Applause - Issue 10

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FROM THE ARTS FOUNDATION OF NEW ZEALAND

01 | 2006

IN THIS ISSUE

For centuries, the arts have fl ourished through the contribution of patrons. Many of the greatest artistic achievements would not have occurred without the support of generous, passionate individuals willing to provide material assistance to realise artistic excellence. This is true throughout the world and within New Zealand.

On 10 May, the Arts Foundation of New Zealand will launch its third major award programme, this time honouring patrons of the arts. Her Excellency, the Hon Dame Silvia Cartwright PCNZM, DBE, Governor General of New Zealand, will present the inaugural Award at Government House in Auckland.

Annually, the Foundation will award, to a person, couple, or private trust, the Arts Foundation of New Zealand Award for Patronage, for outstanding private contributions to the arts. As well as providing New Zealanders with the opportunity to thank and honour the work of patrons, it is intended the Award celebrate and encourage patronage in this country.

The Foundation contacted arts organisations throughout New Zealand seeking nominations. “We are pleased to confi rm that there are many generous New Zealanders that have provided remarkable support for the arts. The Foundation will therefore have no trouble making the annual Award”, said Ros Burdon, Arts Foundation Chair.

“While our research has shown that there are many cases of signifi cant patronage in New Zealand”, said Executive Director, Simon Bowden, “the Foundation is also aware that numerous people provide modest donations that collectively make a real difference to the arts. While this Award acknowledges the signifi cant contributors, the Foundation also welcomes and acknowledges patrons at all levels.”

The inaugural recipient(s) have been selected and have accepted the Award. As with other Foundation Awards, the recipient(s) now have the task of keeping the Award a secret until the offi cial announcement. The recipient(s) have made extraordinary contributions to the arts in New Zealand over many years and the Foundation expects the announcement to be celebrated by many that have benefi ted through the recipient(s) support.

The recipient(s) have also been given another task. To demonstrate patronage in action, the Foundation has given the recipient(s) the task of selecting an artist or arts project to receive a donation of $20,000. The recipient(s) will present this donation at the Awards evening on May 10th. The decision as to who receives this donation is in the hands of the Award for Patronage recipient. The Foundation waits eagerly to learn which artist, artists, or arts project will receive this donation. Applause is the bi-annual newsletter of the

Arts Foundation of New Zealand. It provides up to date information on artists supported by the Foundation, announcements and reports about awards and other Arts Foundation activity. If you would like Applause to be mailed to you visit www.artsfoundation.org.nz and submit your mailing address or call +64 4 4711 374.

$1 Million Milestone

A New Chair

Artist Updates

Forsyth Barr and the Laureates

Governor Feature

Honouring Patronage

New Laureates

Special Feature — Black Milk

Sponsors’ Profi les

A New Award to Celebrate Patronage

~ Ronnie van Hout — Untitled (Ha Ha) ~

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THE 2005 LAUREATE ARTISTS

20Bill Manhire was born in Invercargill in 1946, and grew up in small hotels in Otago and Southland, as beautifully evoked in his short memoir, Under the Infl uence. His fi rst book of poems, The Elaboration, was published in 1972, and contained drawings (including a portrait of the poet) by Icon Artist Ralph Hotere. Over the years, Bill has worked often with Ralph Hotere, especially in the MALADY poems and paintings, and in the dance performance work Song Cycle. He has published many collections of poems, winning the New Zealand Book Award for Poetry four times. He is also the author of a prize-winning collection of short stories. He was the fi rst Te Mata Estate New Zealand Poet Laureate, and in 2004 was the Meridian Energy Katherine Mansfi eld Fellow in Menton, France. Bill is probably one of the few poets ever to reach the South Pole. A long-standing interest in Antarctica took him to the ice in 1998 as one of Antarctica New Zealand’s inaugural ArtsFellows. The experience is refl ected in a major sequence of poems, Antarctic Field Notes, and in the innovative anthology, The Wide White Page: Writers Imagine Antarctica, which includes work from the great Italian poet, Dante, through to more recent writers like Edgar Allan Poe, Vladimir Nabokov, and Pablo Neruda. Bill also wrote the moving poem, Erebus Voices, for Sir Edmund Hillary to read at the commemorative service at Scott Base to mark the 25th anniversary of the Erebus tragedy. He has been a signifi cant fi gure in promoting New Zealand poetry and literature, not only through his internationally acclaimed creative writing course at Victoria University, but also through his work as a critic, anthologist and broadcaster, and in his appearances at writing festivals around the world. In June 2005, Bill Manhire was appointed a Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit and in July his latest collection of poetry, Lifted, was published to acclaim.

Ronnie van Hout was born in Christchurch in 1962. He attended the School of Fine Arts at Canterbury University between 1980 and 1982, majoring in fi lm. In 1999, he received a Masters of Fine Arts from RMIT University, Melbourne. Since 1981, Ronnie has exhibited regularly in Australasia, and his work has featured in solo and group shows in the USA, Netherlands, Austria and Germany. In 2003, his work was the subject of a major survey show, I’ve Abandoned Me, an initiative of the Dunedin Public Art Gallery, which toured to the Auckland Public Art Gallery, Auckland; City Gallery, Wellington; and Te Manawa, Palmerston North. Ronnie has been artist in residence at the ELBA Art Foundation in Nijmegen, the Netherlands (1994); Govett-Brewster Art Gallery and Taranaki Polytechnic in New Plymouth, New Zealand (1996); the International Studio Program at PS1 in New York City, USA (1999); and Künstlerhaus Bethanien in Berlin, Germany (2004 - 2005). In 2004, he was a fi nalist in the Walters Prize Art Award. Ronnie works with a wide variety of media, including sculpture, video, painting, photography, embroidery and sound recordings. In recent years, his work has focused on images of self, of the artist portrayed in different guises: as a monkey that paints, a dog that sculpts, and a mystic long-haired vision of the artist holding two talking birds in the palm of his hand. The work is often autobiographical, containing many images and documents of the artist himself. Self-effacement and humour shifts what could be seen as a celebration of egoism into something more accessible and entertaining. His interest in the self as the subject of his work continues.

