Non-Artform Specific
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Non-Artform Specific awards (Residencies)
Artists to Antarctica Fellowships
Supported by Creative New Zealand and Antarctica New Zealand.
Frequency: Annual, for two artists to spend two weeks in the Antarctic.
Value: $10,000 plus transport to Antarctica, medical costs and accommodation on the ice.
Purpose: The Artists to Antarctica Programme aims to encourage artists in all disciplines to explore Antarctica in their work and thus increase understanding among New Zealanders of the value of Antarctica and its global importance.
Who: Serious scholars of the humanities including writers, illustrators, musicians, photographers, sculptors, choreographers and anyone who believes their art fits the criteria. Applicants must be New Zealand citizens or permanent residents.
How: By application.
When: By 1 March each year.
Contact: Antactica New Zealand
Private Bag 4745
Christchurch
New Zealand
Ph: 03 358 0200
Fax: 03 358 0211
Email: webadmin@antarcticanz.govt.nz.
Website for further information: www.antarcticanz.govt.nz.
Arts Centre of Christchurch Artist-in-Residence
The scheme is funded by the Christchurch City Council and the Community Trust.
Value: $500 per week stipend, plus accommodation and studio space
Duration: 2-6 months
Purpose: The Arts Centre's Artist-in-Residence scheme aims to provide support and a creative environment for local artists and to give them the opportunity to interact with other artists. A major part of the scheme is for the resident artist to contribute to the local arts scene by involving the community in some way.
Who: Artists from across all disciplines, including visual arts, performing arts and literature are invited to submit proposals.
How: By application.
Contact:
The Arts Centre of Christchurch Trust
P O Box 845
Christchurch
New Zealand
Ph: 03 366 0989
Fax: 03 379 7576
Website for more information: www.artscentre.org.nz
French Residency Programmes
These include the following:
- Artist-in Residence
- Writer-in-Residence and Translator-in-Residence
- Residencies, grants, internships and training promoted by the French Ministry of Culture
Website for more information: http://www.ambafrance-nz.org
Rathcoola Residency, Cork, Ireland
The residency is supported by the Richard and Sophie Nicoll Trust.
Frequency: Annual. Two residencies - one commencing 1January and one commencing 1 July each year.
Value: Equivalent of $A20,000 stipend, plus accommodation, studio space, use of a car and return airfare.
Duration: 25 weeks
Purpose: The residency provides writers and visual artists with an opportunity to further develop and concentrate their talents for an uninterrupted period of time in relaxing surroundings.
Who: The residency is open to writers and visual artists who must
- be New Zealand or Australian citizens, who are resident there.
- have a record of excellent achievement in their art form
How: By application.
When: End of November each year.
Contact:
The Rathcoola Residency,
The Richard and Sophie Nicoll Trust,
2 Mitcham Road,
London SW17 OTF,
United Kingdom.
Website for more information and application form: http://rathcoola.info/home.htm
Red Gate Gallery, Beijing
Supported by Creative New Zealand and Asia 2000
Value: Includes $10,000 stipend and $5,400 accommodation plus return airfares.
Duration: 3 months
Purpose: To encourage artists to develop projects inspired by the environment and culture of the residency.
Who: Writers, visual artists, craft/object artists.
Criteria: Established artists
How: By application.
When: Check Creative New Zealand website.
Contact:
Creative New Zealand
P O Box 3806,
Wellington.
Ph: 04 473 0880
Website for more information and application form: http://www.creativenz.govt.nz/resources/forms-guidelines/red-gate.rtf
Sanskriti Foundation, New Delhi
Supported by Creative New Zealand and Asia 2000
Value: Includes $10,000 stipend and $3,500 accommodation plus return airfares.
Duration: 3 months
Purpose: To encourage artists to develop projects inspired by the environment and culture of the residency.
Who: Writers, visual artists, craft/object artists.
Criteria: Established artists
How: By application.
When: Check Creative New Zealand website.
Contact:
Creative New Zealand
P O Box 3806,
Wellington.
