Deadline: 4 November 2019
The Asia New Zealand Foundation has announced the Arts Project Fund to support professional arts companies, events and organisations to deliver projects that will grow New Zealanders’ awareness and knowledge of Asian arts.
The Foundation’s Arts Project Fund is for:
- the presentation of contemporary professional work from Asia that is aimed at attracting a general New Zealand audience
- the presentation of new, contemporary works by New Zealand-based artists that strongly reflect a contemporary Asian perspective
- presentation of professional artists or arts commentators from Asia in discussions or conversations in a conference or festival context
- workshop/education projects that use senior international art form experts from an Asian background and allow for widespread participation.
What kind of projects do not support?
Arts project funding is not for:
- community events that are largely social in nature or have a limited audience, or that primarily benefit the applicant community.
- New Zealand work being shown off-shore.
- projects related to film or book production or research.
- promotional or speaking engagements offshore.
- projects run by diplomatic posts or business groups where the artists or art work is used primarily for promotional purposes.
- projects that have already been completed or where ongoing assistance is requested for the same project.
Eligibility Criteria
Applications will not be accepted from:
- Organizers without a professional track record or organisations that are not primarily arts organisations e.g. schools, clubs, student groups, religious groups etc.
- Organisations not resident in New Zealand.
How to Apply
Interested Applicants can apply via given website.
For more information, please visit https://www.asianz.org.nz/arts/arts-project-fund/