Become a Sponsor or Patron

The New Zealand International Arts Festival is regarded as the premier arts event in the country. Attracting more than 300,000 New Zealanders to the biennial three week event, the Festival looks back at a successful 20 year history of presenting powerful, challenging and entertaining events.

Our executive team combines an understanding of risk, innovation, intuition, creativity and a passion for the ‘product’ that is matched by few other sponsorship partners.

NZ International Arts Festival – unique in New Zealand

• Largest multi arts festival in Australasia
• National reach
• International events unique to New Zealand
• Commissions new New Zealand work which goes on to get presented nationally and promoted off-shore
• 68% national brand awareness for the Festival
• 4% of New Zealanders participate in the Festival

Our sponsors view their partnerships with the Festival as an effective means of delivering their objectives to a wide and diverse audience.

The scale of the 2006 Festival will be similar of that of 2004. It will cost around $12 million to present. Many New Zealanders and visitors will experience the Festival directly, with many hundreds of thousands more being reached via media coverage, marketing activity and broadcast channels.

The New Zealand International Arts Festival has four levels of corporate sponsorship determined by the level of support provided. Benefits to your business include:

• Brand Recognition through a substantial nationwide marketing and publicity campaign
• Naming rights to Festival events (depending on sponsorship level)
• Entertaining opportunities for clients and staff
• Networking and profiling opportunity with Government and other key decision makers
• Strategic partnerships with other sponsors
• Business supply opportunities
• Embracing the philosophy of being a good corporate citizen

To discuss sponsorship opportunities or find out more about sponsoring the 2006 Festival contact Eleanor Gibson, Sponsorship Coordinator on 04 473 0149 or eleanor.gibson@festival.co.nz

Current Sponsors include:

Become a Patron

Put your name alongside the New Zealand International Arts Festival by becoming a Personal Patron.

You will be in exclusive company with other arts patrons who share your enthusiasm for New Zealand’s premier arts event, and with your passion for our capital city at Festival time.

As a Festival Patron you will have the inside “scoop” on the Festival programme and happenings, as well as exciting functions with like-minded philanthropists, and a personalized direct line service to the Festival team.

Apart from injecting appreciated funds into the Festival, as a Festival Patron you will receive priority seats and a raft of benefits and privileges. Please feel free to contact Eleanor Gibson at the Festival office to go through the tangible benefits available to Patrons, as well as the cost of joining the scheme.

Contact Eleanor Gibson at the Festival office for more details or to say “Count me in!”.

eleanor.gibson@festival.co.nz
Ph (04) 473 0149