ABOUT
Arts Action Now!!! began as StopTheCuts - an advocacy web hub created in response to the Auckland Council’s draft 2023/2024 budget.
StopTheCuts was led by Te Taumata Toi-a-Iwi alongside Arts Makers Aotearoa and other advocacy groups. This campaign facilitated Auckland’s arts, culture and creative sector to respond to the draft budget by providing:
information on the cuts to arts and culture funding in the 2023/2024 draft budget
access to research on the likely impact of those cuts
a guide on how to participate in the Council’s consultation process.
The hub received 63,000 unique views and the impact of the sector’s action was significant: The scale of the proposed cuts to arts and culture in the Council’s final budget was greatly reduced.
The success of StopTheCuts led to the creation of the ArtsActionNow!!! web hub as a national resource for advocacy from the arts, culture and creative sector.
We hope for Arts Action Now!!! to be a space for artists, creatives, arts organisations and art lovers to learn about advocacy, get involved and collaborate for change.
Arts Action Now!!! also plans workshops and hui to engage local artists and creatives in campaigns
Photos from our 2023 Arts Action Now!!! party at Objectspace
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Supporters:
This platform is an initiative of Te Taumata Toi-a-Iwi and the Regional Arts Network of Aotearoa (RANA).
RANA is a network of independent regional arts organisations, ranging from Creative Northland to Arts Murihiku in Southland, who collaborate to help bring the voice of artists and arts organisations to politicians and policymakers in Government and local government.
Te Taumata Toi-a-Iwi is Auckland’s regional arts trust. They are a centre for creative knowledge and practice who co-design and facilitate sector conversations and connections, as well as advocate for the policies, practices and infrastructure that the arts sector needs to make Tāmaki Makaurau a city alive with creativity.
Related organisations include Manatū Taonga, and Te Manawa. See below for our supporters.
