Agenda of Arts, Culture and Events Committee

I hereby give notice that an ordinary meeting of the Arts, Culture and Events Committee will be held on:

Date:

Time:

Meeting Room:

Venue:

Wednesday, 22 July 2015

9.30am Powhiri – 10.30am meeting start

Te Hana Marae
Te Hana Te Ao Marama

307 State Highway

Te Hana

Arts, Culture and Events Committee

OPEN AGENDA

MEMBERSHIP

Chairperson	Cr Alf Filipaina
Deputy Chairperson	Cr John Watson
Members	Cr Dr Cathy Casey
	Member Precious Clark
	Cr Ross Clow
	Cr Linda Cooper, JP
	Cr Hon Christine Fletcher, QSO
	Cr Wayne Walker
	Member Karen Wilson
	Cr George Wood, CNZM
Ex-Officio	Mayor Len Brown, JP
	Deputy Mayor Penny Hulse
Ex-officio (without voting rights)	All other Councillors

(Quorum 5 members)

Quorum must include at least 2 named voting members

Katherine Wilson

Democracy Advisor

16 July 2015

Contact Telephone: (09) 890 8133

Email: katherine.wilson@aucklandcouncil.govt.nz

Website: www.aucklandcouncil.govt.nz

Meeting information

A powhiri (formal welcome) will take place at 9.30am. Members of the public are requested to assemble at the main entrance by 9.15am for the welcome, from there you will be guided by marae staff.

A morning tea will follow the powhiri which members of the public attending the meeting are welcome to attend.

The Arts, Culture and Events Committee meeting will take place after the morning tea.

Public parking is available.

Marae protocols will be followed.

TERMS OF REFERENCE

Responsibilities and key projects

The Committee is responsible for regional arts, culture and events by:

· Developing (and monitoring) strategy, policy and action plans, including any agreed community consultation, to recommend to the Regional Strategy and Policy Committee, as set out in the Schedule of Key Projects for Reporting Committees, attached to these Terms of Reference *

· Acting as a community interface for consultation on policies and as a forum for raising community concerns, while ensuring community engagement is complementary to that undertaken by local boards

· Making decisions within delegated powers, including:

§ Grants for regional events, arts and cultural organisations or projects

Powers

All powers necessary to perform the Committee’s responsibilities

Except:

(a) powers that the Governing Body cannot delegate or has retained to itself (section 2)

(b) where the Committee’s responsibility is limited to making a recommendation only

(d) the approval of expenditure that is not contained within approved budgets

(e) the approval of expenditure of more than $2 million

(f) the approval of final policy

(g) deciding significant matters for which there is high public interest and which are controversial

(h) the commissioning of reports on new policy where that policy programme of work has not been approved by the Regional Strategy and Policy Committee

(i) the power to establish sub-committees

*Schedule of key projects for the Arts, Culture and Events Committee

Arts and Culture Strategic Action Plan

Events programme

Exclusion of the public – who needs to leave the meeting

Members of the public

All members of the public must leave the meeting when the public are excluded unless a resolution is passed permitting a person to remain because their knowledge will assist the meeting.

Those who are not members of the public

General principles

· Access to confidential information is managed on a “need to know” basis where access to the information is required in order for a person to perform their role.

· Those who are not members of the meeting (see list below) must leave unless it is necessary for them to remain and hear the debate in order to perform their role.

· Those who need to be present for one confidential item can remain only for that item and must leave the room for any other confidential items.

· In any case of doubt, the ruling of the chairperson is final.

Members of the meeting

· The members of the meeting remain (all Governing Body members if the meeting is a Governing Body meeting; all members of the committee if the meeting is a committee meeting).

· However, standing orders require that a councillor who has a pecuniary conflict of interest leave the room.

· All councillors have the right to attend any meeting of a committee and councillors who are not members of a committee may remain, subject to any limitations in standing orders.

Independent Māori Statutory Board

· Members of the Independent Māori Statutory Board who are appointed members of the committee remain.

· Independent Māori Statutory Board members and staff remain if this is necessary in order for them to perform their role.

Staff

· All staff supporting the meeting (administrative, senior management) remain.

· Other staff who need to because of their role may remain.

