Check out the wonderful arts awards and opportunities open for application…
Creative New Zealand Arts Pasifika Awards: These awards celebrate and recognise excellence in Pacific arts across a range of arts practices and career stages.
Open now | Closes 28 June
Ngā Manu Pīrere Awards: This annual award is for young Māori artists who are post-secondary school level and under 25 years of age.
Open now | Closes 28 June
Wild Creations: A collaboration between DOC and Creative New Zealand that gives New Zealand artists the chance to be inspired by our unique natural and historic heritage.
Open 5 June
Doc Edge Rangatahi Film Fund: An innovative new fund for short documentaries for our youth aged between 11 to 17 years old.
Open now | Closes 1 July
International Art Fair Fund: Supports New Zealand-based dealer galleries and craft/object designers and companies to participate in reputable international art fairs.
Open now | Closes 5 July
Wallace Art Awards: The longest surviving annual art awards in New Zealand. Each year over $275,000 is awarded to artists and experiences are provided to the winners through facilitating residencies at esteemed international institutions.
Open now | Closes 22 July
Copyright Licensing NZ Research Grants: Support New Zealand writers by providing assistance to writers who wish to undertake research for a fiction or non-fiction writing project.
Open 21 June
Rotorua Museum Art Awards: Artists must be resident or work in the Bay of Plenty. The work can be any medium, including digital/moving image. This year there is $14,000 in prizes up for grabs.
Open now | Close 30 September