Arts in Auckland

New to Auckland? Or just keen for more art in your life? Here's some information to help you find your way around the Auckland arts scene. 

• What's on
• Teach yourself or join a class
• Grants and funding

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What's on

• Arts in the city is a corner of the Auckland City Council website dedicated to performing, visual and community arts in Auckland. The events calendar is comprehensive and user-friendly.
• The Film Archive events calendar
• Try our NZ art on the web page for a guide to local galleries, museums and events guides online.

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Teach yourself or join a class

• Use the CITY database to find an arts organisation that matches your interest. Try the

  Easy Search

  to get a quick list of all Arts and Music groups. More about CITY

• Xtend.co.nz is an online directory of community education classes and tertiary short courses, including many art classes.

• Use the Auckland City Public Artworks database to extend your knowledge of Auckland's many sculptures, monuments and murals.

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Grants and funding

• Visit our NZ arts funding page for an introduction to funding sources for the arts, as well as links to our two funding databases,

  Fundview

  and

  Breakout

  .

• Arts in the city also has a great section about Auckland City's funding schemes for arts and cultural groups.

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