Local Board members

· Local Board members who need to hear the matter being discussed in order to perform their role may remain. This will usually be if the matter affects, or is relevant to, a particular Local Board area.

Council Controlled Organisations

· Representatives of a Council Controlled Organisation can remain only if required to for discussion of a matter relevant to the Council Controlled Organisation.

1 Apologies

Apologies from Mayor LCM Brown, Member P Clark, Cr CE Fletcher and Deputy Mayor PA Hulse have been received.

2 Declaration of Interest

Members are reminded of the need to be vigilant to stand aside from decision making when a conflict arises between their role as a member and any private or other external interest they might have.

3 Confirmation of Minutes

That the Arts, Culture and Events Committee:

a) confirm the ordinary minutes of its meeting, held on Tuesday, 26 May 2015, as a true and correct record.

4 Petitions

At the close of the agenda no requests to present petitions had been received.

5 Public Input

Standing Order 7.7 provides for Public Input. Applications to speak must be made to the Committee Secretary, in writing, no later than one (1) clear working day prior to the meeting and must include the subject matter. The meeting Chairperson has the discretion to decline any application that does not meet the requirements of Standing Orders. A maximum of thirty (30) minutes is allocated to the period for public input with five (5) minutes speaking time for each speaker.

At the close of the agenda no requests for public input had been received.

6 Local Board Input

Standing Order 6.2 provides for Local Board Input. The Chairperson (or nominee of that Chairperson) is entitled to speak for up to five (5) minutes during this time. The Chairperson of the Local Board (or nominee of that Chairperson) shall wherever practical, give one (1) days notice of their wish to speak. The meeting Chairperson has the discretion to decline any application that does not meet the requirements of Standing Orders.

This right is in addition to the right under Standing Order 6.1 to speak to matters on the agenda.

At the close of the agenda no requests for local board input had been received.

7 Extraordinary Business

Section 46A(7) of the Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act 1987 (as amended) states:

“An item that is not on the agenda for a meeting may be dealt with at that meeting if-

(a) The local authority by resolution so decides; and

(b) The presiding member explains at the meeting, at a time when it is open to the public,-

(i) The reason why the item is not on the agenda; and

(ii) The reason why the discussion of the item cannot be delayed until a subsequent meeting.”

Section 46A(7A) of the Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act 1987 (as amended) states:

“Where an item is not on the agenda for a meeting,-

(a) That item may be discussed at that meeting if-

(i) That item is a minor matter relating to the general business of the local authority; and

(ii) the presiding member explains at the beginning of the meeting, at a time when it is open to the public, that the item will be discussed at the meeting; but

(b) no resolution, decision or recommendation may be made in respect of that item except to refer that item to a subsequent meeting of the local authority for further discussion.”

8 Notices of Motion

At the close of the agenda no requests for notices of motion had been received.

Arts, Culture and Events Committee

22 July 2015

Auckland Tourism, Events and Economic Development (ATEED) feedback to Arts, Culture and Events Committee on Pasifika Festival 2015

File No.: CP2015/13423

Purpose

1. To update the Arts, Culture and Events Committee on Auckland Tourism, Events and Economic Development (ATEED) review of Pasifika Festival 2015 and recommended venue for Pasifika Festival 2016.

Executive Summary

2. Auckland Tourism, Events and Economic Development (ATEED) is providing an update to the Arts, Culture and Events Committee in response to resolution number ART/2015/16 as below:

That the Arts, Culture and Events Committee:

a) request a review from Auckland Tourism, Events and Economic Development on the Pasifika Festival 2015 and report-back to the Arts, Culture and Events Committee.

b) request a response from Auckland Tourism, Events and Economic Development on issues raised by the Chair of the Ōtara-Papatoetoe Local Board.

3. The Pasifika Festival was successfully delivered on the weekend of 14^th – 15^th March 2015. In order to meet obligations of the exceptionally busy 2014/15 event portfolio, the delivery of the 2015 festival was outsourced to Orange Productions. In addition, the venue for the 2015 Pasifika Festival was relocated from Western Springs Park to Hayman Park due to a request by the Ministry of Primary Industries as a part of their containment of the Queensland fruit fly.

4. The evaluation report showed an overall satisfaction score of 90 per cent with 97 per cent of attendees agreeing that Pasifika made Auckland a more enjoyable place to live and/or visit.

