Given the current situation with COVID-19, the National Commission for UNESCO would like to support creative thinking that will build social inclusion – albeit at a physical distance. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ The National Commission is now inviting applications from people with ideas for projects that can connect us all in these times.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ About The National Commission:⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ The Commision represents New Zealand to UNESCO, and takes the best of the UNESCO collective resources, networks, programmes and connections for application in a way that benefits New Zealand. Auckland City of Music is one of the commissions projects.⠀
Link to all the information and application pack can be found at
PANNZ (Performing Arts Network of New Zealand), in partnership with Auckland Live, invites the creative sector from across Aotearoa to come together through a series of weekly online hui, at the beginning of each week, while in lockdown.
These regular hui offer an opportunity for us to gather remotely, connect, and get up to date as a community.
Each week a panel will be livestreamed via youtube
All the details can be found on the PANNZ Facebook page.
#weRculture supported by UNESCO Creative Cities Network
weRculture is a new initiative undertaken by the network of UNESCO Creative Cities around the world, which Auckland is proudly part of.
It calls on the public all over the world to behave responsibly and respectfully in this difficult situation via video messages from creatives.
Here’s how it works: 1. Create a short video (up to 6- seconds) and explain why culture is so important. This can be non-verbal. 2. Finish your video with the words: “Stay home now, so we can meet again sooner. Think Respectfully. Act responsibly. We are culture.” 3. Once your video is ready, please share with the hashtags: #flattenthecurve #stayathome #weRculture. Please also tag @weRculture2020 and @aucklandcityofmusic in your post.
The CCS is a nation-wide programme funded by Creative NZ and delivered in partnership with Auckland Council.
The scheme enables communities to bring art (music, dancing, film-making, weaving, singing, poetry and theatre) into the everyday lives of Aucklanders across the region on beaches, in parks, community halls, theatres, streets and galleries.
Every year there are three rounds of funding. Round One for 2020 is now open.
A guide is available on how to apply for a grant and you’ll need to check that you’re eligible for the arts funding, see link below.
The Arts Broker, Renee Tanner is happy to help with your application. Please get in contact with Renee if you’d like to apply.
Applications are open from 01 April 2020 to 07 June 2020
Be a part of Aotearoa’s largest public art event of 2021.
For 10 weeks during the Summer/Autumn of 2021, Whale Tales will showcase 70 tails, illustrated by 70 artists, and telling 70 tales, in a public art sculpture trail exploring Tāmaki Makaurau/Auckland with one mission: to tell the story of a healthy ocean. It is a fun, free, family-friendly journey of discovery throughout Auckland’s streets, parks, and open spaces during what promises to be Auckland’s most action-packed summer yet!
Now is your opportunity to be a part of this incredible story by helping bring these beautiful sculptures to life!
Organisers are actively encouraging submissions from the local and regional arts community. Designs are welcomed in any medium – traditional to new media, fine art to illustrations, street art, mosaic, or anything else you can imagine for your tail!
Right now, businesses, organisations, community groups, and education institutions are lining up to sponsor a blank whale tale. They will select their favourite design from among the submissions. Successful artists are then commissioned to bring their design to life.
Now, is your opportunity to join some of the incredible artists already on board.
Submissions are due by 11:59pm (NZST) on 1 June 2020.
Successful applicants will battle it out for some awesome prizes in front of our special guest judges and a live audience on Saturday 4th April 2020 at Te Manawa’s ‘We Are One’ Anniversary Day!
Are you a local performer, musician or creative artist? Do you have a creative project that you’d like to make happen in the Henderson-Massey Local Board area?*
We are looking for people, and organisations, to submit ideas for creative projects that could happen in and with local communities. These projects could involve craft, performance, visual arts, music, film, dance, kapa haka, spoken word, or digital arts – anything that has a creative angle to it – and could happen everywhere from the street to theatres, shopping centres or marae.
The main criteria for this programme are:
to meaningfully involve your community
to enable arts ans culture opportunities for a wide audience
projects are led by local people
projects promote existing and new arts activity in the area
each project has a strong creative idea behind it
The Creative Henderson-Massey Arts Broker, Renée Tanner, can support you to develop and deliver your creative project or idea, whether this be assisting with funding, or helping to find the right location or people for you to work with.
SUBMITTING A PROPOSAL
You can submit your proposal by emailing creativehendersonmassey@gmail.com. Please attach any relevant documents or images you may have to support your proposal. The more information you are able to provide us in the initial stages, the better.
Include the following information in your proposal:
Your idea and any useful links or images
Some information about you or your organisation
Who you would be working with in the community
Your contact details
Where you live or how you are connected to the Henderson-Massey area
What support you need for your project (venue, participants, marketing etc.)
If you are looking for funding support, please provide details around how much funding you need and what specifically you would use this for
If you would like to talk, or meet up and learn more before submitting a project, please don’t hesitate to get in touch with Renée on: Mob. 021 1496707 Email: creativehendersonmassey@gmail.com . Please “share” this opportunity among your networks, and sign up to our Newsletter – we’ll then keep you in the loop of events and creative projects in the area. Kia ora!
Renée Tanner, Arts Broker – Creative Henderson-Massey Supported and funded by the Henderson-Massey Local Board
* Henderson-Massey Local board area has two metropolitan centres at Henderson and Westgate and includes the suburbs of West Harbour, Massey, Ranui, Glendene, Lincoln, Henderson South, Sunnyvale, Te Atatu Peninsula and Te Atatu South.