Bill Manhire Ronnie van Hout Neil Ieremia Simon O’Neill Julia Morison

~ Bill Manhire — Selected Works ~

~ Ronnie van Hout — Monkey, Self, Dog ~

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05Neil Ieremia, Founder, Artistic Director and Chief Executive of Black Grace, is unquestionably one of New Zealand’s most accomplished choreographers. Following his graduation from the Auckland Performing Arts School, Neil joined the acclaimed Douglas Wright Dance Company, performing in the major works - Gloria, A Far Cry, Forever, How on Earth and Buried Venus - and subsequently working with many of New Zealand’s leading choreographers. In 1995, Neil formed Black Grace Dance Company, debuting with a record-breaking season at Auckland’s Maidment Theatre. Since then he has choreographed all of the Company’s major full-length works and created the concepts behind New Works and UrbanYOUTHMovement. Neil has also choreographed work for the Royal New Zealand Ballet, the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra, Opera New Zealand, New Zealand Wearable Arts and the Holland Dance Festival. In 2003, Neil received a nomination for the prestigious international Rolex Mentor Programme.

Simon O’Neill has appeared with leading opera companies, conductors and orchestras, and is establishing himself as one of today’s most sought after tenors. The most recent opera season sees his debut at the Royal Opera House as Jenik in The Bartered Bride, Die Zauberfl öte, at the Salzburg Festival with the Vienna Philharmonic, Die Walküre and Lohengrin, at the Metropolitan Opera, and Gurrelieder, at the Saito Kinen Festival. Other appearances include debuts at Carnegie Hall and Amsterdam’s Concertgebouw, Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony with the Orchestra of St. Lukes at the Caramoor Festival, Susannah at the Wexford Festival, the title role in Parsifal at the New Zealand International Arts Festival, Mao Tse Tung in John Adams’ Nixon in China, with Minnesota Opera, and recording for CD the role of Sir Lancelot in Chausson’s opera, Le Roi Arthus, with the BBC Symphony Orchestra. Originally from Ashburton, Simon is a graduate of the University of Otago, Victoria University, Manhattan School of Music and the Juilliard Opera Center. He was grand fi nalist in the 2002 Metropolitan Opera National Auditions, winner of the 2003 Sullivan Foundation Award of New York, 2003 United Kingdom Wagner Society Prize, 2001 Circle 100 Career Grant, 1999 Metropolitan Opera Audition Competition Encouragement Award, 1998 Fulbright Scholarship, 1996 Tower Opera Scholar, Creative New Zealand Professional Development Award, and was the inaugural Young Artist in Residence with Opera New Zealand. He appeared on the 1998 New Zealand one-dollar performing arts postage stamp and features on the documentary The Understudy, which follows his understudy of the great Placido Domingo at the Metropolitan Opera in the role of Siegmund.

Julia Morison’s rich and ambiguous practice encompasses a diversity of approaches and materials, in a career spanning three decades. Much of that time has been dedicated to laying the foundation for a complex symbolic system, including the development of an artistic vocabulary inspired by sources such as Hermeticism, the Kabbalah, alchemy and memory systems. Morison’s work represents her own intellectual order through an interweaving of symbol, material and philosophy. By reviewing and reinterpreting these sources for a contemporary context, she invites us to consider how artifi cial structures and systems can affect and manipulate the way we see and understand. Born in Pahiatua in 1952, Morison lives and works in Christchurch. She has exhibited extensively in group and solo exhibitions in public and private galleries throughout New Zealand and overseas, has received several grants from the New Zealand Arts Council, and was awarded the prestigious Frances Hodgkins Fellowship in 1988. In 1990, she undertook a Moët & Chandon contemporary art residency in Avize, France, and continued to live and work in France until her return to Christchurch in 1999. Morison is currently a Senior Lecturer in Painting at the University of Canterbury’s School of Fine Arts, and established the dealer gallery 64zero3, with Helen Calder, in October 2004.

~ Black Grace — Dan Kicking ~

~ Simon O’Neill as ‘Siemund’ — Metropolitan Opera Die Walküre 2004 ~

~ Julia Morison Pair and Sequence from Gobsmack and Flabbergast ~


One quarter of a million dollars was awarded to fi ve new Laureate artists on Thursday, 10 November 2005. This gala ceremony, attended by over 700 guests, was held at the Civic Theatre in Auckland. The Arts Foundation’s Principal Sponsor, Forsyth Barr, supported the evening as Presenting Sponsor of the Laureate Awards. At $50,000 per artist, this prestigious Award is the largest cash arts prize pool in New Zealand and the only private award to consider all art forms.

Ros Burdon, Arts Foundation Chair, said, “we are delighted to welcome fi ve new Laureates to the growing family of artists supported by the Foundation; we congratulate them on their success and wish them well for the future.”

The Arts Foundation of New Zealand Laureate Awards are an investment in excellence. Recipients are acknowledged to be at the forefront of their art form and are chosen in recognition of their substantial achievements in the arts and as a challenge to go on creating work at high levels. A selection panel of distinguished peers and arts experts – Lynne Freeman, Felicity Milburn, Justin Paton, Lloyd Williams and Jeremy Winter – chose the artists. In addition to fi nancial support, each Laureate Artist receives a Terry Stringer statuette, is given a profi le on the Foundation’s website, and invited to take part in the popular Arts Foundation Forsyth Barr Laureate On-Stage series.

This year, the Foundation took the opportunity to acknowledge the role patrons play in the support of New Zealand artists, by inviting representatives of Arts Foundation patrons to present the Awards. Presentations were made by Gus Fisher, Jenny Gibbs, Neil Paviour-Smith, Lesley Shanahan and Kerrin Vautier. “The Laureate Awards recognise the achievements of some of our most outstanding mid career artists and allows them to continue on the journey that they have begun, a journey that we know will enable them to take their work to new heights, both at home and on the world stage,” said Neil Paviour Smith, Managing Director, Forsyth Barr. “We are proud to be associated with such an Award.”

The 2006 Laureate Awards will again be held in Auckland and are scheduledfor late 2006.

In the six years since it was established, using income generated by its Endowment Fund, the Arts Foundation of New Zealand has distributed $1.12 million to some of New Zealand’s fi nest artists.

Executive Director of the Arts Foundation of New Zealand, Simon Bowden, said “the milestone had been reached through donations from private patrons and prudent management of the Fund by independent investment house Forsyth Barr through its Funds Management Division.” In addition, the Endowment Fund received a boost last year due to an increase in one off donations and the creation of the new Laureate Donor Programme. These funds are being used to grow the $5.5 million currently in the Endowment Fund. “There is growing awareness among New Zealanders about the opportunity to contribute nationally to the arts through permanent investment in the Endowment Fund and the formation of a special programme to provide direct support to Laureate artists” said Simon Bowden.

