Arts Organisations

64zero3

64zero3 is found within a cluster of contemporary dealer and project galleries located in the Manchester / High St part of inner city Christchurch. It was established by artists Helen Calder and Julia Morison to provide an additional South Island platform for the best of contemporary New Zealand art.

Acoustic Routes

Acoustic Routes is the trade name of the Wellington Folk Centre Incorporated, of New Zealand. Acoustic Routes is a club for people who enjoy performing and listening to a wide range of music with the emphasis on acoustic styles.

Adam Art Gallery - Te Pataka Toi

The Adam Art Gallery - leading critical debate in visual arts - is a world-class public gallery. The newest purpose-built university gallery in New Zealand, it offers a broad programme of exhibitions and events that foster the understanding and practice of national and international visual art and culture. Exhibitions present and critically interpret a range of disciplines, including the visual arts, craft, architecture, design and music and involve areas beyond the humanities.

Aigantighe Art Gallery

This unique museum holds New Zealand, Asian, Pacific and European art works from the sixteenth century to the present day including paintings by Frances Hodgkins, C.F. Goldie, van der Velden and Colin McCahon. There is also a sculpture garden of work by New Zealand, Japanese and African artists.

Ake Ake Theatre Company

Ake Ake are a Wellington based theatre company who have devised original, experimental dance/physical/circus/theatre works to perform in New Zealand and beyond for the past 8 years. They hold to a company ethos of regular group training and laboratory work.

American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers

Articles and advice about the intricacies of the music business: survival tips, success stories, expert opinion and detailed discussions.

Amplifier

Amplifier.co.nz is the home of New Zealand music. The site provides information about NZ music, and New Zealand music news. You can listen to kiwi musicians, watch NZ music videos and purchase CDs and legal MP3 music downloads by kiwi artists. Amplifier is the longest running legal music download site in New Zealand.

Anderson Park Art Gallery

Anderson Park surrounds the Anderson Park Art Gallery and covers 24 hectares of flower and rose gardens, immaculate lawn, tall trees and native bush. There is also a traditional carved Maori house, a short bush walk circuit, duck pond and children’s playground. The Andersons' elegant home, now houses the Anderson Park Art Gallery Society's splendid collection of quality New Zealand art.

Anna Miles Gallery

The Anna Miles Gallery in the Canterbury Arcade, 47 High Street in Auckland features exhibitions by local artists. The website holds archives since 2003. Check the website for gallery hours which are limited.

ANZARME

The Australian and New Zealand Association for Research in Music Education (ANZARME) was established at the Annual General Meeting in 2007 of its precursor, the Australian Association for Research in Music Education (AARME). In turn, AARME was established at the Annual General Meeting, held in Newcastle in August 1995, of its precursor, the Assocation of Music Education Lecturers (AMEL). The Association of Music Education Lecturers was established in 1977.

Aotearoa New Zealand Association of Art Educators (ANZAAE)

ANZAAE is the national subject association for visual arts teachers.

APRA

APRA is a not-for-profit organisation that collects royalties on behalf of its 44,000+ members including over 5,000 New Zealand members, and by agreement, for all the copyright owners around the world. In addition, APRA manages the reproduction rights business of its sister collecting society, AMCOS (Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners’ Society). AMCOS represents virtually all music publishers in Australia and New Zealand and, through reciprocal arrangements, the vast majority of the world’s composers, writers and music publishers.

Aratoi - Wairarapa Museum of Art and History

Aratoi shares the stories of the Wairarapa and showcases the best in New Zealand and international art. This award-winning institution presents a range of exhibitions, collections, public programmes and events that help to celebrate the unique natural, cultural and artistic heritage of the Wairarapa.

Arc Cafe

Arc Cafe, Dunedin, began in June 1997 and is owned and operated by the Arc Cafe Trust. The Cafe aims to enrich the lives of the public by providing a non-commercial media production house, cafe and venue that supports and advances new cultures, music and arts. The Cafe has live music, free internet access and vegetarian food. The site provides a copy of the current and previous gig guides, images and sound clips.

