Supporting Community Arts, Donation
Arts Whakatāne has held a summer arts festival since 1985. A highlight on the Whakatāne summer calendar, the festival is very popular with a range of activities and events for all tastes and ages. Providing access to creative arts with most events free or very affordable.
Popular events to catch are our Dance Festival, Jazz in the Park, Sculpture Symposium, the Molly Morpeth Canaday Award - 3D Award Exhibition and much more.
Purpose
Arts Whakatane promotes, initiates and supports projects and activities that stimulate and strengthen the artistic and cultural life of our community by:
- Encouraging participation by all sectors of the community in the arts and other cultural and educational activities
- Promoting the arts and arts activities whether organised by Arts Whakatane or other groups, schools or agencies
- Facilitating arts activities particularly those that involve a range of arts disciplines and arts groups
- Advocating for the arts in the community
And do anything necessary or helpful to the above purposes. Pecuniary gain is not a purpose of Arts Whakatane.
Arts Whakatane is a registered charitable organisation that relies on volunteer input, and support by donations. Any donation or support is hugely appreciated, and because we are a registered charity any donation is claimable.
Tax effective
All donations are acknowledged and a receipt issued on payment. GST is not payable on donations. Receipts can be used to gain a tax credit. Most donations qualify for a 33% tax credit up to the annual net income of the donor; visit the IRD website for more information. Donations are not refundable.