Arts Board: Second Project Funding Round, 2000-2001
In this funding round, the Arts Board received 592 applications seeking more than $8.7 million. In the end, the Arts
Board offered grants to 177 projects totalling just over $1.9 million.
The Arts Board has three funding programmes to which applicants apply. These are Creative and Professional Development,
New Work, and Presentation, Promotion and Audience Development.
Creative & Professional Development
Craft
Greg Barron: towards a research and workshop tour of ceramics in China $10,000
Belinda Hager: towards a research trip $10,000
Jason Hall: towards a jewellery workshop at Fluxus $2,775
Lyn Kelly: to promote a joint jewellery exhibition $2,970
National Association of Woodturners NZ Inc: towards international demonstrators at the South Pacific Woodturning
Symposium $7,500
Ann Viser: towards overseas study of silversmithing and enameling techniques $10,000
Dance
Glenn Birchall: towards study for masters degree in choreography at VCA $5,000
Black Grace Dance Company: to workshop "Siva" $20,000
Ann Dewey: towards a study trip to New York City $5,000
Kelly Nash: to attend "Breaking Ground" in Toronto $2,674
Touch Compass Dance Trust: towards a choreographic lab. project with Touch Compass $11,900
Becca Wood: to attend an intensive workshop in Arizona $3,090
Fine Arts
Art & Industry Biennial Trust: towards research for Art and Industry 2002 $10,000
Tina Barton: towards international research $3,750
Saskia Leek: towards a research trip to Holland $5,000
Anna Petersen: towards a study tour of American photographic collections $5,000
Literature
University of Iowa: to support a NZ writer at the International Writing Program in Iowa $10,000
Moving Image
Gillian Ashurst: to attend the Raindance Film Festival and seminar programme in London $5,000
New Zealand Film Festival: towards overseas filmmakers to the NZ Film Festival $15,000
Wellington Fringe Film Festival: towards the 14th Wellington Film Festival $10,000
Multidis
Scott Braid: towards studies in music theatre in Britain $5,000
Sean Curham: towards creative development of "Still Life 2001" $15,000
Good Company: to research and develop “Lumin” $15,000
Out Of Hand Productions: to develop "Salvage" $30,000
Rotaction: to develop a multimedia performance installation $8,000
Music
Soren Beech: to continue postgraduate study in cello in USA. This includes $2500 from the Butland Music Scholarship
$3,000
Manu Berkeljon: towards postgraduate violin studies in Australia $3,000
Brass Bands Association of NZ (Inc): towards an annual youth development programme $12,000
Riki McDonnell: to attend an international tuba and euphonium conference in Finland $2,000
Music In New Zealand: to publish three further issues during 2001 $16,500
NZ Gold Guitar Festival: towards a songwriting workshop $1,000
Stroma: to present a programme of contemporary music featuring Xenakis and NZ commissions $5,000
Jane Tankersley: to complete a masters degree in early music vocal performance in USA $5,000
Nick Tipping: towards postgraduate jazz studies overseas $5,000
Waitaki Summer Music Camp: towards a residential chamber and orchestral training course for young musicians
$2,000
Theatre
Andrew Foster: towards a residency at the Royal Court Theatre, London $2,500
Dianna Fuemana: towards a residency at the University of Massachusetts $3,000
Magdalena Aotearoa Trust: towards costs of a theatre exchange with "Cristina Castrillo" $16,660
Briar Monro: towards research into community and site-specific theatre in Britain $3,000
New Zealand Comedy Trust: towards Laugh! new works concept development and implementation $10,000
SiLO Theatre: towards monthly forums for writers, directors and performers $15,000
Sam Trubridge: towards study at the Slade School of Arts $3,000
Urban Theatre projects Ltd: to develop a new work, "Fa'afafine" $5,000
Young & Hungry Youth Theatre: to commission three plays $22,000
New Work
Craft
Susannah Bridges: towards an exhibition of new work at EON $8,000
Mary-Louise Browne: towards a new body of ceramic works $8,000
Moyra Elliott: to commission emergent ceramists to create new work for an exhibition $5,500
Alastair Keating: towards an exhibition of furniture design $8,000
John Lawrence: towards a new body of work $5,000
Dance
Mudra Dance Company: towards the creation of "Shri Ram Katha" $19,800
Fine Arts
Mark Adams: towards research and travel for three photographic projects $35,000
Paula Collier: towards a site-specific installation at the Physics Room $3,000
Lisa Crowley: towards a photographic and video installation $8,000
Michael Harrison: towards an exhibition of paintings and drawings in New Zealand and Australia $18,000
Paul Johns: towards a body of photographs for an exhibition $5,000