The Endowment Fund generates annual income of more than $300,000, of which $250,000 is earmarked

for the annual Arts Foundation Laureate Awards. Forsyth Barr Head of Funds Management, Kevin Stirrat, said, “the whole style of management is to generate suffi cient income for the Laureate Awards, protect against infl ation and preservation of the capital.” The Fund is conservatively managed and is invested in cash and fi xed interest markets and listed property trusts. “For me, it is a privilege to manage the Endowment Fund on behalf of the Arts Foundation and, whenever I attend Awards ceremonies, I am acutely aware of the importance of growing the Fund so we can continue to reward our outstanding artists.”

“The Arts Foundation Endowment is unique in New Zealand, because all the capital is invested in perpetuity with the income being directed to the arts. No income is used to fund administration, so donors have the comfort of knowing that artists receive the full benefi t of their donation,” Simon Bowden said. “The quantum of income distributed from the Endowment Fund is a refl ection of Forsyth Barr Funds Management’s investment expertise. Their prudent management has ensured that we can use the donations, legacies and sponsorship promised to the Endowment Fund

to best effect, allowing us to reward and help New Zealand artists both now and in the future.”

The Laureate Donor programme, established by Arts Foundation Trustees six months ago, is an example of how people can help grow the Endowment Fund and has already attracted signifi cant sums from a number of Wellingtonians. Spokesperson for the Laureate Donors, Lesley Shanahan, said, “the Donors value the opportunity to contribute money directly to New Zealand artists. We are delighted that there is now a credible programme that enables people to do so. The generosity and support from Wellingtonians has been truly fantastic.” Arts Foundation Chair, Ros Burdon, commended Lesley Shanahan for her remarkable achievement. “Lesley has inspired us all through her passionate support of the Laureate artists, as the instigator of a group of valued supporters. We cannot thank her enough”.

Would you like to learn more about the Endowment Fund or how you can support the Laureate artists directly? Our Management and Trustees are available to discuss this with you and a donation form can be found on page 7. The Foundation welcomes support from individuals and corporates at any level.

Annual Awards Hit $1 Million Milestone

Laureates Welcomed by Patrons

~ Neil Ieremia and family ~

~ Left to right: Eion Edgar, Bill Manhire, Sir Ronald Scott ~~ Left to right: Panelists, 2005 Laureates and AFNZ Patrons, Lynn Freeman, Jeremy Winter, Bill Manhire, Lloyd Williams, Neil Ieremia, Justin Paton, Ronnie van Hout , Felicity Milburn (hidden), Julia Morison, Jenny Gibbs (hidden), Lesley Shanahan, Simon O’Neill, Kerrin Vautier, Neil Paviour-Smith, Gus Fisher ~

The 2006 New Zealand International Festival, running 24 February – 19 March, will feature a number of Arts Foundation Laureate and Icon artists. These are Jack Body, Kate De Goldi, Patricia Grace, Bill Manhire (introducing work by Janet Frame), Sir Donald McIntyre, Don McGlashan (sold out), Simon O’Neil, Peter Peryer, John Psathas, Hone Tuwhare and Gillian Whitehead. For further information visit www.nzfestival.telecom.co.nz

Alexander Grant the greatest male dancer ever produced by a British company - an outstanding accomplishment for a New Zealander. Well known in Europe for partnering Margot Fonteyn and numerous performances of Fredrick Aston’s works, Alexander Grant is also widely recognised by the dance community in New Zealand. He joins fi fteen other artists honoured as Arts Foundation Icons.

Margaret Mahy was acknowledged in December, along with two other writers, at the Prime Minister’s Awards for Literary Achievement honouring leading writers. Worth $60,000 each, the annual Award recognises writers who have made a signifi cant contribution to New Zealand literature. Helen Clark presented the Awards, in association with Creative New Zealand, to Margaret, Alistair Te Ariki Campbell and Philip Temple.

The Ashburton Art Gallery recently hosted an exhibition, The Wolf in the Plantation: 20 Years Illustrating for Children, by well-known children’s illustrator, David Elliot. The exhibition included original artwork from the beautiful Janet Frame publication, Mona Minim and the Smell of the Sun, and other authors.

Alexander Grant. In September 2005, the Arts Foundation of New Zealand honoured Alexander Grant with an Arts Foundation of New Zealand Icon Award, with support from Principal Sponsor Forsyth Barr, Supporting Sponsor AMP, and the New Zealand High Commission. This event was held in London and hosted by the Honourable Jonathan Hunt, New Zealand High Commissioner, who presented the Award. A number of Arts Foundation Patrons, who were on holiday in Europe at the time, were able to attend, as were Arts Foundation Chairman, Richard Cathie, Alexandra Morley-Hall and Angela Busby from Management, and Governor, Jonathan Mane-Wheoki. Some commentators have called

Icons


2006 New Zealand International Festival

~ Left to right: Richard Cathie, Alexander Grant, Rt Hon Jonathan Hunt ~

~ Don McGlashan - vocals / David Guerin - piano ~


Laureates

New fi lms and books, a host of exhibitions, benefi t concerts, operatic performances, poetry readings and a new research project are just some of the exciting projects the Laureate artists are involved with. Listed below are some activities these talented individuals have participated in over the past few months, with more to look forward to during 2006.

Barry Barclay has turned his hand from fi lm-making to writing. His book, Mana Tuturu: Maori Treasures and Intellectual Property Rights, published by Auckland University Press, was launched in Wellington in December.

Jack Body produced a concert in November, entitled Vita Brevis’, a collaboration between Gamelan Padhang Moncar, the choir of St Mary of the Angels in Wel-lington, and three outstanding guest vocalists from Indonesia. The concert paid tribute to those who died before their time during the 2004 Boxing Day tsunami. Current composing projects include commissions for the fl ute and harp duo ‘Flight’, and the NZ Piano Trio.

Jenny Bornholdt and husband Gregory O’Brien curated the Main Trunk Line poetry exhibition, held at the National Library Auditorium, Wellington, in October. Jenny was also involved, with fellow Laureate Elizabeth Knox, in an evening of readings and conversation at an International Institute of Modern Letters Fundraising Benefi t to help raise funds to support creative writers at the IIML.