Archive of Maori and Pacific Music

The Archive of Maori and Pacific Music, University of Auckland, houses the world’s largest ethnographic sound collection relating to the Pacific. Established in 1970 to promote research into the music of the indigenous people of New Zealand, the Maori, and those of the people of the Pacific Islands, its holdings today include material from most tribal groups of New Zealand and most Pacific Islands areas, and both commercial and field recordings of vocal and instrumental music.

Archives New Zealand

The site contains information on the National Film Unit, Archives New Zealand's preservation work and features stories on filmmakers and films. The films can be streamed onto viewers' desktops using flash video with new titles being added every day. Films featuring on the site include Weekly Review and Pictorial Parade newsreels as well as one-off documentaries.

The Art Bungalow

The Art Bungalow in Kerikeri, in recognition of its initiatives in support of Maori art, has recently been awarded the Toi Iho mark as the far north's first and only licensed Toi Iho gallery.

Arterial

The Arterial initiative is aimed at strengthening communities through increased awareness of opportunities to participate in the visual arts, mainly in the Waikato region. Through the website you can peruse online galleries, view what's on in the events listing or make contact with an artist in the region.

Artists Alliance

Artists Alliance is a membership based organisation established in 1991 as a not-for-profit incorporated society to represent and advance the professional interests of the visual artists of Aotearoa/New Zealand.

Artists in Schools

This Australian education site provides information for schools around building partnerships with artists and artworkers.

Artium Elegantium Studium

A New Zealand art gallery, art tuition and education service offering classes, workshops and individual tuition in painting, drawing, photography, Photoshop, and relief printing in Auckland, Bay of Plenty and Waikato Districts.

The Arts - Research and Advocacy

This Queensland Government site links to Australian policy, research and advocacy resources that support educators articulate the benefits of Arts learning.

Arts Access Aotearoa

Arts Access Aotearoa is a charitable trust whose objectives are to ensure that and people and communities of New Zealand have unhindered access to the arts, and opportunities to create, perform and develop their own arts.

Arts Canterbury

Arts Canterbury is committed to profiling art galleries and artists in Christchurch, New Zealand, and districts. It is an incorporated charitable organisation, governed by an elected executive committee whose membership is currently made up of artists, business and community representatives from Timaru, Selwyn, Hurunui, Ashburton, Banks Peninsula and Christchurch.

Arts Education Network

ARTSblog is an American blog site based on the assertion that learning and participation in music, dance, theatre, and the visual arts are vital to the development of children and our communities.

Arts Foundation of New Zealand

The Arts Foundation of New Zealand is a national private trust that supports all art forms through identifying and rewarding artistic excellence via impeccable processes. The Foundation enables New Zealanders to act collectively as patrons with the satisfaction of knowing that they are contributing to major award programmes and future projects in perpetuity.

Arts Waikato

Arts Waikato is the region's community arts trust, offering free advice, support and advocacy to the arts sector in the greater Waikato region of the North Island of New Zealand.

ArtSouth Gallery of Fine Art

Contemporary, modern, traditional and historic art is displayed in this Southland gallery.

Artspace

Artspace is an Auckland-based charitable trust whose mission is to challenge, inspire and educate the makers and readers of contemporary culture by producing, exhibiting and communicating contemporary art from a point of view unhindered by the expectation of success or fear of failure.

Artstation Toi Tu

The Artstation Gallery shows art from the diverse communities within Auckland City. It is funded by Auckland City's Recreation and Community Services. There is a new exhibition in the Artstation Gallery every three weeks. The open access studios include a darkroom, cast glass facility and a print studio - these are available for hire by experienced artists.

Ashburton Art Gallery

This gallery in Canterbury holds exhibitions and the site includes materials such as press releases which are useful for teaching purposes.

