New Zealand Art and Arts Industry Links
Resources for artists. Links to national arts organisations, resources, art festivals, museums and galleries from New Zealand
NZ Live.Com New Zealand Culture Online
A great way to find out about events, organisations and funding resources in New Zealand.
Resources for Artists
fuel4arts International online community of arts professionals. The website offers free advice on marketing and audience development
The Big Idea An online community of New Zealand's creative industries
Funding
BreakOut
Creative New Zealand
Cultural Funding Guide
Ministry for Culture and Heritage
Arts Publications
the long white book The moa selection of New Zealand design, architecture and visual arts 06
Festivals
Auckland Festival
Christchurch Arts Festival
Lake Taupo Arts Festival
Manukau Festival of Arts
NZ International Arts Festival held in Wellington every two years.
Tauranga Arts Festival
Tauranga Moana Tauranga Tangata Festival held in Tauranga, October 2004
Museums and Galleries
Auckland War Memorial Museum
Christchurch Art Gallery. Their website includes the excellent Audio Tours translated into te reo Maori; available for hire at the gallery or as a free view/download here.
Pataka Museum of Arts and Cultures located in Porirua City
Rotorua Museum of Art and History
Te Papa Tongarewa - Museum of New Zealand National Museum of New Zealand located in Wellington City
Organisations and other websites
The Culture A directory of the culture, the arts and the heritage of the Whanganui region.
ART-search.co.nz New Zealand Art Directory. Quick easy access to people, businesses and websites in three main industries of Fine Art, Entertainment Arts and Crafts.
A Creative View of New Zealand Pure New Zealand webpage
Artists Alliance Artists Alliance represents and advances the professional interests of visual artists in Aotearoa/New Zealand.
Arts Promotion Trust Northland's vibrant arts community. This website functions as an Arts Calendar and information resource for Northland.
Art of Northland Quality Selection of Northland Art
Craft art: New Zealand Nga Taonga a Hine-te-iwa-iwa - A Treasury of New Zealand Craft Resources
CRAFT-search.co.nz International Craft Directory listing crafts people & businesses all around the world including NZ.
Creative NZ Arts Council of New Zealand
Matapihi Free access to the digital collections of some of New Zealand's premier cultural organisations. Features around 50,000 selected images, sounds and objects that feature arts and culture, places, historic events, the natural environment, people and society.
Northland Arts Directory Website to access contact information on the wealth of creative talent resident in the Northland region.
Tautai Contemporary Pacific Arts Trust The Tautai Contemporary Pacific Arts Trust is a charitable trust working to support Pacific artists. The artists are pre-dominantly based in Aotearoa/New Zealand and come from a diverse range of backgrounds, but all share a Pacific heritage.
Te Ara The Encyclopedia of New Zealand
The New Zealand Book Council Includes comprehensive and excellent 'New Zealand Writer Files'