Philip Dadson had works included with photographer Anne Noble in the Breaking Ice: Re-Visioing Antarctica exhibition at the Adam Art Gallery, Wellington, in October.

Neil Dawson exhibited at Black Barn Gallery, Havelock North, with Richard McWhannell, in October.

Kate De Goldi’s second picture book, with illustrator Jacqui Colley, Uncle Jack (published by Trapeze), was released in late November. A deliberate departure from her earlier, more vibrant, visual style, Uncle Jack’s illustrations use only shades of brown, black and white to bring an imaginative quirky, world to life.

Warwick Freeman has had three pieces in a group show entitled/and on the theme, Transformations: the language of craft, at the National Gallery of Australia, Sydney, exhibited new works at Bowen Galleries, Wellington, in December 2006, with sculptor Louise Purvis and, in Jan/Feb 2006 exhibited, at the Sydney College of the Arts Gallery in Luminaries, an exhibi-tion showing the current work of 6 jewellery artists (5 Australian, 1 New Zealand) who have made a sub-stantial contribution to the face of Australian con-temporary jewellery practice in the past 2 decades.

Briar Grace-Smith’s script, The Strength of Water, was selected for the Sundance Screenwriters Laboratory in Utah, January 2006. The Screenwriters Laboratory provided an opportunity for script development with the guidance of other screenwriters, who helped Briar fi nd the most compelling way to tell her story.

Michael Hurst starred with Jennifer Ward-Lealand in Edward Albee’s THE GOAT, or, Who is Silvia?, at the Silo Theatre, Auckland, in October. Michael also features in Acts of Trust: Making Sense of Risk, Trust and Betrayal in our Relationships, a book by psychotherapist Mary Farrell, published by Exisle Publishing Ltd, released in September.

Humphrey Ikin is currently working on new street furniture designs for Auckland City’s Queen St up-grade. In 2005, he also completed the BArch (Hons) degree left unfi nished many years previously.

Elizabeth Knox’s book, Dreamhunter, will be published by FSG in the US in February, and by Pen-guin in Canada. Elizabeth is performing at the Perth International Writers Festival in late February.

Derek Lardelli will begin an MA at Canterbury University’s Ilam School of Fine Arts. His research will centre on Ta Moko – Traditional Pathways Contemporary Connections, with the aim of producing a series of works that will be at the leading edge of the art form and which illustrate the development of patterns and processes pertaining to the art of Ta Moko, its design and application. Derek travelled to Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture in Seattle, as a member of the Toi Maori delegation supporting the opening of the Eternal Thread Exhibition, where he lead Ta Moko workshops and lectures. He also travelled to Vancouver for the Manawa – Pacifi c Heartbeat exhibition opening and book launch, in February this year. Both the exhibition and book feature his work.

~ TENANTENNAE, a sound sculpture by Phil Dadson, commissioned for Connell’s Bay Sculpture Park, Waiheke Island and launched January 21st, 2006. ~

The Arts Foundation has now supported 29 talented individuals who work in a variety of art forms. These artists are:

2000 – Briar Grace-Smith (Playwright), Elizabeth Knox (Writer), Peter Peryer (Photographer), Gillian Karawe Whitehead (Composer), Douglas Wright (Choreographer/Writer).

2001 – Phil Dadson (Intermedia Artist), Kate De Goldi (Writer), Michael Parekowhai (Visual Artist), Gaylene Preston (Film-maker).

2002 – Warwick Freeman (Jeweller), Shona McCullagh Choreographer/Dance Film-maker), Don McGlashan (Musician), Helen Medlyn (Singer), Jacob Rajan (Actor/Writer).

2003 – Jenny Bornholdt (Poet), Neil Dawson (Sculptor), Michael Hurst (Actor/Director), Humphrey Ikin (Furniture-maker), John Psathas (Composer).

2004 – Barry Barclay (Film Director/Writer), Jack Body (Composer), Derek Lardelli (Ta Moko Artist), John Pule (Writer/Visual Artist), Ann Robinson (Glass Sculptor).

2005 – Neil Ieremia (Choreographer), Simon O’Neil (Opera Singer), Bill Manhire (Poet), Julia Morison (Visual Artist), Ronnie van Hout (Visual Artist).


Laureates

Shona McCullagh’s third fi lm, break, was selected for competition at the 2006 Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival and is the sole New Zealand fi lm chosen. The fi lm, which took nearly three years to complete, was written, choreographed and directed by Shona and produced by Ashley Stuart Coupland. break explores the loss a 9-year-old boy suffers when his mother must leave him. Ursula Robb, a New Zealand dancer, returned from Europe to perform the lead role in the fi lm. Stuntman and dancer, Thomas Kiwi (LOTR, The Lion the Witch & the Wardrobe), and the fi lmmaker’s son, Arlo Gibson, partnered Ursula. Shona recently choreographed work in King Kong.

Helen Medlyn starred in the Auckland Theatre Company’s season of High So-ciety in December, and in January she tutored performance at Auckland’s Central City Musical Theatre Summer School. In Februrary, she sang at Nelson at the Sealord Opera In The Park and then in the Auckland Domain at the outdoor ex-travaganza, Skycity Starlight Symphony. In March, she will belt out some James Bond movie themes at the Auckland Philharmonia’s Summer Concert, For Your Ears Only, and will then be the guest soloist with Penny Dodd in Whangarei at the ever popular Opera In The Garden. In April, Helen will appear in Hamil-ton, singing Mozart’s Requiem, and in Dunedin, singing Beethoven’s 9th Sym-phony. In May, she travels to the UK, by invitation of the British conductor Mi-chael Lloyd, to sing Edward Elgar’s Sea Pictures in Malvern, Elgar’s birthplace.

John Psathas’ View From Olympus concerto recording is fi nally underway. In November, at the Wellington Michael Fowler Centre, the NZSO recorded the title track with soloists Michael Houstoun (piano, NZ) and Pedro Carneiro (percussion, Portugal), conducted by Marc Taddei. The production, undertaken by New Zealand art music label Rattle Records, has just begun. The end result, a combined CD/DVD package featuring 3 concertos traversing a massive stylistic and emotional range, is to be released late 2006.This project is the biggest orchestral recording to take place here to date and has been supported by Creative NZ, Victoria University and, more recently, Wellington City. For more information visit www.viewfromolympus.com, or www.rattle.co.nz.

