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The Arts Regional Trust seeks to invest in arts and creative industries projects for the Auckland region. |
| Artists Alliance |
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Artists Alliance is a membership based organisation which has represented the professional interests of visual artists since 1991. |
| Arts Access Aotearoa |
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Arts Access Aotearoa is a Charitable Trust whose objectives are to ensure that people and communities of New Zealand have unhindered
access to the arts, and opportunities to create, perform and develop their own arts. |
| Arts Advocates Auckland |
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Arts Advocates Auckland is a volunteer organisation that actively seeks to advance the aspirations and achievements of the arts community of
the Auckland region through advocacy, leadership and the promotion of the highest professional standards in the management and presentation of the arts. |
| Auckland Festival Trust |
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The Auckland Festival Trust is the independent body that runs Auckland's biennial arts and cultural festival. The inaugural event, branded as
AK03 was held in the spring of 2003. In 2005, the Auckland Festival shifted to a summertime slot, with AK05 running from 25 February to 13 March 2005.
Planning for Auckland Festival, AK07 is well underway, see www.aucklandfestival.co.nz for more information.
The Auckland Festival Trust receives core funding from Auckland City as part of councils commitment in the Arts Agenda to the development of the arts in
Auckland and in recognition of the vital role a festival plays in the cultural and economic life of the city. |
| Auckland Philharmonia |
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The Auckland Philharmonia is Auckland's resident professional symphony orchestra, and receive an annual grant from Auckland City. The
Auckland Philharmonia provide a number of education programmes and community performances. |
| Auckland Theatre Company |
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The Auckland Theatre Company is Auckland's largest professional theatre company, producing a season of works annually and providing an
education arm - 2econd Unit. Auckland Theatre Company receives an annual grant from Auckland City. |
| Black Grace |
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New Zealand's professional Pacific contemporary dance company based in Auckland, Black Grace, boasts some of the finest Maori and Pacific
Island dancers the country has to offer. Black Grace's dance style involves the creation and development of work specific to Aotearoa/New Zealand and it's
cultural landscape. |
| Creative New Zealand |
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Creative New Zealand is a government organisation responsible for developing the arts in New Zealand. Their governing body is the Arts
Council and the funding decision-making bodies are the Arts Board, Te Waka Toi (Maori arts board) and the Pacific Arts Committee. |
| DANZ |
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Dance Aotearoa New Zealand is the national organisation for dance in New Zealand. DANZ supports dance in all its forms and aims to develop
industry sustainability through promoting participation, improving access, providing professional development and advocating for the long term growth and
health of New Zealand dance. |
| NBR New Zealand Opera |
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The New Zealand Opera company provide world class performances in both Auckland and Wellington, as well as running several education programmes.
They receive an annual grant from Auckland City to contribute to the cost of running their Auckland based programmes. |
| New Zealand Music Industry Commission |
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The Commission is a government funded charitable trust governed by a board. Their job is to facilitate growth in the New Zealand Music
Industry through specific projects and partnerships. |
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Zealand Society of Authors |
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The New Zealand Society of Authors (PEN NZ Inc) is open to
writers of every genre, published or unpublished. They support writers
through advocacy and representation, providing programmes and services and
their affiliation to International PEN. |
| Objectspace |
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Objectspace is a dedicated centre for innovative craft and design that puts objects into play and culture. |
| Silo Theatre |
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Silo Theatre is a unique boutique Auckland theatre venue, developing and showcasing the best work from the national and international stage. |
| Tautai Contemporary Pacific Arts Trust |
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Tautai Contemporary Pacific Arts Trust works to support visual artists with Pacific Island heritage, based in Aotearoa/New Zealand. It plays
an important mentoring role to accelerate the professional development of contemporary Pacific artists. |
| Tempo° |
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Auckland's festival of dance. The 2006 festival will run from 5 to 15 October and will feature a range of performances that celebrate dance in
all it's diversity. |
| The Big Idea - employment resource for artists |
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The Big Idea is an online community of New Zealand's creative industries. The site offers new work and income opportunities for creative
people, a place to showcase your CV and examples of your work, and contains news and information about the creative industries. |
| Toi Maori Aotearoa |
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Toi Maori is a Charitable Trust created from the need for a collective artists' forum to foster the development of Maori arts. It is
supported by Creative New Zealand through Te Waka Toi and is comprised of a national network of contemporary Maori artists. |