Auckland Festival of Photography Trust

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The Auckland Festival of Photography is a city-wide contemporary art and cultural event which takes place within Auckland's major galleries, project spaces, non-gallery venues and public sites during June each year. The programme includes a mix of emerging and established artists and comprises existing works and creation of new work. The annual Creative Exposure Festival is produced by the Auckland Festival of Photography Trust.

The Trust is a not for profit charitable trust working to further the presence and awareness of photography in Auckland through joint programming, audience development and profile raising activities. It is registered with the Charities Commission, No: CC38839.

The Trust's goals and objectives are:

Supporting and encouraging local emerging photographers to develop and exhibit their work to the public in Auckland

Region-wide community partnerships and participation

Partnerships with relevant arts and cultural organizations and individuals in the art education and private sectors to facilitate the presentation of photography

A wide range of photographic arts stakeholders including public and commercial galleries and mainstream and cutting edge professional, exhibiting artists

Open-access programmes include "A Bit of a Do" and "Auckland Photo Day" and "Auckland Photo Blog" (online digital participation)

Representing cultural diversity through photographic exhibitions

Strengthen regional identity and assisting the development of cultural tourism in the region

Contact Details

Organisation name: Auckland Festival of Photography Trust
Physical Address: 2A - 93 The Strand, Parnell, Auckland Central (same building as Artmount)
Postal Address: Auckland Festival of Photography
PO Box 147-095
Ponsonby, Auckland
Email: info.photo.festival@xtra.co.nz
Organisation Website URL: http://www.photographyfestival.org.nz

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Member for: 8 years 1 week

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Auckland Festival of Photography
Date
1 Jun 2012 - 24 Jun 2012
Venue
Various galleries in Auckland

The 9th annual Auckland Festival of Photography rolls out across the Auckland region again in June with 100 photography exhibitions and events.

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