Peter Peryer was included with photographers Laurence Aberhart, Mark Adams, Peter Black, Bruce Foster and Marti Friedlander in Intimate Portraits, an Auckland Art Gallery exhibition, late last year.

Gaylene Preston made the fi rst appearance at Cameo @ Paramont, a new initiative from NZ Actor’s Equity and Paramount to interview leading industry directors, casting directors and actors, in an informal chat-session. The 2006 line-up also includes Jacob Rajan. Gaylene recently made a documentary based on survivor’s stories of being in Napier during the 1931 earthquake and fi re, which screened on TV3 to commemorate the 75th Anniversary (Feb 3rd 1931).

John Pule has spent the last ten years combing through North American, Pacifi c and European museums, searching for surviving hiapo - the barkcloth, or tapa, of Niue. In October, the University of Otago Press published a book co-authored by John and Nicholas Thomas, called Hiapo: Past and Present in Nieuan Barkcloth, which incudes John’s response to hiapo based on his personal understanding of the art form, and what hiapo means to him as an artist and poet. A series of his etchings are included in the book. John also exhibited at the Jonathan Smart Gallery in Christchurch in November, with his wife, Sophia Tekela-Smith, and had works included in the exhibition Te Moananui a Kiwa, at the Auckland City Art Gallery, and was amongst a number of artists exhibiting at the Gow Langsford Gallery, Auckland, in January.

Ann Robinson exhibited a selection of new works, A Sombre Take, at G2 Fhe Galleries, Auckland, in November, with photographer Ans Westra’s To the Pleasure Garden.

Ronnie van Hout exhibited The Disappearance at the Ivan Anthony Gallery, Auckland, in November.

Gillian Whitehead continues her residency at Lilburn House, Wellington, until the end of June, where she is working towards an opera/multimedia work with fellow Laureate, Gaylene Preston. Tuhonohono will play a concert of Gillian’s music at the Bay of Island Festival on Sunday, 5 March, while Richard Nunns and the NZ String Quartet will perform Hine-pu-te-hue at the NZ International Arts Festival. On 12 May, the NZSO commission Karohirohi, with Carolyn Mills as the harp soloist, hasz its fi rst performance on 23 June at the Wellington Michael Fowler Centre, with subsequent performances in Auckland (30 June), Invercargill (4 July), Dunedin (5 July) and Christchurch (6 July).

~ Uncle Jack by Kate De Goldi ~

~ Humphrey Ikin – Table detail ~

~ Ann Robinson – Gorge 2001 ~

~ Pedro Carneiro – Percussionist, from recording session – View from Olympus by John Psathas ~

~ Shona McCullagh – Fly ~

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LAUREATE FEATURE — DOUGLAS WRIGHT

Inaugural Laureate and acclaimed choreographer, Douglas Wright, will premiere a new full-length production in March 2006, Black Milk, culminating 25 years of making dance theatre.

Douglas has produced some of this country’s most memorable and confronting dance theatre. His desire to create a new performance began as he was working on a new book, an insight into his creative process and his recent life. Black Milk is an exploration of the boundaries of love, fear and memory, expressed through Douglas’s uniquely physical language and trademark earthy black humour.

This is the fi rst major new work since Inland in 2002 and will showcase the talents of some of New Zealand’s leading dancers (Sarah-Jayne Howard, Claire O’Neil and Craig Bary). “After Inland, in 2002, I intended to focus exclusively on my writing,” Wright said. “I didn’t think I would make another large-scale dance-theatre work. However, the central idea for Black Milk wouldn’t leave me alone, and in the end I had to give in to it.” The choreography will be set to the music of famed Hungarian composer Gyorgy Ligeti, integrated into an original score by Wellington’s David Long. Douglas’s long-time collaborator, Michael Pearce, will design the set and costumes.

Since becoming an Inaugural Laureate, Douglas has choreographed Inland, which premiered at the New Zealand International Festival of the Arts in 2002 and then toured New Zealand, has been the subject of a feature-length documentary fi lm, Haunting Douglas, directed by Leanne Pooley, was the 2004 recipient of the Creative NZ Choreography Fellowship, and won the EH McCormick Best First Book Award (Non-fi ction) at the 2005 Montana Book Awards for his memoir, Ghost Dance, a deeply felt meditation on the art of performance, on absence and on life itself.

“Douglas Wright’s work embraces and illuminates us. We’re lucky to have him.” Helen Clark, Prime Minister

The 2006 season of Black Milk will coincide with the release of Douglas Wright’s second book, Terra Incognito, to be published by Penguin.

TOUR DATES:

Invercargill: Premiere: Civic Theatre – 25 March 2006

Dunedin: Regent Theatre – 28 March 2006

Christchurch: James Hay Theatre – 31 March 2006

Auckland: Sky City Theatre – 05-08 April 2006

Wellington: Opera House – 12-13 April 2006

This is a rare opportunity to see the work of one of New Zealand’s most remarkable artists. Douglas’s work is rich and breathtaking and the chance to see these performances is highly recommended by the Arts Foundation. Public bookings open through Ticket Direct in Invercargill, and Ticketek at all other locations. Further information Email [email protected]

Douglas’s work always has that quality that good poems possess — it transcends its own boundaries, it has lift.

J E N N Y B O R N H O L D T


Arts Foundation Founding Chairman, Richard Cathie, announced his retirement as Chair of the Foundation at the 6th Annual General Meeting at the end of 2005. Ros Burdon will replace Richard, who is remaining a Trustee of the Foundation for the remainder of his term.

Over ten years ago, Richard was asked by Brian Stevenson (then Chairman of the Arts Council of New Zealand) and Sir Ronald Scott to lead a working party to look at fostering private patronage for the arts. That exercise lead to the formation of the Foundation, with Richard as the inaugural Chair. His retirement marks a remarkable period of establishment and growth of this new organisation. In the six years since the Foundation’s emergence, an endowment of over $5.5 million has been established (with more promised as legacies), over $1 million has been distributed to artists through the Laureate Awards, and sixteen artists have been honoured as Icons. The Arts Foundation is now established with a large family of supporters, both individual and corporate.

