Arts Canterbury

About Arts Canterbury Inc

Our mission -
                  To promote the arts and artists of Canterbury

Arts Canterbury is committed to profiling art galleries and artists in Christchurch, New Zealand, and districts. It is an incorporated charitable organisation, governed by an elected executive committee whose membership is currently made up of artists, business and community representatives from Timaru, Selwyn, Hurunui, Ashburton, Banks Peninsula and Christchurch.

The declared purpose of Arts Canterbury is to:
promote and profile Canterbury arts and culture;
raise understanding of the importance and value of this sector to the region;
raise the perception of the quality and depth of the creative arts already existent in the region;
establish ways of providing useful, reliable and readily accessible information on the region’s artists for both local and overseas markets.

Membership
As from July 1, 2007, membership of Arts Canterbury became a requirement for all artists and galleries listing on our website..To facilitate this the membership fee is now incorporated within the website fees. Membership is also open to all who are interested in promoting and supporting the arts of our region, whether listed on this site or not. The keywords of membership are:
support - this is an organisation of like minded people, and
identity - which allows artists to be seen as part of a group of Canterbury artists.
enter - on the “Art News – Events” section of the website, information about exhibition openings and other matters of public arts interest
vote - at general meetings and stand for election on to the executive.

To join Arts Canterbury
Either ask the Administrator to send you a membership form and return with your subscription of $25,
Or you can do it on-line. Click the 'MEMBERSHIP' button on the Home Page, where you can find the application form, terms & conditions and copywright definitions.

Contact us
e: admin@artscanterbury.org.nz
p: + 64 3 3528568
PO Box 5173, Christchurch 8542, New Zealand

About the Website
www.artscanterbury.org.nz is a database of artists and galleries who have a relationship with Canterbury in New Zealand. The website has been designed to profile and foster the Arts in Canterbury. Visitors to the site can browse through a number of categories of artists and galleries, such as by – name, location, art types.

The Website was launched in 2005 and was the first part of Arts Canterbury’s project to profile our artists and galleries. This has been followed by the printed Canterbury Regional Arts Guide in December 2008.

In 2010 we commisioned our Website designer Acclipse NZ Ltd to redevelop our site to a modern. cleaner, easier navigated Website. This was launched in February 2011.

Executive elected at the AGM November 2011
David Sell (Chair), Christchurch; Dan Gordon (Vice Chair), Waimakariri; Christine Hainstock (Sec/Treasurer), Christchurch; Cynthia Muir, Banks Peninsula; Deanna Gracie, Christchurch; Geoff Cloake, Timaru; Jackie Watson, Waimakariri; Marie Rusbatch-Dawson, Hurunui; Marilyn Rea-Menzies, Christchurch; Wilson Henderson, Waimakariri; Malcolm Lyall, Selwyn; ; Blanche Fryer, Selwyn.

Disclaimer
The information on the Arts Canterbury website is provided as a service to artists, galleries and consumers, and while every effort has been made to present accurate, up to date and reliable information, Arts Canterbury does not endorse, approve or certify this information, nor does it guarantee its accuracy.

Inclusion in the website does not constitute a recommendation or endorsement by Arts Canterbury of any artist or gallery listed. Arts Canterbury cannot be used as an intermediary or agent in any negotiations made with an artist or gallery. Nor does inclusion on the website confer membership of Arts Canterbury Incorporated. However, anyone, person or organisation is welcome to become a member of Arts Canterbury. For further information contact admin@artscanterbury.org.nz

Privacy
www.artscanterbury.org.nz is governed by and is subject to New Zealand Privacy laws.
Links
Arts Canterbury is not responsible for the privacy policies and/or practices on other sites to which it has links, whether those links are from www.artscanterbury.org.nz itself, or from the members listings contained on it. When linking to another site a user should read the privacy policy stated on that site.
Some of the links on www.artscanterbury.org.nz are to other websites relating to the arts in New Zealand. These are not intended to be a comprehensive directory of  artist/art websites, and Arts Canterbury reserves the right to choose the sites it links to.

Contacting the Website
If you have any questions or concerns about the www.artscanterbury.org.nz website, the practices of this site, or your dealings with this website, please contact us at: admin@artscanterbury.org.nz