Haru Sameshima: towards a body of new photographic work $10,000
Literature
Frances Cherry: to write a novel for young adults $9,000
Kate De Goldi: to write a novel $18,000
Barbara Else: to write a novel $18,000
David Geary: to write a novel $9,000
Charlotte Grimshaw: to write a novel $9,000
Michael Johnson: to write a novel $9,000
Vivienne Joseph: to write a novel for young adults $9,000
Kapka Kassabova: to write a novel $9,000
Jan Kemp: to write a memoir and a collection of poems $9,000
Shonagh Koea: to write a novel $9,000
Zion Komene: to write a novel $9,000
Julie Leibrich: to write a collection of poetry $9,000
Chris MacLean: to write a biography $9,000
Julia Millen: to write a biography of Guthrie Wilson $9,000
Halina Ogonowska-Coates: to write a novel $9,000
Marianne Schultz: to write the history of Limbs Dance Company $6,000
Bill Sewell: to write a sequence of poems $9,000
Bernard Steeds: to write a collection of short stories $9,000
Bronwyn Tate: to write a novel $9,000
University of Waikato: to support the writer-in-residence at Waikato University $18,000
Victoria University of Wellington: to support the writer-in-residence at Victoria University $20,140
Louise Wrightson: to write a collection of poetry and short fiction $9,000
Multidisciplinary
David Eggleton: to produce a CD of poetry set to music by four composers $5,400
David Eggleton: to write a selective survey of New Zealand photography $9,000
Raewyn Hill: to create and present "When Love Comes Calling" $20,000
Kapiti Arts Trust: to develop and present “Sanctuary of Spirits” $16,000
NZ International Festival of the Arts: to create, produce and present new performing arts works at the 2002 Festival
$250,000
Scrambled Legs: to create and present "Slow Stride Eyes Open" $15,287
The Clinic: to present “Beneath our Feet” $15,000
Wellington Fringe Arts Trust: towards funding for participants in 2002 Fringe Festival $43,000
Music
175 East: to commission works by NZ composers $4,000
Edward Allen: to commission a work for horn and harp by Ross Harris $2,800
Brassouls: to compose and record original works for brass band $5,000
Kevin Field: to record a CD of original jazz compositions $5,000
Victoria Kelly: to produce an innovative CD $5,000
Chris Knox: to compose and record an experimental music project $10,000
Gregory Malcolm: to compose, record and tour a body of work for "adapted guitar" $5,300
New Zealand Big Band Charitable Trust: towards a recording of commissioned New Zealand works for big band
$4,000
Dean Roberts: to produce a CD of experimental contemporary music $5,000
Round Trip Mars Records: to produce a compilation album $5,000
Solaris Duo: to commission a work for clarinet and piano by Rachel Clement $1,800
Stroma: to commission new works for Chamber Ensemble $4,000
Andrew Uren: to commission a bass clarinet chamber concerto by John Rimmer $5,000
Theatre
Aotearoa Young People's Theatre: to present "The Love Wrangler" in Auckland $30,000
Beth Kayes: to present "A House Across Oceans" $8,225
Roadworks: to create and present "Darkness, Not Asleep" $13,978
Salt: to creat and present "Salt' $32,500
Theatre Stampede: to create and present "The Hunchback of Notre Dame" $30,000
Presentation, Promotion & Audience Development
Craft
Creative Fibre: towards a national exhibition of NZ fibre art and craft $5,000
Dowse Art Museum: towards the 4th NZ Jewellery Biennale publication $10,000
Dance
Black Grace Dance Company: to tour "Grass Roots" $76,000
MAU: towards presentation at the Adelaide Festival $15,500
Fine Arts
Bishop Suter Art Gallery: towards a catalogue to accompany the 2nd Goodman Suter Contemporary Art Project
$12,000
Blue Oyster Gallery: towards a six-month project of emerging art $10,000
City Gallery, Wellington: towards a CD-ROM and publication for "Kia Marama" $8,000
Enjoy: towards exhibitions by emerging New Zealand artists $10,000
Govett Brewster Art Gallery: towards an exhibition and catalogue for "Go Girl" $12,000
David Hatcher: towards an exhibition of contemporary New Zealand art in Berlin, Germany $20,000
High Street Project: towards a series of exhibitions for emerging artists $10,000
Hocken Library: towards a catalogue and exhibition on the work of Robin White $10,000
Lightbox Exhibition Space: towards a series of emergent artist exhibitions $5,000
Toby Morris: towards the first issue of a comics anthology $2,000
The Andy Warhol Museum: towards the representation of Michael Parekowhai in "Popular Cultures" $12,000
Waikato Museum of Art & History: towards an exhibition publication $12,000
Literature
Auckland University Press: to publish a memoir by Vanya Lowry $2,500
Auckland University Press: to publish a collection of poetry by Richard Reeve $2,000
Children's Literature Foundation NZ Inc: to support four activities of Storylines Festival $2,500