Ph: 04 473 0880
Website for more information: http://www.creativenz.govt.nz/resources/forms-guidelines/sanskriti.rtf
Smash Palace Collaborations Fund
Supported by Creative New Zealand and the Ministry of Science Research and Technology
Value: Variable
Purpose: To provide seed funding to support collaborative projects between scientists and artists. The aim of the fund is to :
- Explore and test new ideas, services, processes or techniques
- Extend or cross the boundaries of the disciplines and/or fields of the collaborating parties in ways that have not been tried before
- Focus on tangible outcomes
- Have the potential to engage the wider New Zealand community in arts and science.
Who: Artists and scientists of any scientific tradition, artform or cultural tradition.
Criteria: Each member of the team must be
-
A New Zealand citizen
- An established artist, professional practitioner with a record of achievement in their field of expertise
How: By application.
When:Check Creative New Zealand website.
Contact:
Creative New Zealand
P O Box 3806
Wellington.
Ph: 04 473 0880
Website for more information: http://creativenz.govt.nz/resources/collaboration-fund.rtf
Wild Creations
Supported by Creative New Zealand and the Department of Conservation
Three residencies of up to 6 weeks duration.
Value: $5,000 plus $1,000 for travel and material costs
Purpose:
- To foster links between the conservation and arts communities
- To help promote a wider understanding of conservation values and awareness of conservation issues
- To provide New Zealand artists with an outstanding opportunity to experience the people, stories and challenges associated with our country's unique natural and historic heritage.
Criteria: It is expected the artists selected for the inaugural residencies will be New Zealand citizens or residents who are professional, practising artists with a track record of recognition and achievement in their art form or cultural tradition.
Who: Artists working in any art form or cultural traditions.
Contact:
Public Awareness Manager
Department of Conservation
P O Box 10420
Wellington
Websites for more information:
- http://www.doc.govt.nz/Community/Sponsorship-and-Partnerships/Wild-Creations/index.asp
- http://www.creativenz.govt.nz
Waikato University Māori Department Artist-in-Residence
Supported by Te Waka Toi
Purpose: To provide the artist with an opportunity to pursue their own work and also work with students providing theoretical and practical tuition.
This is a new residency - please check with Waikato University Māori Department for further details
Non-Artform Specific awards
Arts Foundation of New Zealand Icon Awards
Purpose: To honour senior artists who are working at the peak of their careers and who have a significant and distinguished body of work behind them; have been dynamic and influential in their field; made a major contribution to their art form; and have an international standing or reputation.
Frequency: The first 10 Icon Awards will be made in 2003. In 2005 a further six artists will be celebrated with subsequent events maintaining a living circle of 20 Icon Artists. Awards ceremonies will be held every two years as required.
The award: Each artist will receive a specially commissioned medallion and pin. The artist will keep the pin in perpetuity. Following their death, their medallion (there will be 20 in all) will be presented to a successor at the next Icon Awards Ceremony. Thus the mana of each award will increase significantly over time.
How: Recipients are nominated by arts organisations, patrons and administrators and selected by Arts Foundation governors.
Contact:
Arts Foundation of New Zealand
Level 3, James Smith's Building
55 Cuba Street
P O Box 11352 Manners Street
Wellington
Ph: 04 471 1374
Email: info@artsfoundation.org.nz
Website for further information: http://www.artistnz.telecom.co.nz/laureate.asp
Arts Foundation of New Zealand Laureate Awards
Frequency: Annual. Frequency and number of future awards will be largely determined by available funds.
Value: $30,000 cash, plus bronze statuette by sculptor Terry Stringer, and a website
How: Recipients are selected by an expert peer panel.
Purpose: To recognise leaders in their artform whose richest work still lies ahead and whose art defines culture.
Contact:
Arts Foundation of New Zealand
Level 3, James Smith's Building
55 Cuba Street
P O Box 11352
Manners Street
Wellington
Ph: 04 471 1374
Email: info@artsfoundation.org.nz
Website for further information: http://www.artistnz.telecom.co.nz/laureate.asp
AMP Achievers Awards
Frequency: Annual
Value:
Up to 10 AMP Scholarships of up to $5,000 for one year
Up to two AMP Premium Scholarships of up to $20,000 over two years.
Premium Scholarship winners are selected from the AMP Scholarship winners.
Purpose: The Scholarships recognise and reward those who demonstrate the ability, application and attitude to successfully achieve their dreams.
Criteria: No limit to qualifying activities.
When: Around April each year (check AMP website).
How: By application.