5. At the March 2015 Arts, Culture and Events Committee meeting Otara-Papatoetoe Local Board Chair, Fa’anana Efeso Collins provided a presentation on the Pasifika Festival and it was resolved that a review be reported at an Arts, Culture and Events Committee meeting, by ATEED.

6. There have been a number of discussions and meetings with the Pacific Peoples Advisory Panel and the Pasifika Festival Village Coordinators regarding the delivery and development of the festival. In addition community meetings are being led by Fa’anana Efeso Collins to engage the Pacific Community in the future development of the festival.

7. The feedback from the Pacific Community via the Pacific Peoples Advisory Panel (PPAP) and the Pasifika Village Co-ordinators (VCs) is that the festival returns to Western Springs in 2016.

8. Based on the above ATEED recommends that the Pasifika Festival is held at Western Springs in 2016.

Recommendation/s

That the Arts, Culture and Events Committee:

a) note that ATEED recommends that the Pasifika Festival is held at Western Springs in 2016.

Comments

Background

9. Pasifika Festival came to life in 1992 through a joint initiative between the then Auckland City Council and the South Pacific Island Nations Development Association. The festival aimed to bring Pacific Island communities closer together and to celebrate the richness and variety of their values, culture and lifestyles. The village concept was introduced in 1998 as a way of demonstrating each Pacific Island’s diversity – the village concept continues to be the core of the event to this day.

10. Since 2011, ATEED has delivered the Pasifika Festival with the essential support of Auckland’s Pacific Island communities. One of the key objectives is to ensure festival goers experience the cultural integrity of Pacific Island culture and heritage at the event.

11. The Pasifika Festival is one of the three social anchor events delivered by ATEED together with the Diwali and Lantern Festivals, and aligns with the liveability pillars of the Auckland Major Events Strategy.

Pasifika 2015

12. In order to meet obligations of the busy 2014/15 event portfolio, the decision was made by ATEED to outsource the delivery of the 2015 Pasifika Festival. A request for proposal (RFP) was issued and members of the PPAP and a VC were on the evaluation panel for the RFP process. ATEED retained ownership of the Pasifika Festival on behalf of Auckland Council and Auckland based company Orange Productions was awarded the contract to deliver the 2015 event.

13. The venue for the Pasifika Festival was relocated from Western Springs Park to Hayman Park in 2015 due to a request by the Ministry of Primary Industries (MPI) as a part of their containment of the fruit fly.

14. There were 59,000 attendees at the festival, 56 per cent of these being first time attendees. The festival received an overall satisfaction score of 90 per cent with 97 per cent of attendees agreeing that Pasifika made Auckland a more enjoyable place to live and/or visit. Please note: ATEED conducts research on each of its events in order to understand attendee perceptions, and help ATEED plan and organize future events. For Pasifika Festival, face-to-face intercept surveys were conducted with 372 visitors at the event.

Pasifika 2016

15. The change of venue from Western Springs, which has been the home of Pasifika since its inception, has provided an opportunity for discussion around the future location of the festival. As part of the festival evaluation process feedback has been sought from key stakeholders on a preferred location.

16. There has been support from various stakeholders for both locations, Western Springs and Hayman Park. ATEED has identified the Pacific Island Community to be the key stakeholder. The feedback from the Pacific Island Community via the PPAP and the VCs is that the festival returns to Western Springs in 2016. Key rationale for these views are that Western Springs offers:

· better exposure of Pasifika culture to a wider audience and clientele

· better site layout

· better stall sales.

17. Conversely, there is no compelling evidence that Hayman Park provides significant benefits economically, operationally, in terms of audience numbers or in terms of and cultural authenticity over Western Springs as a venue.

18. Fruit fly restrictions have not yet been lifted and ATEED are in ongoing dialogue with MPI around the use of Western Springs for the 2016 Pasifika Festival. ATEED and MPI will agree on a deadline around usage of the venue to allow adequate time for relocation if required. Should MPI restrictions prevent the use of Western Springs, Hayman Park is ATEED’s recommended contingency venue in 2016.

