Scholarships and Awards
Clark Collection / Creative NZ Scholarship - Attingham Summer School 2012
Applications are now invited for a decorative arts and built heritage scholarship for New Zealand arts and heritage professionals in 2012. This is kindly supported by Errol Clark and Creative New Zealand. Please refer to the background and conditions below.
The closing date for applications has been extended to 5pm, Monday 30 January 2012.
(dates on application information have not been changed)
Conditions (pdf, 73KB)
Background (pdf, 61KB)
Application form (pdf, 84KB)
Mina McKenzie Scholarship 2012
This is a fund established in memory of the late Mina McKenzie, and provides assistance to enable museum workers to undertake education, training or development that will directly benefit their museum career. Applications are open to individual members of Museums Aotearoa or staff of member institutions.
Closing date for applications is 5pm, Monday 13 February 2012.
Conditions (pdf, 78KB)
Background (pdf, 111KB)
Application form (word doc, 31KB)
In 2010, Miri Young was the Mina McKenzie Scholarship recipient. This Scholarship contributed towards Miri's postgraduate museum studies in the United States.
Miri Young
Asia New Zealand Foundation Museum Placement Award 2012
Asia New Zealand Foundation is pleased to offer a work placement at the Asian Civilisations Museum (ACM) in Singapore in 2012.
In 2012 an eight week placement will be available for a museum education specialist. The timing is flexible between April and December 2012.
This is a significant opportunity for professional development, during which the recipient will work alongside staff at the Asian Civilisations Museum and exchange ideas, experience and skills.
Applications are now closed for this opportunity.
ASIA:NZ Foundation and Museums Aotearoa ICOM Conference Bursary
Museums Aotearoa and the Asia NZ Foundation offered a bursary of $2,000 towards the cost of attendance at the ICOM Triennial Conference in Shanghai in November 2011, for someone who could demonstrate how their attendance would contribute towards the objectives of:
- developing increased awareness of Asia by the New Zealand museums and art galleries sector
- greater understanding of Asian material and its handling
- the development of professional networks between Asia and New Zealand cultural institutions, and
- an increased number of Asian-related exhibitions.
We are delighted that this bursary was awarded to Eloise Taylor, Public Programmes Team Leader at Hawke's Bay Museum and Art Gallery. Eloise was selected from a strong field of 7 applicants.
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Eloise Taylor and MA Board member Greg McManus, Director of Rotorua Museum at ICOM.
The Clark Collection / Creative NZ Scholarship
The 2010 Scholarship was awarded to Justine Olsen , Curator, Decorative Art (Contemporary), at Te Papa. Click here to view media release.
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Announcement of the 2010 Clark Collection / Creative New Zealand Scholarship at Homewood, 25 March 2010: (l to r) Errol Clark, Justine Olsen, HE George Fergusson.
Photo Ali Spencer, Spencer PR .
This scholarship is a remarkable opportunity for mid-career arts, heritage and decorative arts professionals to expand their (and New Zealand’s) knowledge of built-heritage and decorative arts. The Clark Collection / Creative NZ Scholarship enables one New Zealander to attend the prestigious Attingham Trust Summer School in England and participate in its exclusive three-week study course.
In addition, the Scholarship provides the recipient with privileged, relevant internships with up to four leading United Kingdom heritage and decorative arts organisations: Victoria & Albert Museum (V&A), The Royal Collection, English Heritage and The National Trust. The Scholarship holder will return to New Zealand with the aim of applying this knowledge and disseminating information learned.
This Scholarship is generously supported by Mr Errol Clark, Creative New Zealand and the NZ-UK Link Foundation.
The 2009 Scholarship was awarded to Josephine Hughes, designer at the Hawke's Bay Museum & Art Gallery.
The 2008 Scholarship was awarded to Priscilla Pitts General Manager Heritage Destinations for the New Zealand Historic Places Trust Pouhere Taonga.
ASIA:NZ Foundation Museum & Gallery Award
New Zealand's Asian population is predicted to reach 788,000 by 2026 - is your museum or gallery prepared?
ASIA:NZ and Museums Aotearoa are proud to announce Sara Sinclair from the Otago Settlers Museum as the recipient of the 2009 ASIA:NZ Museum and Gallery award.
Sara Sinclair, Otago Settlers Museum
This award supports collaborative New Zealand museum / gallery projects with Asia with the objective of developing increased awareness, greater understanding and professional networks between Asian and New Zealand cultural institutions. Sara is an education/public programmes specialist, and will undertake a work placement with the Asian Civilisations Museum of Singapore in 2010.