When asked what his highlights have been, Richard said, “there are too many to list, but for me it has been the close association with artists supported by the Foundation. It has given me such joy to be involved with selecting artists for awards or honours without

Change of the Guard

them knowing they are under consideration, and then seeing the response when they are given the good news. Not only am I thrilled for the artists, but I can see our Awards are having a real impact on their careers and are helping to strengthen the arts community.”

When announcing his retirement, Richard announced Ros Burdon’s appointment. “I am very pleased that the Board has chosen Ros Burdon as its new Chair, “ said Richard. “Ros will be a strong champion for the Foundation and will work well with the team. She has all the abilities required to lead the Foundation through the next stage of its development and is already admired for her signifi cant contributions to the arts.”

Ros becomes chair at an interesting time. While maintaining and developing the Laureate and Icon Programmes, the Foundation is also launching the Award for Patronage. Other projects to support the arts are also under development. In this next phase of establishment, the Trustees’ primary commitment is to promote the Foundation’s Endowment as New Zealand’s collective means for providing substantial private support to the arts. “I am very honoured to be appointed as Chair of the Foundation”, said Ros Burdon. “The arts are an integral part of New Zealand society from which we all benefi t. New Zealanders have the collective responsibility to provide dynamic support for the arts to make a real difference to the

health of the sector, now, and for generations to come. I am optimistic that the Foundation will continue to make an excellent contribution to the arts. “

Richard Cathie was thanked at length for his contributions during the AGM. Special mention was made of the recognition that Richard received for his contribution to the arts when he was awarded an M.N.Z.M in the 2005 New Zealand Honours. The Arts Foundation is grateful for all of Richard’s hard work and is very pleased that he will see out his term as a Trustee.

John Todd has retired as a Trustee. A member of the original working group, John has provided many years of excellent service to the Foundation. His knowledge and experience as head of a large corporate enterprise were of great value to the Foundation. John’s skills have added to the Foundation’s fi nancial strength and quality management.

Special Projects Manager, Alex Morley Hall, has left the Foundation and taken up an exciting position in tourism. The Foundation congratulates her on her appointment and thanks her for her contributions over the last year and half.

Stop press – the Arts Foundation welcomes three new Trustees, Leigh Davis, Karyn Fenton-Ellis and Michael Hill, who will be profi led in the next issue of Applause.

Ros Burdon was born and went to school in England. At the tender age of 21, she married Philip, a New Zealander, and came to live in this country. They spent three years in Wellington before moving to Christchurch, where they had three daughters, Ros undertook a History degree at Canterbury University, and they started up their family business, Meadow Mushrooms, which is still going strong.

Ros was invited on to the Board of Canterbury Opera and her focus gradually turned towards the arts, of which she has been an enthusiastic consumer for many years. Amongst other things, Ros convened a fundraising group for Canterbury Opera, which organised several major fundraising events. Other arts related boards have included Te Papa, The National Youth Choir and the Dame Malvina Major Foundation, before becoming a Trustee of the Arts Foundation in 2002. Ros was the founding Chair of the Christchurch Arts Festival, which started from nothing in 1995. She saw through three Festivals before retiring after the 1999 Festival, and was very proud when the Festival

celebrated its 10th birthday with a fi ne event in 2005. Ros also chaired the major gifts fundraising Committee of the Christchurch Art Gallery, which opened in 2003, and is a member of the Trust Board of the Gallery.

Ros was awarded a Civic Award by the Christchurch City Council for service to the community in 2001, and a Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit in 2002.

Ros sums up her appreciation of the arts in general and of particular artists, by saying “that, by expressing their ideas, artists stimulate me and others, as well, to think and to use our own imaginations and, in this sense, I am a generalist. I love a good book, a thought provoking play, a wonderful concert, exciting music, beautifully executed visual art....It is the creative energy that stems from one good idea, well executed, that is inspiring, enriching and productive. I like the Arts Foundation because it is a very positive organisation that encourages individuals and ideas. I am a great admirer of New Zealand craft, especially glass art and jewellery, and have lots of fun collecting both.”

Dr Rodney Wilson, Ph.D. (Canterbury); Drs (Nijmegen); Dip. FA; Dip. Tchg is the current Director, Auckland War Memorial Museum (since 1994). He was Founding Director of the New Zealand National Maritime Museum, Director of the National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, the Auckland City Art Gallery and the Robert McDougall Art Gallery in Christchurch and was a Senior Lecturer at the University of Canterbury. From 1994 – 1999, Dr Wilson directed a $43,500,000 refurbishment of Auckland Museum and is currently directing a $64,500,000 second stage development. He has led a major change in statutory status, new governance and organisational cultural change at Auckland Museum since 1994; established the New Zealand National Maritime Museum from scratch – without funding, collections or site – and built the fi rst true scow in 70 years, the TED ASHBY, that daily carries passengers on Auckland Harbour; directed the National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, and concluded the initial scoping studies that led to the recent redevelopment

of the Gallery in St Kilda Road and at Federation Square; produced New Zealand’s most entrepreneurial art gallery programme at Auckland Art Gallery in the 1980s, achieved the highest exhibition attendances reported in New Zealand, and carried out major refurbishment of the Art Gallery, 1980 – 1985; produced the report that led to the consolidation of Wellington City Council funded museums and historic properties in the ‘Wellington Museums Trusts’ and, in recent years, he has been driving signifi cant cultural change at Auckland Museum, designed to lift the institution’s capability and maximise the achievements of individuals. This has led to innovative HR practices and a signifi cant commitment to staff and volunteer training and development.

The Arts Foundation considers itself extremely fortunate to have Dr Wilson as one of its sixteen Governors; they bring a wealth of arts knowledge, adding depth and credibility to the work of the Foundation.

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~ Ros Burdon ~

~ Rodney Wilson ~

Governors


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Forsyth Barr and the Laureates

As Principal Sponsor of the Arts Foundation, Forsyth Barr have been able to bring together their very real passion for helping clients grow their investments, with their passion for supporting the growth and development of the arts in New Zealand.

This longstanding partnership has seen the Arts Foundation and Forsyth Barr work closely with a number of New Zealand’s fi nest artists, through Forsyth Barr Laureates On-Stage.

“We have been privileged to share with many clients and friends of the fi rm, the outstanding talent and creativity of the Laureates,” said Managing Director of Forsyth Barr, Neil Paviour-Smith. “Their commitment and passion for their work has been shared in a rich and engaging manner at these unique events held around New Zealand, and the feedback from attendees is fantastic.”

