish & Victoria Edgar
Kent Gardner & Ngaere Duff
John & Jo Gow
Jenny & Andrew Smith
Kathy & Chris Parkin (The Parkin Gift)

Burr/Tatham Trust
Glenn & Sonja Hawkins
Hall Cannon
Jillian Friedlander
Joanna Hickman
John & Jo Gow
Liz Aitken & Rob Morgan
Murray Crane, The Crane Foundation
Sir Roger Hall
Sir Roy McKenzie and the NZ Film Commission
The Gerrard and Marti Friedlander Charitable Trust

Ann & Jamie Selkirk
Dr. Fiona Pardington & Starkwhite
Natalie Wendell
The Edgar Family
Todd Trust

The Mallinson Rendel Trust (awarded every second year)
Dame Lynley Dodd DNZM (awarded every second year)

Merenia Gray & Mark O'Brien
Caroline Hutchison & Philippa Archibald
Linda & Warwick Webb
Julian & Lizanne Knights

This fellowship has been made possible by the generosity of the Winn-Manson Menton Trust and 84 generous writers, individuals, book clubs and literary trusts.