The Asia New Zealand Foundation

Through its activities in education, business, media,cultural, research and policy studies, Asia NZ aims to promote initiatives which deepen understanding and relationships between New Zealanders and the peoples of Asia. There site helps you find Asian artists and opportunities for students to engage in the many different Asian cultural opportunities.

Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music

The Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music is the world's leading provider of graded music exams and assessments. The Associated Board has over 100 years of experience and expertise in the field of music education and benefits from links with four leading UK conservatoires: Royal Academy of Music; Royal College of Music; Royal Northern College of Music; Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama.

Association of International Dance Teachers

The Association of International Dance Teachers is an examining body and non-profit association, whose aim is to promote the teaching and standard of Modern, Tap and Hip Hop dancing.

Atamira Dance Collective - Auckland

Atamira provide a platform for emerging Maori choreographers to develop contemporary dance with themes and references drawn from their cultural heritage.

Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tamaki

Auckland Art Gallery has the most extensive collection of national and international art in New Zealand. The gallery offers ArtStart and ArtSmart Access programmes and has two new collection-based education programmes for students working at different achievement levels including senior students. These build on the work done in establishing the highly successful Art on the Move and address the curriculum strands of Communicating and Interpreting in the Visual Arts and Understanding the Visual Arts in Context.

Auckland Chamber Orchestra

The Auckland Chamber Orchestra's programme for the 2007 season focuses around the seasons. They also collaborate with other arts disciplines to produce cutting edge arts events.

Auckland Choral Society

Auckland's own Choir. Promoting the performance of choral and orchestral works to a professional standard for the enjoyment and education of singers, musicians and audience. All choristers are auditioned, coached and voice matched to achieve the best sound possible.

Auckland Philharmonia

The website of the Auckland Philharmonia includes an education page offering information about opportunities for school and community groups, school music teaching support programmes, concerts for students, and resources for teachers.

Auckland Symphony Orchestra

The Auckland Symphony Orchestra is Auckland's most popular orchestra. The Auckland Symphony Orchestra was formed in 1975 and has given opportunities for musicians who have chosen a career outside music, to continue and enjoy playing symphonic music. This full symphony orchestra of over eighty players, draws its players from all parts of Auckland and from all walks of life and includes a number of professional musicians as well as the talented amateurs, many from other professions, who play, without payment, purely for the pleasure of making good music together.

Auckland Theatre Company

News about the company, information about current productions, a calendar of upcoming productions and a developing archive of past productions with production information and photographs feature on this site. There are also reviews in the about us section. In the Education section there are materials such as a CDROM of photos from productions.

Audio Foundation

Taking an interest in sound can mean dealing with music in radical ways or exploring the sonic nature of our everyday environment, from machines to weather. The Audio Foundation, founded in April 2004, is a Charitable Trust for the support of innovative and experimental audio culture in NZ. The presentation of this includes performances, CD releases, radio transmissions, field recordings, installations, site-specific public work and work in conjunction with new media.

The Australasian Computer Music Association

This organisation provides a forum for new compositions, information sharing, and research about music technology and computer music, principally throughout Australia and New Zealand. The Australasian Computer Music Association is a community of composers, performers, teachers and technologists who have an interest in, and are making or supporting music making with computers. The main activity of ACMA is an annual conference which is a forum for the members' activities, music and research.

Australia Council for the Arts Publications Catalogue

The Australia Council supports and promotes the practice and enjoyment of the arts and, in doing so, regularly produces publications in a wide range of community and education settings.

The Australian and New Zealand Association of Bellringers

ANZAB was formed in 1962 to promote the ancient art of Change Ringing (Campanology). ANZAB has more than 400 members ringing bells "full circle" using rope and wheel at over 50 towers throughout Australia and New Zealand. ANZAB publishes Ringing Towers magazine quarterly and holds an annual Festival of Ringing. Change ringing is a fascinating hobby which people of all ages can take up.

Australian Society for Music Education

The Australian Society for Music Education aims to encourage and advance music education at all levels as an integral part of education and community life. This site provides information about publications, conferences, projects and research in the field of music education.