Consultation with the Pacific Community

19. ATEED acknowledges the importance of consulting and communicating with the Pacific Community on the Pasifika Festival. There have been a number of discussions and meetings with the PPAP and the Pasifika Festival VCs regarding the delivery and development of the festival.

20. Brett O’Riley, ATEED CEO met with Councillor Alf Filipaina, Fa’anana Efeso Collins and Lydia Sosene following the presentation to the Arts, Culture and Events Committee to discuss the involvement of the Pacific Community in the future of Pasifika.

21. A Community meeting was held on 22 April 2015 which was lead and facilitated by Fa’anana Efeso Collins and attended by members of the community, the PPAP, VCs and ATEED CEO and staff.

22. Monthly meetings are now being held between Fa’anana Efeso Collins and the ATEED Event Production Manager.

23. In addition the following channels have been used to review the festival and receive feedback on its future:

· meeting with the Waitamata Local Board

· meetings with Councillor Arthur Anae, the Pacific Peoples Advisory Panel and Pacific Local Board members

· monthly meetings with Fa’anana Efeso Collins, Chair of the Otara-Papatoetoe Local Board

· debrief meeting with the Pasifika Festival Village Coordinators

· written feedback in the form of a letter to Mayor Len Brown from MPs Sua William Sio, Louisa Wall and Jenny Salesa.

Consideration

Local Board views and implications

24. Meetings have been held with the Chairs of the Otara-Papatoetoe and Waitamata Local Boards on the venue location for Pasifika 2016.

25. Specific meetings were organised for Pacific Local Board members to provide updates and allow feedback on the Pasifika Festival.

Māori impact statement

26. The Pasifika Festival is delivered through a village concept which is demonstrated through the eleven different villages. The Aotearoa Village has village coordinators who are representative of the values, culture and lifestyle of the Maori community.

Implementation

27. The Pasifika Festival will be held on the 12 - 13 March 2016 at Western Springs Park.

Attachments

There are no attachments for this report.

Signatories

Author

Leisa Siteine – Event Production Manager

Authorisers

Brett O’Riley – CEO Auckland Tourism, Events and Economic Development

Vivien Bridgwater – General Manager Destination and Marketing

Rakel Liew – General Manager Major Events

Arts, Culture and Events Committee

22 July 2015

Arts and Culture Regional Work Programme - Quarter 4 Update

File No.: CP2015/13223

Purpose

1. To provide a quarter four progress update on the Arts and Culture Regional Work Programme 2014/2015.

Executive Summary

2. In June 2014, the Arts, Culture and Events Committee approved the 2014/2015 arts and culture regional work programme, which comprises:

· arts and culture festivals, events and programmes

· contestable grant schemes

· funding agreements

· public art.

3. Progress made in the fourth quarter on the 2014/2015 arts and culture regional work programme is detailed in Attachment A.

Recommendation/s

That the Arts, Culture and Events Committee:

a) receive the quarter four progress update on the Arts and Culture Regional Work Programme 2014/2015.

Comments

4. In June 2014, the Arts, Culture and Events Committee approved the 2014/2015 Arts and Culture Regional Work Programme (Attachment A). (Resolution Number ART/2014/26).

5. The Arts and Culture Regional Work Programme aligns directly to the Auckland Plan objective of ‘integrating arts and culture into the everyday lives of Aucklanders’, and includes the following areas of activity:

· arts and culture festivals, events and programmes including signature events and festivals such as Matariki Festival, Waitangi Day Family Celebrations and the Southside Arts Festival

· contestable grant schemes including the council-funded Arts Alive and the central government-funded Creative Communities

· funding agreements with regional facilities and organisations such as Te Tuhi and the Manukau Symphony Orchestra

· forty-three public art projects.

6. The regional work programme does not include a detailed description of public art renewal activity.

Progress to date

7. Progress made in the fourth quarter on the 2014/2015 Arts and Culture Regional Work Programme is detailed in Attachment A. The regional public art budget for 2014/2015 following the LTP deferrals is $788,000.00 (reduced from $1,828,000.00).

Consideration

Local Board views and implications

8. Implementing the regional Arts and Culture Work Programme for 2014/2015 involved working with individual local boards throughout the year to identify synergies between the regional programme and local arts and culture programming that align to local board priorities.