Forsyth Barr’s experience with the Laureates On-Stage led to a desire to provide more direct support to artists beyond their core commitment as Principal Sponsor. The annual Laureate Awards provided the perfect match and the Foundation were delighted to have these Awards presented by Forsyth Barr last year. “The Laureate Awards celebrate the achievements and success of outstanding individuals and are an investment in their future careers,” said Neil Paviour-Smith. “We are proud to be able to make this event happen.”

This year, the Forsyth Barr Laureates On-Stage will again tour throughout the country, and Forsyth Barr will also present the Laureate Awards, in Auckland, towards the end of 2006.

The Arts Foundation is very grateful for all the support that it gets from Forsyth Barr. “Their care and commitment to the arts is being realised in many ways through the Foundation,” said Ros Burdon, Foundation Chair. “It has been a real pleasure to see Forsyth Barr’s support of the Laureates grow, along with their core commitment to us. We enjoy working with them and look forward to another exciting year.”

If you would like to keep in touch with details of the Laureate Artists and the dates of the Forsyth Barr Laureates On-Stage, we would like to hear from you! Send your email address to [email protected] and we will email you with regular updates about this and the arts in general.

~ Civic Theatre, Auckland ~

~ Sir Ronald Scott — 2005 Laureate Awards, Civic Theatre Auckland ~


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In this issue of Applause, the Foundation profi les three sponsors that provide high quality goods and services that contribute to the arts. Acumen Group and Chrometoaster joined the Foundation early last year, and the Foundation welcomes recently signed up sponsor, Lion Nathan, as Offi cial Beverage Supplier.

Acumen GroupAcumen Group consists of six companies providing a wide range of corporate and marketing communication services, information and personal capability programmes, and media research and analysis services. These are offered through the six brands – Consultus and NBPR - Public Relations and Public Affairs; Dazzle Events - Event Management; Hot Tin Roof - Accredited Advertising Agency; Encore - Learning and Development; IpsoFacto – Media Research and Analysis.

Acumen provides the Foundation with expert marketing, publicity and events advice. They help with media angles, marketing advice and assist with delivery of campaigns. Acumen’s support has helped the Foundation with content for the Icon and Laureate Awards advertising and publicity campaigns, in many cases actively contacting media on the Foundation’s behalf. In 2006, the Foundation looks forward to working with Acumen on brand development, events and associated marketing.

ChrometoasterChrometoaster is one of New Zealand’s premier design houses, working with a wide range of creative technologies. Their services include interface development, interactive presentations (CDs, DVDs), website and usability consultation, motion graphics and TVCs, 2D and 3D animation, 3D product visualisation, as well as traditional design services, such as brand identity and logo development.

A sponsor since early last year, Chrometoaster’s talents are integral to the look and feel of the Arts Foundation. They have designed invitations to Forsyth Barr Laureates On-Stage and Icon Laureate Awards. A refreshing new look for Applause has met with praise, and advertisements and profi le documents are proving effective. Highlights in 2005 included the design of the joint Arts Foundation and Forsyth Barr logo, and the inclusion of posters in the 2005 Laureate brochure. The Foundation looks forward to a new, rich series of documents to be produced with Chrometoaster’s help this year.

Lion NathanThe Foundation’s most recent sponsor, Lion Nathan is Australasia’s leading alcoholic beverages company with operations in Australia and New Zealand. Lion Nathan is the company behind some of New Zealand’s most popular beer, fi ne wine and spirit brands; including Mac’s, Speight’s, Steinlager, Stella Artois, Corona, Guinnes, Wither Hills, Cloudy Bay, Martinborough Vineyard, Smirnoff, Tanqueray, Coruba, Glenfi ddich and Johnnie Walker.

Lion Nathan is proud to support the arts in New Zealand through its association with the Arts Founda-tion of New Zealand. Lion Nathan fi ne wines, craft and premium beers are now a regular feature of the celebra-tions following Foundation Awards, presentations and gatherings. Lion Nathan’s support assists the Founda-tion and its partners in the hosting of supporters and artists. This is an important part of the Foundation’s activities as it gives people that have a real interest in the arts a chance to meet and talk with the creators fi rst hand. Lion Nathan has signed a three-year contract through to late 2008.

Sponsors Profi le MAKE A DONATION

The Arts Foundation of New Zealand supports all art forms through identifying and rewarding artistic excellence via impeccable processes. The Foundation enables New Zealanders to act collectively as patrons by contributing to major award programmes and future projects now and for generations to come.

Donations to the Arts Foundation are invested in perpetuity in the Foundation’s Endowment. At the time of writing, the Arts Foundation Endowment Fund is $5.5 million, with more promised as legacies. As the Fund grows, so will the Foundation’s ability to provide signifi cant support to the arts. Income generated from the Fund is currently used for annual Awards to Laureate Artists. As the Fund increases, additional programmes will be established. No income from the Endowment is used for administration.

You can help. The Foundation offers you the opportunity to make donations directly to the Endowment Fund.

Many nations have established endowments that make a signifi cant difference to the quantity and quality of the arts in their country. This is the opportunity for New Zealanders to contribute to a fund solely dedicated to providing sustainable support to the arts in their country.

All donations are gratefully accepted.

If you are passionate about the arts in New Zealand, the Arts Foundation offers you the means of making a difference.

Yes, I would like to make a donation to the Arts Foundation Endowment Fund.

I am donating $ _________ Cheque Visa Mastercard Amex

CARDHOLDER NAME: __________________ EXPIRY DATE: ____ /____

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Or, deposit into the Arts Foundation of New Zealand bank account via internet banking

Account name: Arts Foundation of New ZealandBank: National BankAccount number: 060565 0040181 00

Please include your name and the word DONATE in the payment particulars.

Automatic payments or yearly reminder are available for people that would like to make annual donations.

Yes, I would like to make an annual donation

Please send me information about: Becoming an Arts Foundation Member / Patron Becoming an Arts Foundation Benefactor

Your contact details:

Name _______________________ Address __________________________________

Email _______________________ __________________________________

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Receipt required __________________________________

Please return to:The Arts Foundation of New ZealandPO Box 11352Manners StreetWellington 6001New Zealand

More information available:

www.artsfoundation.org.nz

NOTE: The Arts Foundation is

registered as charitable for tax

purposes. Donors based in the United

States of America should contact the

Arts Foundation about gaining a tax

deduction in the US.