Bats

The fundamental philosophy of Bats has stayed true to its former ambitions. It constantly seeks to build a new young audience for theatre by presenting diverse, relevant and challenging theatre. It focuses on being accessible for both its audience and incoming theatre companies.

The Big Idea

This site carries information on the New Zealand creative sector jobs, commissions auditions and professional development opportunities. Professional awards and competitions and intern-ship opportunities are listed. A weekly creative sector magazine is provided with local and international content. There is a place for forums, a marketplace, and on-line opinion polls. A feature aspect is the profiling of individuals and organisations and their work. The Big Idea is the connects the NZ creative sector with the world. Services are currently entirely free to subscribers.

The Big Idea - Grow: Personal, Professional and Enterprise Development

The Grow section of The Big Idea website has tools and resources to help your personal, professional and enterprise development. Here you can submit your Education News or personal and professional development Tips & News or Resources. Also see Creative Business Tips Forum, Employment Forum and the Learning Exchange Forum links on The Big Idea/ Te Aria Nui website.

Bipeds Productions

Bipeds Productions is an umbrella organisation to support and make visible the work of co directors Kilda Northcott and Lyne Pringle. They are innovative dance artists who invite a visceral connection with an audience whether on a large scale or in more intimate settings.

Black Grace

Led by founder and Artistic Director Neil Ieremia, Black Grace Dance Company fuses Pacific and contemporary dance in an extraordinary and dynamic form. Black Grace has become internationally renowned for its artistry, creative excellence and innovation.

Blues News

This site has a contact and directory for NZ Blues musicians and contains sound clips and information about blues happenings throughout the country.

Bowen Galleries

Bowen Galleries is a New Zealand contemporary art gallery situated in downtown Wellington. Bowen Galleries represents professional painters, sculptors and jewellers from around New Zealand.

Brass Bands Association of New Zealand

The objects of the Association are: to maintain and develop a movement that seeks to: Unite its members through performance of music and fellowship; improve the quality of public brass performances; encourage greater public acceptance of music performed by its members; and to establish and/or promote: i. The coaching and training of bands, conductors and players. ii. Band contests and solo and party competitions. iii. Appropriate publications and periodical journals. iv. Bands to represent New Zealand, in New Zealand and overseas.

Burning Issues Gallery

The Burning Issues Gallery is located at 8 Quayside, Town Basin, in Whangarei, Northland.

Cadence

Cadence is a database of choral sets and orchestral parts held by New Zealand choirs, orchestras and libraries. All items in Cadence can be hired or borrowed from the appropriate holding organisation.

Capital E

Capital E is a centre for Creative Technology and Live performance for Children. Located in Wellington’s civic square it houses ONTV and Soundhouse as well being the home of the National Theatre for Children, a professional company that tours New Zealand theatres annually with a programme of works for children aged 2-7 and 8-12. All programmes offer free teachers resource enabling teachers to extend the experiences back into the classroom.

Caprice Arts Trust

The Caprice Arts Trust provides a platform for performance for independent and well qualified musicians, conductors and composers; performance opportunities for New Zealand music; networks for New Zealand artists and professional development opportunities.

Catchment Gallery

The Catchment Gallery is a dealer gallery located at 255 Hardy Street in Nelson and features work by national artists. For information contact Wallace Sutherland, email: catchment@paradise.net.nz

Centre for Arts Research in Education - CARE

The UNESCO-NIE Centre for Arts Research in Education (CARE) of Singapore generates, collects and disseminates high-quality research which promotes education in and through the arts through a strong collaborative network in the Asia-Pacific region.

Centre for Contemporary Art (COCA)

The Christchurch Centre of Contemporary Art occupies a unique role in the Canterbury region. The gallery has been able to provide an environment over the past one hundred and twenty years in which numerous issues and philosophies about art practice have been debated.