9. Local boards have been able contribute financially to local events as part of regional festivals. Local boards are also key stakeholders in public art projects and in some cases contribute funding to local projects.

Māori impact statement

10. Signature festivals and events produced by the arts and culture unit such as Matariki Festival and Waitangi Day Celebrations deliver outcomes for Māori and acknowledge statutory obligations by both enabling the Te Tiriti o Waitangi and valuing Te Ao Māori (Māori world views).

11. The Public Art Policy calls for works of art for shared public places to give expression to Māori stories and enfold Mātauranga Māori. Of the 15 projects delivered by Arts and Culture staff during the fiscal year, seven give expression to Māori stories or enfold Mātauranga Māori.

Implementation

12. Arts and Culture staff have provided quarterly updates to committee members on the work programme to ensure the timely delivery of these projects and their evaluation. The work programme has been implemented within the annual plan 2014/2015 budget.

Attachments

No.	Title	Page
a View	22 July 2015, Arts, Culture and Events Committee, Item 11, 2014-2015 Arts and Culture Regional Work Programme Q4 Update.	17

Signatories

Authors

Aphra Paine - Business Coordinator

Kaye Glamuzina - Manager Arts and Culture

Authoriser

Graham Bodman - Manager - Community Development, Arts and Culture

Arts, Culture and Events Committee

22 July 2015

Arts and Culture Regional Work Programme 2015/2016

File No.: CP2015/13222

Purpose

1. To present the Arts and Culture Regional Work Programme 2015/2016 for approval.

Executive Summary

2. This report seeks approval of the Arts and Culture Regional Work Programme 2015/2016 (Attachment A).

3. A workshop was held with the Arts, Culture and Events committee on 3 June 2015 to discuss the regional arts and culture budgets and work programme, which align to the Auckland Plan, the Long Term Plan 2015-25 (LTP), and endorsed strategies, policies and plans.

4. The arts and culture 2015/2016 regional work programme covers:

· sector investment - $1.83 million

· arts and culture programmes - $1 million

· public art projects - $2.2 million

· collections and asset management functions - $287,000 capex for on-going renewals and $420,000 opex for maintenance and repairs.

5. In line with standard management best practice of programme contingencies, staff recommend that the committee delegate authority to the Manager, Arts and Culture (+/-5%) to approve changes to individual items on the work programme. Staff note that as a result of the Governing Body decision on 28 May 2015, the number of Arts, Culture and Events Committee meetings have decreased to every two months from July 2015 and that this reinforces the need for timely decision-making.

6. Staff recommend that the committee delegate authority to the committee chair (+/- 30%) and to the Manager, Arts and Culture (+/- 5%) to approve changes to individual items on the work programme, provided such change(s) do not significantly affect the intent of what has been agreed with the committee. This recognises that the creative processes involved in producing arts and culture projects, programmes and events are iterative and subject to change, particularly through feasibility, developed design and detailed design phases.

Recommendation/s

That the Arts, Culture and Events Committee:

a) approve the Arts and Culture Regional Work Programme 2015/2016 (Attachment A of the agenda)

b) approve the following community arts organisation funding agreements:

i. Q Theatre, $400,000.00 (uninflated opex budget)

ii. Te Tuhi, $530,000.00 (uninflated opex budget)

iii. Auckland Festival of Photography, $72,000

c) delegate authority to the Manager, Arts and Culture to approve changes to individual items on the work programme within +/- 5% of the budget for that item, provided such changes do not significantly affect the intent of what has been agreed with the committee

d) delegate authority to the committee chair to approve changes to individual items on the work programme within +/- 30% of the budget for that item, provided such changes do not significantly affect the intent of what has been agreed with the committee.

Comments

7. Sector research shows Auckland’s arts and culture organisations generally provide very successfully for predominantly NZ European, female and middle to high income audiences. To address this bias, the Arts and Culture Regional Work Programme 2015/16 targets audiences with traditionally lower levels of participation in, and access to, arts and culture.

8. This approach aligns directly to the Auckland Plan objective of ‘integrating arts and culture into the everyday lives of Aucklanders’ and the target of increasing the number of Aucklanders actively participating in the arts from 48% in 2010 to 75% by 2040.

