Art Tours: Creative New Zealand Requests for Expressions of Interest

In its efforts to support the development of more skilled arts practitioners, Creative New Zealand is looking to contract a suitably qualified training provider to plan and provide a short course for up to 22 arts practitioners. The course is to provide New Zealand arts practitioners with opportunities to gain knowledge and develop the skills required to successfully organise the touring of performing art works and writers within New Zealand. Creative New Zealand is also interested in hearing from suitably qualified and experienced New Zealand arts practitioners who can contribute to such a course as a tutor or mentor. After completing the course trainees will be expected to develop the skills and knowledge required for successful touring within New Zealand and take account of the cultural needs and perspectives of practitioners with a focus on touring works by Maori and New Zealand Pacific artists. Interested parties are invited to submit a written expression of interest to Creative New Zealand by no later than 5 pm on Friday 18 December 2009. For more details, contact John McDavitt by email at john.mcdavitt@creativenz.govt.nz or by phone on (04) 498 0736.