Centrepoint Theatre

Centrepoint Theatre is a professional theatre company. It is the only professional theatre company in New Zealand that is operating outside of the four main centres. Centrepoint Theatre has been in the business for over thirty-two years, producing world-class theatre for the people of the Manawatu.

Chamber Music New Zealand

Chamber Music New Zealand is this country's largest presenter of top quality chamber music concerts throughout New Zealand. Chamber Music NZ's activities are divided into three strands: the Celebrity Season, which showcases top international artists; the Associate Societies' programme, which focuses on New Zealand performers; and the New Zealand Community Trust Chamber Music Contest, which fosters the musical stars of the future.

CHART and Creative Northland

CHART (Culture, Heritage, Arts Resource Trust) has been set up to enable the community of Whangarei to develop and progress long term visions to support and build capacity to the sector. Creative Northland aims to enable the development and sustainability of the Northland creative industries arts sector.

Christchurch Art Gallery

The largest art institution in the South Island, the Gallery replaces the Robert McDougall Art Gallery (est. 1932) as the home of one of New Zealand’s most important public art collections. Through purchases, bequests and donations, the Gallery’s Collection now totals over 5,500 items, including paintings, prints, drawings, sculpture, ceramics, textiles, glass, metalwork and photography.

Christchurch School of Music

This large, historic Music School provides high quality tuition and group performance opportunities to students of all ages. There is a wide range of orchestras, bands, choirs, and ensembles. All students take part in group performances.

Christchurch Schools' Music Festival

The Christchurch Schools' Music Festival is a great resource for primary teachers. The festival has operated in Christchurch for over 65 years catering for up to 4000 students each season. The website contains a photo gallery of past festivals, and all the information that teachers, students, and parents could possibly want to know about the festival.

The Christchurch Symphony

The Christchurch Symphony has an Outreach Education programme for schools and the site has information on performances and programmes.

Christchurchmusic.org.nz

Christchurchmusic.org.nz is the home of contemporary popular music in Christchurch, New Zealand. The city's main industry web portal updates daily gigs, music industry news, events and opportunities daily and is managed by CHART - Christchurch's music industry representative body.

Circa Theatre

Circa Theatre staged has gained a reputation as one of New Zealand's liveliest and most innovative theatres. Circa pioneered its own co-operative studio where all available resources are directed towards those who provide the life blood of the theatre - the people involved in mounting the production. This is a system which, in stressing the qualities of commitment and self help, promotes the pursuit of theatre of the highest professional standard.

City Gallery Wellington

City Gallery Wellington brings you the best in local and international contemporary visual arts. Programmes for schools are written and delivered by trained visual arts teachers and a specialist Maori educator, individually tailored to suit class and subject requirements from primary to secondary. All programmes are cross-curricular, for all levels and essential learning areas.

Composers' Association of New Zealand

The Composers' Association of New Zealand (CANZ) is the association for all amateur and professional composers in New Zealand. CANZ provides opportunities to composers through the Nelson Composers Workshop, the Asian Composers League and the International Society for Contemporary Music. CANZ also lobbies on behalf of its members to improve the situation for composers in New Zealand. CANZ contributes financially towards special projects, and awards two prizes anually. CANZ also produces two publications: Canzonetta, a bi-monthly newsletter, and Canzona, a retrospective yearbook.

ConArtists - The Home of Theatresports

ConArtists have been operating in NZ for over 22 years ad have become a successful entertainment company who also provide a programme for youth. The Theatresports Youth Programme is an Auckland-wide programme that creates opportunities for students to participate in performance theatre.

Copyright Council of New Zealand

Find information about the laws and copyright in New Zealand.

Corban Estate Arts Centre

The Corban Estate Arts Centre is located on the historic Corbans winery estate in Henderson, Waitakere City. Located in the recently refurbished Corban Homestead are three galleries, a small gallery shop and the administrative centre for the estate. A range of education opportunities are provided through the Centre and environs.

