Arts Foundation of New Zealand

Arts Foundation of New Zealand
Formation2000
Legal statusCharity
PurposeFund-raising and providing grants for arts, culture and heritage
Location
  • Christchurch
Region served
New Zealand
Budget
NZD 1.12m (2010)
Staff3
Volunteers
1
Websitewww.thearts.co.nz

The Arts Foundation of New Zealand Te Tumu Toi is a New Zealand arts organisation that supports artistic excellence and facilitates private philanthropy through raising funds for the arts and allocating it to New Zealand artists.

The foundation produces award programmes that provide recognition and money prizes to New Zealand artists working in across all art forms. This includes writers, fine artists, musicians, dancers, choreographers, theatre-makers and screen artists.[1][2]

  1. ^ "Artists". Thearts.co.nz. Retrieved 6 June 2016.
  2. ^ "Creative superstars wearing their arts on their sleeves". NZ Herald. 30 August 2019. ISSN 1170-0777. Retrieved 25 September 2020.