9. The arts and culture unit works with partners such as mana whenua (Matariki Festival), Toi o Manukau (Waitangi Day Family Celebrations), the secondary education sector (Stand Up Stand Out), Creative New Zealand (diversity arts and culture programmes) and public art (private developers and philanthropic trusts).

10. This leadership and partnership role aligns to the Empowered Communities approach which seeks to develop more effective and empowering ways to deliver council services and supports more community led development. The Regional Strategy and Policy Committee endorsed the Empowered Communities approach on 4 June.

11. The regional arts and culture work programme for 2015/16 aligns to the Auckland Plan and endorsed strategies, policies and plans, including but not limited to the:

· Auckland Plan

· Arts and Culture Strategic Action Plan

· Events Policy

· Public Art Policy

· Community Grants Policy

· Community Facilities Network Plan.

12. A workshop was held with the committee on 3 June 2015 to discuss the 2015/16 regional arts and culture budgets and work programme. The discussion mainly focused on allocations and criteria for contestable grants and understanding the proposed categories used to organise the arts and culture programme. The work programme presents the projects to be undertaken in 2015/2016 and aligns these with budget allocations, timelines and staff.

13. Staff recommend that the committee delegate authority to the committee chair and to the Manager, Arts and Culture to approve changes to individual items on the work programme, provided such changes do not significantly affect the intent of what has been agreed with the committee. This recognises that the creative processes involved in producing arts and culture projects, programmes and events are iterative, particularly through feasibility, developed design and detailed design phases.

14. The work programme includes the following areas of activity:

· sector investment - $1.83 million

· arts and culture programmes - $1 million

· public art projects - $2.2 million

· collections and assets management functions - $287,000 capex for on-going renewals and $420,000 opex for maintenance and repairs.

Sector Investment

15. Council’s regional arts and culture sector investment programme includes:

· contestable project grants

· contestable strategic relationship grants

· asset-based term grants with regional organisations Q Theatre and Te Tuhi.

16. The confirmed regional sector investment budget for 2015/2016 is $1.83 million as described in Attachment A. In addition to this, the Arts and Culture Unit administer a further two grant schemes totalling $1.01 million. These are:

· Creative New Zealand’s Creative Communities Scheme ($1 million)

· the Mayoral Writers Grant ($12,000).

17. The contestable grants budget is split evenly between project grants and strategic relationship grants (Attachment A). Contestable grants criteria are listed in Attachment B.

18. The asset-based term grants budgets are set based on existing levels of funding.

19. Each grant scheme will be monitored and reviewed annually to ensure the proportional split is consistent with market demand. Metrics will be applied to determine the demand for each scheme against available budget.

Arts and Culture Programmes

20. CDAC is one part of Auckland’s arts and culture sector delivering arts and culture-related programming. Other parties include; local boards, Creative New Zealand (CNZ) Auckland Tourism, Events and Economic Development (ATEED), Regional Facilities Auckland (RFA), Auckland Regional Amenities Funding Act-funded organisations, not-for-profit organisations and the private sector.

21. The Auckland Council family currently invests over $80m opex annually in arts, culture and events. CDAC’s regional arts and culture programmes budget of $1 million opex per annum comprises a small piece of the overall investment profile, but plays a critical role in supporting and providing experiences to those Aucklanders currently not participating in or accessing arts and culture.

22. A snapshot review of Auckland-wide arts and culture programme delivery and audience gap assessment is provided in the Arts and Culture Programming Framework (Attachment C).

23. Regional arts and culture programmes contribute to achieving multiple strategic outcomes as demonstrated in Attachment D.

24. The 2015/2016 budget for regional arts and culture programmes is $1,000,000. Programmes for 2015/2016 include signature events and festivals such as Matariki Festival, Urbanesia, Stand Up Stand Out and Waitangi Day Family Celebrations.

Public Art

25. The regional public art capex budget for 2015/2016 is $2.2m.

26. The 2015/2016 public art programme is prioritised using the four strategic goals/outcomes in the Public Art Policy:

· more standalone artworks

· more artworks in geographic areas of under provision

· an emphasis on works that actively engage Aucklanders

· increased commitment to mana whenua partnerships.

Collections and Asset Management

27. Council manages both indoor and outdoor art collections and assets that need to be maintained and repaired. There is a $287,000 capex budget for an on-going programme of renewals and a $420,000 opex budget for maintenance and repairs.

