About...
- Name
- Auckland Council
- A bit about
New Zealand’s largest city holds a wealth of creative talent and businesses, making it, without a doubt, New Zealand’s home of the creative industries. Auckland's unique arts, culture and creative enterprises not only enrich the cultural landscape of the city and its inhabitants but also make a vital contribution to the city’s economic success.
Auckland Council is committed to making Auckland an arts and culture centre by supporting the abundance of talented creative people who call Auckland home, and creating attractive business and lifestyle options for all who choose to live, work and play here.
The council supports the arts and creative industries in the following ways:
- Support and funding for arts organisations, artists ,arts and cultural groups
- Provision of arts facilities, such as the Art Gallery and ArtStation
- Design and delivery of a public art collection and programme
- Support of performing arts venues such as The Aotea Centre, Civic Theatre and Auckland Townhall
- Funding support for independent performing arts venues such as Q Theatre and The Basement
- Arts and creative sector research and policy and strategy such as Arts Agenda, Blueprint and Arts in Public Places – Public Art Policy
- Urban design of city environments such as Fort Street and Elliot street redevelopments
- City planning and management of projects like Aotea Quarter development
- Provision of world class library resources
- Support of industry associations and business events such as The Big Idea, ART Survive and Thrive forums and Film Auckland
- Delivery of community services to maintain and develop community and recreation facilities and centres
- Support and delivery of community and major events such as Pasifika Festival, Lantern Festival and Music in Parks
- Facilitation of film productions in the regionTo find out more about Auckland Council’s support of the creative industries and how this can benefit you or your creative business visit www.auckland.govt.nz or phone 09 379 2020
Auckland Council is proud to support The Big Idea. Through The Big Idea, Auckland Council can effectively engage with Auckland’s creative community, and promote the arts and culture services it provides.
- Big Idea
Help make Auckland an arts and culture capital.
Contact Details
- Organisation name
- Auckland Council
- Postal Address
Private Bag 92516, Wellesley Street, Auckland 1141
- Phone
- 09 301 0101
- Organisation Website URL
- http://www.auckland.govt.nz
- YouTube URL
- http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=AKcitycouncil#grid/uploads
History
- Member for
- 3 years 8 weeks
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Available Jobs & Opportunities
Artstation toi tu, Auckland Council’s community visual arts facility is currently calling for exhibition proposals for the Artstation Gallery in 2012.Key skillsGroup exhibitions and art projects.
Organisation/personArtstation toi tuRegionAuckland RegionApply by date09/11/2012
Events
Date1 Feb 2012 - 18 Feb 2012VenueArtstation Gallery
1 Ponsonby Road, Newton, Auckland
Collective Conversations at Artstation showcases recent artworks by the Spark Centre Artists’ Collective that represents Spark's philosophy of inclusion through practising art.
Date14 Mar 2012 - 31 Mar 2012VenueArtstation Gallery
1 Ponsonby Road, Newton, Auckland
Three recent Elam MFA graduates are interested in the act of art making being part of the final artwork.
Date22 Feb 2012 - 10 Mar 2012VenueArtstation Gallery
1 Ponsonby Road, Newton, Auckland
Contemporary representation of the pacific body is the theme of The Anatomy of Paradise. By using the body as both subject and object the artists address this theme.
Object Art
For saleNoMicro Sites is a series of 12 small, temporary public art projects by 13 artists that are intriguing, subtle and surprising discoveries.
For saleYesHouse-to-House blends community action and craft.
Pictures & Paintings
For saleNoNgunguru Harbour The preciousness, sacredness of nature.
Videos
This animation of facts about Auckland is being used to stimulate discussion on the creation of an Auckland Plan.
Could this be done for the 10th anniversary of Air New Zealand Fashion Week in 2010?
Information about shared spaces proposals in the Auckland CBD area.
Miscellaneous
For saleNoThe Sole Project: The Exhibition is the result of a powerful collaboration between two distinct Auckland communities...
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