Court Theatre

The site contains news about the company, information about current productions, a calendar of upcoming productions and an archive of past productions with brief blurbs. There are press reviews for current productions. The education section has resource kits that are downloadable for Macbeth, Antony and Cleopatra, The Cherry Orchard, and Proof as well as a long list of kits that can be purchased for $5.00.

Creative Commons

Creative Commons (CC) provides free tools that let authors, scientists, artists, and educators easily mark their creative work with the freedoms they want it to carry. You can use CC to change your copyright terms from "All Rights Reserved" to "Some Rights Reserved."

Creative Marlborough

This gallery is located at 2 High Street in Blenheim. Email:creativemarlborough@xtra.co.nz

Creative New Zealand

The role of Creative New Zealand is to develop and promote the Arts for all New Zealanders. Their web site has information on the roles and work of Creative New Zealand and how to apply to them for funding. It also provides arts resources and news with features such as: • Information sheets on New Zealand artists and their work • Information about advocacy and research into the Arts in NZ • Information about Maori and Pasifika Arts • News of NZ artists working overseas

Cubanfusion Dance

Cubanfusion offers dance classes for adults and children in the Wellington region. Cuban dancer/choreographer and musician Rafael Ferrer Noel teach a range of Afro-Cuban dance styles including Rumba, Son, Mambo, Cha Cha Cha, Cuban Salsa/Casino and Reggaetón, at various locations across Wellington. Private dance and percussion classes also available.

Curious-Eye

This site is an essential guide for students of photography and design. Its focus is on visual culture, and visual and technological literacy for senior secondary and first year tertiary visual arts students and teachers - specifically those interested in digital media design and photography.

CWSMTA

The CWSMTA (Canterbury-Westland Secondary Music Teachers' Association) is a network of music educators in the Canterbury-Westland region of New Zealand with a focus on secondary education. Members include classroom teachers, itinerant instrument teachers, tertiary educators, music advisers, music and arts co-ordinators. CWSMTA provides professional development, a forum to discuss issues, liaison with ITMs, a support network, regular newsletters, email communications, a political voice, resource support, contact with tertiary providers and social opportunities. Meetings are held twice a term, usually on the fourth Wednesday of the month, usually at a school in Christchurch.

DANZ - Dance Association of New Zealand

DANZ – Dance Aotearoa New Zealand DANZ supports teachers in implementing the dance curriculum through providing resources, Learning Experiences Outside the Classroom (LEOTC) and links to groups and individuals.

The Depot Artspace

The Depot Artspace is a community arts project based in Devonport. The Depot is open and inclusive and encourages engagement in all art forms - music, painting, sculpture, creative writing, performance and photography to name a few. To this end we offer a variety of facilities and services that support the creative community.

Downstage Theatre New Zealand

Celebrating 40 years in 2004, Downstage is New Zealand's longest running professional theatre. An intimate theatre which seats approximately 250 people, it is situated centrally in Courtenay Place, Wellington - New Zealand's capital city and cultural hub.

Drama Australia

Drama Australia – the Australian national organization for Drama In Education.

Drama New Zealand

Drama New Zealand is an association for teachers, youth theatre and theatre in education practitioners interested in promoting the recognition, study and development of drama in education from early childhood to tertiary education.

Drama NZ E-Journal

The journal includes 12 articles on a range of topics and in a range of styles. Six are specifically relevant to drama teaching and a Maori dimension features strongly.

Drama Queensland

Drama Association of Queensland Australia

Drama Victoria

Drama Association of Victoria, Australia

Drama West

Drama West: The Association of Drama Educators in Western Australia.

Dunedin Music

Dunedinmusic.com aims to serve as a "hub" for Dunedin music and with the support of Dunedin's music community, dunedinmusic.com is pushing Dunedin music onto the global stage.

The Edge

The Edge Performing Arts and Convention Centre offers a range of arts presentations for the public of Auckland. The Edge Community Arts Programme provides accessible, motivatig and engaging activities for students.

Enjoy Public Art Gallery

This Wellington gallery aims to be innovative, inventive, pushing boundaries, experimental, and embraces the work of young artists.