Contact:
The Sponsorship Manager
AMP Financial Services
P O Box 1290
86-90 Customhouse Quay
Wellington
Website for further information and application form: http://www.amp.co.nz/scholarships/schl_pg1.html
The Clark Collection Scholarship
A collaboration between Errol Clark, Creative New Zealand and Museums Aotearoa
Frequency: Annual
Value: Covers travel and accommodation expenses to UK
Purpose: To allow mid-career heritage and decorative arts professionals to expand their knowledge of built-heritage and decorative arts by attending the Attingham Trust Summer School and a series of short internships in England.
Criteria: Open to mid-career heritage and decorative arts professionals, who are normally resident in New Zealand or are, for the time being, temporarily residing overseas but will return in the near future.
How: By application
When: Applications around November each year, for travel the following July/August
Contact:
Museums Aotearoa
P O Box 10-928,
Wellington
Ph: 04 4991313
Fax: 04 4996313
Email:mail@museums-aotearoa.org.nz
Website for further information and application forms:
http://www.museums-aotearoa.org.nz
Fulbright Awards
The Fulbright Foundation offers a number of awards that may be applicable to artists wishing to travel to or study in the United States. For further details please go to the Fulbright New Zealand website: http://www.fulbright.org.nz/awards/nz-index.html
New Zealand Founders Society Annual research Award
Frequency: Annual
Duration: Academic year
Value: $1,500
Purpose: The Award is made for research in the areas of national or local history but not for research into personal family backgrounds, family trees or pure genealogy. However, a full length account or biography of a founding family or family member could be accepted provided the topic has general appeal.
Criteria: The research can be a finite part of a larger piece of research, but must be able to be published alone.
Research must be completed within one year following notification of winning the Award, or within a time limit agreed to by the National Executive of the Society prior to the payment of the first installment of the Award or subsequently.
How: By application to the host institution.
When to apply: Applications close 31 August 2006
Contact: For further information or application form:
The Secretary
NZ Founders Society
Annual research Award
P.O. Box 11-803
Wellington
Ph: 04 472 4282
Email: nzfounders@paradise.net.nz
New Zealand Japan Exchange Programme
Frequency: Annual
Duration: 9 months
Value: Covers travel, accommodation and stipend
Purpose: Established in 1974, the programme aims to foster a deeper understanding between the two countries through a programme of educational and cultural exchanges.
Criteria: Open.
How: By application.
When to apply: Applications close 31 March and 31 October each year.
Contact:
International Languages Aotearoa New Zealand (ILANZ)
P O Box 10-298
Wellington
Ph: 04 913 6490
Fax: 04 913 6499
Email: programmes@ilanz.ac.nz
New Zealand Winston Churchill Memorial Trust Fellowship
Administered by the Department of Internal Affairs
Frequency: Annual
Value: The average for grants is from NZ$5,000 to NZ$7,000.
Purpose: Churchill Fellowships are intended for travel, typically short term of between three weeks and three months duration, for intensive investigative research.
Criteria: Fellowships are granted for travel outside New Zealand only.
Who: All New Zealanders, either citizens or people normally resident in New Zealand, may apply for a fellowship.
When: Applications close on July 31 each year.
How: By application.
Contact:
The Co-ordinator
Winston Churchill Memorial Trust Board
P O Box 805
Wellington
Ph: (04) 495-9445
Email: trusts@dia.govt.nz
Website for further information and application form: http://www.dia.govt.nz
New Zealand Vice Chancellors' Committee
The New Zealand Vice Chancellors' Committee administers a number of awards and scholarships that may be suitable for individual artists wishing to undertake post graduate study. Check the website for further details http://www.nzvcc.ac.nz/schols.html
Pasifika Awards
Supported by the Pacific Arts Committee of Creative New Zealand
These awards support both emerging and senior artists across all art forms, acknowledge the late Iosefa Enari's outstanding contribution to the arts, and recognise the importance of innovation and excellence.
Nomination forms are available from Creative New Zealand.
For information on all Pasifika Awards contact:
Arts Adviser
Pacific Arts
Creative New Zealand
P O Box 3806
Wellington
Ph: 04 473 0880
Fax: 04 471 2865
Website for further details: http://www.creativenz.govt.nz/funding/pac/index.html
The Senior Pacific Islands Artist Award
Value: $7,000
Purpose: This award recognises the contribution and role of a senior Pacific Islands artist in maintaining or developing their art form in New Zealand.
