Visual artists should check out the new Artist Alliance website at www.artistsalliance.org.nz
Visual artists should check out the new Artist Alliance website at www.artistsalliance.org.nz
Artists are increasingly professional in their attitude to their work, says Maggie Gresson, executive director of Artists Alliance.
And Artists Alliance, a lobby and support organisation, is working on its own professional development too. The latest addition to their range of services for artists is a website, www.artistsalliance.org.nz , launched at the same time as their contemporary new logo.

Artists Alliance was established in 1991 as a not-for-profit incorporated society, to represent and advance the professional interests of visual artists in Aotearoa/New Zealand.

It has approximately 400 members around the country, whom it serves from its Auckland base with all manner of practical advice. Common queries include contracts with galleries and for commissions, studios that are available to share, and advice for artists wanting to run their own exhibition spaces. These areas and more are covered by information on the website, which includes public information as well as a members-only section.

For its first ten years Artists Alliance operated as a voluntary organisation, employing a part time administrator as and when funds permitted.
In 2001 Artists Alliance joined the group of arts organisations receiving annual funding from Creative New Zealand. In advising of this funding Creative New Zealand said that the offer of funding reflected the Arts Board's view "that Artists Alliance plays a nationally significant role in strengthening the voice and capabilities of the individual visual artist in New Zealand."

Contact Maggie Gresson at Artists Alliance:
Phone: (09) 376 7285 or 021 220 9623