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Submissions for Summer at Q 2024 are open now

We welcome applications from anyone wanting to stage their innovative work in a festival environment. Dance, theatre, music, live art, cabaret and beyond - we are open to all art forms!

Region:  Auckland  / 
Closes:  Oct 17, 2023
Submissions for Summer at Q 2024 are open now
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Submissions for Summer at Q 2024 are open now

We welcome applications from anyone wanting to stage their innovative work in a festival environment. Dance, theatre, music, live art, cabaret and beyond - we are open to all art forms!

Region:  Auckland  / 
Closes:  Oct 17, 2023
Applications are open for MMCA 2024
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Applications are open for MMCA 2024

Whether you are an accomplished painter, a skilled sculptor, or a master of mixed media, we invite you to submit your work for consideration in the upcoming MMCA 2024.

Region:  National  / 
Closes:  Nov 3, 2023
PANNZ Arts Market 2024 - applications open 4 September
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PANNZ Arts Market 2024 - applications open 4 September

Save the Date - applications to pitch and showcase at the PANNZ Arts Market 2024 open at 10am, Monday 4 September 2023! 

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Closes:  Oct 1, 2023
FACTORY FRINGE-PASIFIKA 2023
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FACTORY FRINGE-PASIFIKA 2023

Expressions of interest for the first ever Factory Fringe-Pasifika are now open

Region:  Auckland  / 
Closes:  Oct 4, 2023
Enter The Adam Portraiture Award 2024
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Enter The Adam Portraiture Award 2024

Entries are now open for The Adam Portraiture Award 2024! New Zealand’s most prestigious and popular portraiture prize.

Region:  National  / 
Closes:  Nov 18, 2023
The 2024 Commonwealth Short Story Prize is NOW OPEN for Entries! 📚
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The 2024 Commonwealth Short Story Prize is NOW OPEN for Entries! 📚

The prize is free to enter and open to any citizen of a Commonwealth country who is aged 18 and over.  It is awarded for the best piece of unpublished short fiction (2,000–5,000 words). Regional winners each receive £2,500 and the opportunity to be published online by Granta magazine, the overall winner receives £5,000

Region:  National  /  Online  / 
Closes:  Nov 1, 2023
Brown Ink Script Development
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Brown Ink Script Development

Development opportunity for new plays by Māori and Pasifika writers.

Region:  National  / 
Closes:  Oct 1, 2023
Community & Access Arts
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Community & Access Arts

Call for Proposals from creative groups, collectives or individuals

Region:  Auckland  / 
Closes:  Sep 24, 2023
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FREE Arts Management programme for Pasifika Performing Artists!

APPLY now - Pasifika Performing Artists will gain knowledge in key industry arts management skills through a FREE 22 week part-time online programme. The first 10 weeks run online every SUNDAY 4pm-6:30pm. You then have 12 weeks with a mentor. Key online resources will be provided free. APPLY: https://forms.gle/HkX3maGA

Region:  Auckland  /  National  /  Wellington  / 
Closes:  Oct 2, 2023
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CMNZ In Partnership Series 2025 - Call for artist proposals

We are currently seeking proposals for our 2025 In Partnership Series from groups and solo musicians at all career stages, working in any genre, proposing all types of shows.

Region:  Auckland  /  Bay of Plenty  /  Canterbury  /  Christchurch  /  Dunedin  /  Gisborne  /  Hawke's Bay  /  Manawatū / Whanganui  /  Marlborough  /  National  /  Nelson / Tasman  /  Northland  /  Online  /  Otago  /  Southland  /  Taranaki  /  Waikato  /  Wairarapa  /  Wellington  /  West Coast  / 
Closes:  Oct 31, 2023