28. The Long-term Plan 2015-25 does not include a budget for new acquisitions for the indoor collection.

Consideration

Local Board views and implications

29. Implementing the regional arts and culture work programme for 2015/2016 involves working with individual local boards throughout the year to identify synergies between the regional programme and local work programmes that align to local board plans and priorities.

30. CDAC work programme workshops with local boards indicate that they are interested in contributing financially to local events as part of regional events, festivals and programmes.

31. Local boards are also key stakeholders in public art projects and in some cases contribute local funds to projects.

Māori impact statement

32. A draft regional arts and culture work programme for 2015/2016 was first discussed with the ACE Committee in a workshop on 3 June 2015. This included representation from the Independent Māori Statutory Board.

33. Mana whenua and iwi authorities are key stakeholders in the Matariki Festival and are engaged during the development and delivery of the festival programme.

34. The annual Waitangi Day Family Celebrations at Barry Curtis Park are delivered in partnership with Toi o Manukau.

35. Iwi consultation on the public art work programme occurs through biannual iwi cluster meetings. This activity identifies projects of specific interest to iwi and is followed-up at a project-by-project level.

36. During 2014/2015 feedback from iwi cluster group meetings resulted in the adoption of Te Aranga Design principles in public art briefing documents. These principles will be implemented in 2015/2016.

Implementation

37. Arts and culture staff will continue to update committee members on the work programme and ensure the timely delivery of these projects and their evaluation. The work programme will be implemented within the annual plan 2015/2016 budget.

Attachments

No.	Title	Page
a View	22 July 2015, Arts, Culture and Events Committee, Item 12, 2015/2016 Arts and Culture Regional Work Programme	31
b View	22 July 2015, Arts, Culture and Events Committee, Item 12, Contestable Grants Criteria	39
c View	22 July 2015, Arts, Culture and Events Committee, Item 12, Arts and Culture Unit Programming Framework	41
d View	22 July 2015, Arts, Culture and Events Committee, Item 12, Strategic Outcomes Achieved by Regional Arts and Culture Programmes	103

Signatories

Authors

Aphra Paine - Business Coordinator

Kaye Glamuzina - Manager Arts and Culture

Authoriser

Graham Bodman - Manager - Community Development, Arts and Culture

Arts, Culture and Events Committee

22 July 2015

Arts and Culture Activities and Events Calendars – August 2015 to October 2015

File No.: CP2015/13692

Purpose

1. To inform the Arts, Culture and Events Committee of upcoming events being funded, delivered or facilitated by Auckland Council (Attachment A) and upcoming arts and culture activities within council-operated facilities and delivered by council staff (Attachment B).

Executive Summary

2. The Arts and Culture and Events calendars are prepared for planning purposes and distributed monthly to a range of stakeholders. Distribution includes council departments, council-controlled organisations and the New Zealand Police. Local boards receive a report specific to their area.

3. The calendars (Attachments A and B) are presented for the Arts, Culture and Events Committee members’ information.

Recommendation/s

That the Arts, Culture and Events Committee:

a) receive the update of upcoming events being funded, delivered or facilitated by Auckland Council and upcoming arts and culture activities within council-operated facilities and delivered by council staff.

Consideration

Local Board views and implications

4. The Arts and Culture and the Events calendars have been prepared to help with the delivery of local board plans and regional priorities.

Māori impact statement

5. Auckland Council funds, delivers and facilitates a wide range of events and activities, a number of which reflect Māori identity and culture and encourage Māori participation. While other events and activities may not specifically target Māori groups, Māori are likely to attend and will benefit along with other groups in the community.

6. Arts and Culture Activities and Events identified as having a Māori dimension or of particular interest to Māori are indicated in the attachments.

Attachments

No.	Title	Page
a View	22 July 2015, Arts, Culture and Events Committee, Item 13, Events Calendar – August 2015 to October 2015.	107
b View	22 July 2015, Arts, Culture and Events Committee, Item 13, Arts and Culture Activities Calendar – August 2015 to October 2015.	111

Signatories

Author	David McIntosh - Senior Business Advisor
Authoriser	Graham Bodman - Manager - Community Development, Arts and Culture