Arts and culture - Ara Toi

The Creative Partnerships support the delivery of Ara Toi Ōtepoti – the Arts and Culture Strategy. We work to ensure that Ōtepoti’s arts, cultural, and creative life is as vibrant and engaging as its inhabitants and that all those who call Ōtepoti home have a place in the city’s creative landscape.

We engage with people, organisations, agencies, and community groups to understand who we serve; community conversations are integral to our day-to-day operations.

The team supports Ōtepoti creative practitioners with guidance, resources, and advocacy so that they can do what they do best, whether it’s a public sculptural installation, Pāsifika dance classes, or a spontaneous trombone concert.

We champion the ways in which creative practitioners and activities contribute to a thriving city. This includes celebrating the large and small successes of practitioners and shining a light on what’s happening in the city.

Creative Partnerships consists of a Team Leader, three Creative Advisors, and a Project Coordinator. It sits within the Arts, Culture and Economic Development group at the Dunedin City Council.

• Artists' Advice Ōtepoti - cheat sheets

  • Cheat Sheet – Workshops 101 (PDF File, 921.0 KB | New window)
  • Cheat Sheet – Budget Basics (PDF File, 285.3 KB | New window)
  • Cheat Sheet – Funding – Applying for a Grant (PDF File, 1.0 MB | New window)
  • Cheat Sheet – Funding – Project Examples (PDF File, 619.3 KB | New window)
  • Cheat Sheet – Creative Practice (PDF File, 227.5 KB | New window)
  • Cheat Sheet – Media and Promotion (PDF File, 247.4 KB | New window)
  • Cheat Sheet - Murals (PDF File, 5.4 MB | New window)
  • Cheat Sheet - Your Guide to Getting Paid (PDF File, 269.5 KB | New window)
  • Cheat Sheet - Gigs 101 (PDF File, 4.5 MB | New window)