Jim GeddesSue Gifford & Simon SkinnerJohn & Trish GribbenRoger HallSir Michael & Lady Hardie BoysPhilip & Leone HarknessJohn & Barbara HeslopWilli HillKen & Jennifer HornerMichael HoustounChris & Sue InesonPeter & Trudy KeenanGrant KerrConstance KirkcaldieMichael & Monica LaneyHilary LangerAnnie K. H. LeeKen Lister & Barbara BridgerHelen LloydEugenie LoomansStephen Loomans Mary LynskeyJanice MacleodEileen McGrath-HadwenSir Roy McKenzieJoy MebusAlexandra Morley-HallBarbara & Roger MosesDouglas MyersMike NicolaidiRob & Jacqui Nicoll Mervyn & Francoise NorrishNeil & Phillipa Paviour-SmithMichael PrenticeChris & Sue ProwseProfessor Hilary RadnerDon & Moira RennieAndrew Robertson & Niina SuhonenLyn & Bruce RobertsonSir Ronald & Lady Beverley ScottDeborah SellarLindsay SheltonMax & Laraine ShepherdJohn & Robyn SpoonerRoger SteeleScott & Vicki St JohnSir Angus TaitKathleen Tipler & Michael ColeTurnovsky Endowment TrustPhilip van DykKerrin & Noel VautierFredricka E M Walker-MurrayJames L. D. & Eve WallaceMargaret WheelerHelen & Geoff WhitcherGillian WhiteheadThe Waimarama TrustHelen YoungPeter T. YoungAnonymous (7)

THE ARTS FOUNDATION OF NEW ZEALAND OWES

ITS EXISTENCE AND PROJECT FUNDING TO A

NUMBER OF ORGANISATIONS WITH VISION AND A

PASSION FOR THE ARTS:

Forsyth Barr – Principal Sponsor

A New Zealand-owned company and Principal Sponsor

of the Arts Foundation, Forsyth Barr is proud to be

investing in New Zealand’s cultural heritage.

Presenting Sponsor – Laureate Awards Ceremony

Forsyth Barr enables the annual celebration and

honouring of fi ve of New Zealand’s highest achieving

artists.

Naming Sponsor – Forsyth Barr Laureates On-Stage

Forsyth Barr’s support provides a unique opportunity

to experience some of the fi nest, most exciting, working

artists in New Zealand.

Supporting providers

The following companies provide generous support

through the provision of high quality services.

Donors

National Gaming Machine trusts provide valuable

donations to support infrastructure and events.

Foundation Organisation

The New Zealand Lottery Grants Board provided

a capital base of $5 million to establish the Arts

Foundation Endowment Fund.

DIRECTORYMARCH 2006

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Offi cial Print Supplier

Offi cial Beverage Supplier

Offi cial IT supplier

Offi cial Marketing Advisor

Offi cial Designer

TrusteesRos Burdon (Chair), Richard Cathie, Leigh Davis, Eion Edgar, Karyn Fenton-Ellis, Michael Hill, Sir Hugh Kawharu, Fran Ricketts, Sir Ronald Scott, Brian Stevenson.

Honorary PatronHer Excellency the Hon. Dame Silvia Cartwright, PCNZM, DBE Governor General of New Zealand

Honorary Vice PatronsSir Michael & Lady Hardie Boys

GovernorsJohn McCormack (Chair), David Carson-Parker, Robin Congreve, Briar Grace-Smith, Roger Hall, Elizabeth Knox, Mary Jane O’Reilly, Jonathan Mane-Wheoki, Helen Medlyn, Justin Paton, Gaylene Preston, Georgina te Heuheu, Marilynn Webb, Gillian Whitehead, Lloyd Williams, Rodney Wilson

Founding PatronsRoderick & Gillian DeaneEion EdgarJenny GibbsFran & Geoff RickettsJohn ToddJames H. Wallace

Gold Corporate PatronKensington SwanNational Business ReviewAnonymous (1)

Lifetime PatronsRos & Philip BurdonDavid Carson-ParkerJohn Dow

Gold PatronsGus & Irene Fisher Sir Miles WarrenDavid WiltonAnonymous (2)

Gold Laureate DonorsRichard & Patricia BarnsDonald & Susan BestColin Carruthers & Deborah CoddingtonSue and Barry DineenRoger Gaskell & Julie-Claire BaxterJohn & Merrill HoldsworthDon and Jannie HunnJohn & Mary MarshallBrigid & Garry PlowmanColin Post & Brenda YoungLesley & Michael ShanahanFaith Taylor

Silver PatronsWayne Boyd & Ann ClarkeLaurie GreigFay PankhurstPamela & Brian StevensonDame Catherine Tizard

Silver Laureate DonorsLady Norma BeattieJohn & Diana Morrison

Bronze Laureate DonorsJoe & Jackie Pope

Bronze Patrons Charlotte AndersonGraham AtkinsonMargie & Jamie BelichLiz Bowen-Clewley & Greg ClewleyBill Brien & Frances RussellJulie & Robert BrydenDiana CableBruce & Margaret Carson Brecon & Jessica CarterSuzanne CarterRichard & Frances CathieKim Chamberlain & Henrietta HallHelen ChambersRick & Lorraine ChristieBruce & Jo ConnorRobyn & Christopher EvansHelen & Keith FergusonCharlotte & Robert FisherMr & Mrs E M Friedlander

Arts Foundation of New ZealandLevel 3, James Smith Building55 Cuba Street, WellingtonPO Box 11-352, Manners Street, WellingtonTel: 04 4711 374 Fax: 04 4999 383Email: [email protected]: www.artsfoundation.org.nz

Photographers: Mike Clare, Justine Lord, Fleur Wicks, Sarah Hunter, Matt Grace, Robert Catto, Noah Butcher, Neil Mackenzie, David Hamilton, John McDermott, Graham Reading Photography, Scott Venning.

Copy Editor: Louise O’Brien

Executive Director: Simon BowdenAdministrator: Angela Busby

Many individuals and organisations have supported the Arts Foundation through patronage donations, gifts and bequests since our emergence in 1999. This support is extremely important to the Foundation. Patrons’ continued loyalty and contribution to the cause is most gratefully acknowledged.

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