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Amplifying the voices of the Arts sector in the Wellington region.

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Membership is an annual fee, which along with other fundraising, goes towards costs of running our communications, events and administration.

We have introduced a $25 per year membership for independent practitioners in order to enable more artists and arts workers from the independent and freelance workforce to join Arts Wellington.

We actively work to increase the representation and inclusion of our membership.

Memberships

Independent Practitioner

$25

Membership option for independent practitioners, artists and arts workers.

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Personal Membership

$70

Membership option for salaried professionals.

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Organisation

$250

Membership option for organisations with a gross annual turnover* less than $500,000.

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Organisation+

$425

Membership option for organizations with a gross annual turnover* more than $500,000.

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*'Gross annual turnover' for not-for-profit / charitable organisations should be considered as your gross annual budget.

Toi o Taraika - Arts Wellington

Our name is an acknowledgement of the significant ancestor – Taraika. We recognised his skills as an artist, and as a leader for his people. This name was developed by collaboration with Toi Māori and IDIA.

Taraika (otherwise known as Tara) is the eponymous ancestor who lived in Te Upoko o Te Ika a Maui (The Head of the Fish of Maui – Wellington) and consequently a tribe was named after him called Ngāi Tara.

The name Te Whanganui-a-Tara for Wellington comes from Taraika and means “the great harbour of Tara”. His name is also commemorated in the Tararua ranges, ‘Ngā waewae e rua a Tara; The spanned legs of Tara,’ meaning that his descendants had occupied either side of the range.