Clerestory Press: to publish a book on early travel by Maori by Helen Hogan $5,000
Lindsay Forbes: to support poetry performances at Poetry Cafe, Porirua $1,000
Fringe Arts Collective: to support four New Zealand poets to attend the festival $2,000
Harper Collins Publishers (NZ) Ltd: to publish a novel by Adrienne Jansen $2,500
Longacre Press Ltd: to pubish "Peri" by Penelope Todd $2,500
Longacre Press Ltd: to publish "Kalik" by Jack Lasenby $3,000
Evengy Pavlov: to publish an anthology of New Zealand poetry in Russia $5,000
Random House New Zealand Ltd: to publish a memoir by Peter Wells $3,000
Random House New Zealand Ltd: to publish a novel by Emma Neale $3,000
Reed Publishing (NZ) Ltd: to publish a novel for children by Diana Menefy $2,000
Scholastic NZ Limited: to publish a bilingual children's book $3,000
Scholastic NZ Limited: to publish a Maori retelling of "Grandpa's Cardigan" $3,000
Sudden Valley Press: to publish a book of poetry by Tony Beyer $1,000
The New Zealand Poetry Society Inc: to support a tour of North Island poets $6,000
University of Otago Press: to publish a short story collection by David Lyndon Brown $2,000
University of Otago Press: to publish a collection of poetry by Jan Kemp $1,500
Vancouver Writers Festival: to support Kapka Kassabova’s attendance at the Vancouver Writers' Festival
$4,000
Victoria University Press: to publish a book of poems by Geoff Cochrane $2,000
Victoria University Press: to publish a book of poems by Kate Camp $2,000
Victoria University Press: to publish a novel by Tim Corballis $2,500
Victoria University Press: to publish a novel by Kate Duignan $3,000
Victoria University Press: to publish a biography of Geoffrey de Montalk $3,000
Wai-te-ata Press: to publish a collection of poems by Alistair Campbell $2,000
Women's Bookshop: to support the Women's Book Weekend $5,000
Multidisciplinary
Christchurch Drama Centre: to present "Playing from the Heart" $8,000
Cloudboy: to present live music with a European tour of archival New Zealand film $11,000
Drum Productions: to present “Style Pacifika 2001” $15,000
Hastings Blossom Festival: to stage the Hastings Blossom Festival $8,000
Lake Taupo Arts Festival Trust: to present New Zealand work at the Lake Taupo Arts Festival $12,000
NZ International Festival of the Arts: to present New Zealand work at the 2002 Festival $60,000
Prompt: towards a New Zealand performing arts touring network $25,000
Strike: towards a New Zealand tour $23,000
Te Vaka: to perform in WOMAD Singapore in 2001 $12,000
The Topp Twins: towards a USA tour $5,000
Victoria University School of Music: towards a festival of NZ music in Amsterdam $10,000
Music
Fiddlesticks & Double Trouble: towards a New Zealand tour of schools and communities $10,000
Harper Collins Publishers (NZ) Ltd: to publish a book on New Zealand pop music and culture by Murray Cammick
$5,000
History of Print Culture in New Zealand/HUMANZ: towards a concert by the Baroque ensemble, Restoration
$1,800
Carolyn Mills: to present an education tour featuring solo harp to schools in Marlborough $3,000
Morrison Music Trust: towards a CD of New Zealand orchestral music performed by NZSO $8,000
Nelson School of Music: to present national and international musicians in Nelson $9,000
Saxcess: towards a CD of NZ Saxophone Quartet music $4,000
Soul Projects: towards a 2nd National Hip-Hop Summit in Auckland $6,000
TrinityRoots: towards a national tour performing original music $5,000
Theatre
Calico Young People’s Theatre: to create and distribute a generic poster $7,000
Compania Segundo: to present "No. 2" in an Australian tour $2,600
Compania Segundo: to present “No. 2” in a European tour $7,600
Golden Weather Productions: towards a national tour of "End of the Golden Weather" $10,000
Natalie Hitchcock: to present "Little Death" at SiLO Theatre $2,500
Nelson Arts Festival: to present "Blossom" in top of the South Island regional centres $5,000
New Pacific Underground Society: to rework and tour "Rangi and Mau's Fantastic Voyage" $25,000
New Pacific Underground Society: towards script development of "Alisa" $5,000
SiLO Theatre: to produce a season of work "Silo's Shakespeare" $12,000
Theatre Stampede: towards the costs of creating a touring set fo "Blossom" $12,500
SCHOLARSHIPS
Carolyn Wu was awarded a Jack McGill Music Scholarship of $3000 towards post-graduate piano studies in Britain.
Stacey Dixon was awarded a Jack McGill Music Scholarship of $5000 to continue post-graduate oboe studies in Britain.
Lara Hall was awarded a Jack McGill Music Scholarship of $5000 towards post-graduate violin studies in the United
States.
Soren Beech was awarded the Butland Music Scholarship of $2500 to continue post-graduate study in cello in the USA,
which was supplemented by a $500 Arts Board grant.