The Iosefa Enari Memorial Award
Value: $3,000
Purpose: For study or travel to support the development of Pacific Islands opera singers.
The Pacific Innovation and Excellence Award
Value:$5,000
Purpose: To recognise an established Pacific Islands artist or group, reflecting innovation and excellence in his/her chosen art form.
The Emerging Pacific Islands Artist Award
Value: $3,000
Purpose: To recognise an emerging Pacific Islands artist or group, showing promise in his/her chosen art form.
Pacific Heritage Arts Award
Value: $5,000
Purpose: To recognise a Pacific Islands artist or group who have made a significant contribution to the maintenance, revival and promotion of a Pacific heritage artform in New Zealand.
Salamander Gallery Award for Emerging Pacific Visual Artists
Value: $3,000
Purpose: To recognise an emerging Pacific Islands artist showing promise in the field of visual arts.
Stout Fellowship
Frequency: Annual
Value: The salary for the Fellowship will be with the Research Fellow/Senior Research Fellow's scale (currently $47,125 - $68,561 per annum) depending upon the qualifications and experience of the applicant. An allowance for travel and research may be negotiated.
Duration: 12 months
Purpose: The fellowship is open to researchers in any area of study relating to New Zealand society, history or culture, but is not intended to fund the writing of a novel, play or other literary work.
Criteria: Applicants should be scholars of high standing who have a particular project they wish to initiate or complete.
When: June/July each year
Contact:
Director, Stout Research Centre
Victoria University of Wellington
P O Box 600
Wellington
New Zealand
Ph: (04) 495 5233, Ext: 8877
Fax: (04) 495 5439
Email: lydia.wevers@vuw.ac.nz.
Or
Ph: 04 463-5208
Website for further information: http://www.vuw.ac.nz/stout-centre/JDStoutResearchFellowship.html
Te Waka Toi Awards (Creative New Zealand)
Te Waka Toi offers four awards each year in recognition of leadership, outstanding contribution and excellence in Māori arts.
Te Tohu Tiketike a Te Waka Toi/Te Waka Toi Exemplary Award
This award is made to an artist in recognition of their exemplary contribution to the development of ngā toi Māori.
Frequency: Annual
Value: $20,000
How: Nomination by Te Waka Toi members.
Ngā Tohu a Ta Kingi Ihaka / Sir Kingi Ihaka Awards
This award is made to kaumatua in recognition of their contribution to strengthening the continuity of Māori culture, through their support of ngā toi Māori
Frequency: Annual
Value: Five awards valued at $3,000 each.
How: Nomination by Te Waka Toi members.
Te Tohu a Mahi Hou a Te Waka Toi / Te Waka Toi Award for New Work
This award is made in recognition of leadership and outstanding contribution to the development of new direction in Māori art.
Frequency: Annual
Value: $5,000
How: By application.
Te Tohu mo te Reo Rangātira a Te Waka Toi/ Te Waka Toi Annual Award for Te Reo
This award is made in recognition of leadership and outstanding contribution to the promotion and strengthening of te Reo Rangātira.
Frequency: Annual
Value: $5,000
How: Nomination by Te Waka Toi members.
Contact: For more information about all these awards and Te Waka Toi scholarships -
Arts Adviser
Māori Arts
Arts Development
Creative New Zealand
Ph: 04 473 0880
Website for further information: http://www.creativenz.govt.nz/funding/twt/index.html
UNESCO – ASCHBERG bursaries for artists
Frequency: Annual
Purpose: Aims to promote the professional growth of artists under the age of 35 years in the disciplines of visual arts, music, dance, creative writing, performing arts and media arts, by providing opportunities for further training in specialised institutions.
Criteria: Artists under the age of 35 years.
How: By application.
When: April each year.
Website for further information and application form
http://www.unesco.org/culture/aschberg/
Further funding information
The Funding Information Service
The Funding Information Service is a not-for-profit organisation collecting and distributing information about funding by way of three searchable computer databases - Fundview, Breakout and CorporateCitizens. CorporateCitizens holds details of New Zealand businesses that are committed to building relationships with community and voluntary organisations.
Access to this service is available free of charge at public libraries and a variety of other public information centers. Check the website for a place close to you.
Website for more information: http://www.fis.org.nz/