ABOUT US

Artists Alliance is the national organisation for visual artists. Established in 1991, Artists Alliance has represented and advanced the professional interests of the visual artists of Aotearoa/New Zealand for 20 years. In providing resources, career advice, networks and advocacy, Artists Alliance is the trusted source of information for the visual arts sector.

Artists Alliance was established in 1991 as a not-for-profit incorporated society to represent and advance the professional interests of the visual artists of Aotearoa/New Zealand. For the first ten years of its existence Artists Alliance operated as a voluntary organisation, employing a part time Administrator as and when funds permitted.

In late 1998 Artists Alliance canvassed its members and the wider arts community with the question ‘Liquidate or Invigorate?’ The vote was overwhelming for the latter and marked a turning point in the development of the organisation.

Artists Alliance sees itself as having a unique role, which is

• to be the membership organisation of choice for visual artists
• to be the advocate for the visual arts sector in the wider arts community
• to have strategic partnerships with other key organisations, both nationally and internationally, for the benefit of members, constituents and the wider arts community
• to provide a comprehensive set of services which are specific to the visual arts sector.

In 2001 Artists Alliance joined the group of arts organisations receiving annual funding from Creative New Zealand. In advising of this funding Creative New Zealand said that the offer of funding reflected the Arts Board’s view “that Artists Alliance plays a nationally significant role in strengthening the voice and capabilities of the individual visual artist in New Zealand.”

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Artists Alliance cartoon by Nigel Brown