Kāpiti Creative Industries

Dear artists, creative practitioners & business owners, and supporters of those working in our arts and creative industries,  The Kāpiti Arts & Creative Industries cluster group in partnership with Creative New Zealand and with support from Kāpiti Coast District Council invites you to this rare workshop opportunity to discuss… How do we bring about higher and more sustainable incomes for those working in the arts and creative industries?  Earlier this year, research commissioned by Creative New Zealand and NZ On Air identified that the majority of creative professionals had difficulty making a sustainable living from their creative practice. A Profile of Creative Professionals calls for a new response. Creative New Zealand is seeking your feedback on six principles and action suggestions. The six principles are that artists and arts practitioners:  * feel their creative practice is valued and regarded as ‘real work’ * are remunerated fairly fo

Wednesday 11 September, 11:30am - 1pm, Te Newhanga Kapiti Community Centre, Paraparaumu. Let's get together and build on some of the online and individual discussions we have had over winter. Let's discuss ways that your creative practice can be strengthened, creative business pathways, any barriers you might be experiencing, ideas for how things can be better, opportunities you recommend, and together, we will capture it in a pl an. With the third largest creative workforce in NZ (3rd equal with Queenstown) are we doing enough to back your success? Here is a link to the Bay of Plenty plan (see their vision below): www.creativebop.org.nz/arts-strategy This is the first of two workshops. In this workshop, the first half, we will discuss the questions above. The second half, I have invited KCDC Economic Development Manager Darryn Grant and Senior ED Advisor Leanna Covacich from KCDC to join us and advise us on the opportunities that the refresh of the Kapiti Econom

Vocational training, how it is valued, accessed, and delivered is starting to look completely different in New Zealand. The whole system is being overhauled and some are happy with the proposed changes and some are not. It's long overdue in my view, with some of these changes bringing us on par with how vocational training has evolved in other countries. A decade ago, I worked for a sector skills council in the UK, focused entirely on the arts and creative industries. It was a conduit between employers, industry organisations, education and training providers and government. It researched what skills employers needed (including sole traders), and then benchmarked this information against the range and quality of qualifications provided and at times, rewrote the national occupational standards (NOS) that underpinned qualifications. 'Fit for employers purpose' was the mantra otherwise the sector skills council could close their courses. Creative Apprenticeships were l

With a perfect five out of five review score and more than 2,000 likes on their Facebook page, Artel Gallery + Store , comes highly recommended for a visit. Now based in Ōtaki, and literally brightening up the street front with stunning displays of highly skilled art and designer craft, I caught up with artist and manager, Maude Heath for a chat. Maude in her new 'office' space.  What made you establish Artel Gallery & Store in 2009?  Artel Gallery was established as an artist co-operative in a tiny shop at the Lindale Centre. I joined a year later, and over the next few years the co-op membership shifted and changed. I took it over as a commercial concern in 2014. What would be some stand out moments for you in the last ten years?  Discovering some wonderful artists and makers on the  Kāpiti  Coast. How do you think the visual arts, craft and design industries have evolved in Kapiti during your time at Artel?  They've grown up. And

There are so many opportunities to participate in and support the upcoming Kāpiti Arts Trail: Opportunity 1  The perfect marriage is arts and hospitality combining forces all year round, but especially on November 2 & 3 and 9 & 10 this year, to welcome visitors to our district. If you are a business owner, wanting to provide something special to visitors of the annual Kāpiti Arts Trail , read on, and get in touch asap with Rosie Salas , Arts Advisor at Kāpiti Coast District Council.  David Owen at his studio in Raumati South. Photography by Kim Kobialko, Studio Reset.  Opportunity 2 If you craft object art and participate in any of the visual arts, you will already know that the closing date for applications for this year's Kāpiti Arts Trail is next Wednesday, 15 May. If you are keen to join a hub, several are available. Emerging and established artists are encouraged to apply . Contact Rosie Salas  directly with yo

No doubt the 298 members of the Kapiti Arts & Creative Industries group already know that living a life more creative, is good for the soul, good for our wellbeing, good for our energy, and the benchmark for human communication and expression. Words, whilst handy, are not always necessary. Creative expression, whether musical, drawn, sculpted, painted, etched, filmed, spoken, or stitched is a universal language of its own. Many believe that cross-cultural understanding is gained principally through creative expression and exchange. Some of us know from first hand experience, the role that the arts have played in UN peacekeeping missions. Our troops might have been present to rebuild infrastructure in East Timor, Bougainville, the Arabian Gulf and other 'hot spots' in the world, but the lasting legacy is the mutual respect and understanding forged through artistic exchanges with different sets of people in the same place, at the same time. Peace is not a gift. It is earne

Lindale has emerged as a creative business destination, and welcomes you on a tour this Wednesday from 4-5pm. Meet these creative businesses, hear their stories, and if you are on the hunt for space to perform or to create, come along and find out more. See you there! (Just rsvp on the Facebook invite if you haven't already).

Haere mai and welcome, to our first networking opportunity in real time! Inspired by your online conversations in the Kapiti Arts & Creative Industries group , I wanted to create an opportunity for some in-person interaction too. Space to put a face to the name, find out about what others are doing in their creative practice, time to socialise away from our studios (some might say hibernation caves), space to meet some creative colleagues and possibly identify some collaboration or trade of services opportunities, and if nothing else, just an opportunity to do something different mid week with like minded people. :) Come along and see where that journey takes you...join the Facebook group if you haven't already, and click on the event invite to RSVP. Or send an email to jenna-lea.philpott@tangocc.co.nz Anzil have very kindly offered to stay open later than usual, especially for our group. They have a great menu and drinks list and we are sure to be looked after. The partne

Welcome to the official blog for the recently formed Kapiti Creative Industries group. A space to expand on hot topics on the Facebook page , share news and projects, and tell our stories. 2019 promises to be an exciting year for lots of reasons, including the launch of real time networking events for our group! Diarise 5-7pm on March 13th as a placeholder (more information coming soon). A chance to meet fellow designers, artists, writers, performers, artists, film makers, musicians in our district and to hear a couple of guest presentations too. Here's a snippet of how 2019 is shaping up: The 6th Maoriland Film Festival will take place next month, showcasing 138 films, 62 events from 94 indigenous nationals and injecting $1.3 million plus into our economy. And did you know, it is already the largest indigenous film festival in the Southern Hemisphere? The Kapiti Performing Arts Centre will inch closer to completion (having achieved 90% of the $10 million funding requiremen