Fern Dance Theatre

Fern Dance Theatre are a Wellington-based non-profit dance company performing a wide range of contemporary and jazz styles.

Fibre and Fleece Trust

Fibre and Fleece Trust issue design awards. The aim is to encourage crafts people, designers and artists to create garments, furnishings and art forms, using yarns, fibre, leather, fur, flax, bone, stone, clay, glass, wood or any other medium that is naturally sourced.

Footnote Dance

Footnote Dance from Wellington is New Zealand's premiere professional contemporary dance company. They offer a national touring performance schedule with community and school performances and workshops. Footnote develops, nurtures and presents New Zealand works, commissioned annually to New Zealand music.

Fortune Theatre

News about the company, information about current productions, a calendar of upcoming productions and an archive of a few past productions with production information and reviews. There is also a teacher resource section under construction and a theatre glossary in the New to the Theatre section.

Gallery Pasifika

Api Pulemau (Christchurch-born Samoan) and the Christchurch based Gallery Pasifika are recommended as a point of contact for engaging with Pacific artists in the South Island. Pulemau and Gallery Pasifika aim to create a pacific 'hub' where, under one roof, one may find Pacific art, books, music, gifts and crafts, which could assist in the raising of literacy levels through its selection of Pasifika education books. Cultural seminars for schools are also available. Email:pulemau@xtra.co.nz

Govett-Brewster Art Gallery

The Govett-Brewster Art Gallery offers a comprehensive educational programme that aims to inspire and educate participants. The Gallery receives a high number of school visits from pupils throughout Taranaki and New Zealand. Class programmes are tailored to make use of the current exhibitions. The Young Visionaries Club is a weekly art club for kids that runs on Sunday afternoons throughout the school term. The Gallery also runs a diverse school holiday programme. Participant ages and programme events vary throughout the holiday periods.

Gow Langsford Gallery

Gow Langsford Gallery is a commercial art space committed to fostering and promoting the finest contemporary art from New Zealand and abroad. The gallery consistently strives to provide a forum through which its artists may be exposed to local, national and international audiences. This includes a regular and varied exhibition schedule as well as frequent participation at major international art events. The gallery avidly supports the growth and development of the contemporary Maori and Pacific visual arts, recognising that their uniqueness is essential to the identity of New Zealand art, particularly within an international context.

The Gus Fisher Gallery

The Gus Fisher Gallery's mission is to engage with current issues in the visual arts, promote understanding and foster critical debate through a programme of challenging exhibitions based on active research.

Hawke's Bay Opera House

Hawke's Bay Opera House is a 987 seat theatre, originally designed by Henry Eli White. It is now one of the top 3 natural acoustic theatres in New Zealand. The multi million dollar refurbishment by Shand Shelton was completed in 2006.

High Street Project

High Street Project was established in 1992 as a transitional art space for emerging and experimental artists in Christchurch, New Zealand. It is the oldest artist run space in the country.

Indian Ink

The site is informative on the structure and operation of a small theatre company. Comments by the deviser/actors have a personal touch. The reviews and photo galleries give an insight into mask theatre and the playing of multiple characters.

Inspired Learning

Inspired Learning is an initiative The Edge runs offering cheap/free workshops and cheap/free theatrical performance attendance to school groups, and Drama/Dance teachers.

Institute of Registered Music Teachers of New Zealand

The Institute of Registered Music Teachers of New Zealand is a body which was constituted under the Music Teachers Act 1981. It is the professional organisation for private and studio music teachers.

International Drama/Theatre and Education - IDEA

IDEA is the International Drama, Theatre and Education association. IDEA is an association of national associations working in drama/theatre and education.

International Federation of Arts Councils and Culture Agencies

The International Federation of Arts Councils and Culture Agencies (IFACCA) is the first global network of national arts funding bodies. The mission is to create an international resource and meeting ground for all those whose public responsibility it is to support excellence and diversity in artistic endeavour.