A unique and cultural venue for your event or function of up to 350 people

Imagine your next corporate or private function held in the wonderful waterfront gallery and even better, surrounded by quality original artworks when coinciding with an exhibition. As a venue for after hours functions the Academy Galleries are ideal.

National corporations as well as Wellington businesses frequently hire the space for events that range from fully catered sit-down dinners to early evening cocktail parties. When these events take place during an Academy exhibition the guests are surrounded by up to 500 new works by some of New Zealand’s leading artists.

We have hosted events as diverse as high level information and technology seminars for the BT Round the World Yacht race to pre show cocktails for World Of Wearable Arts.

A GUIDE TO FUNCTION HIRE CHARGES:

1.    Evening cocktail type function: Gallery Two with entrance through Academy Shop

• Up to four hours, 5.30 - 9.30pm and less than 200 people, $750 plus refundable bond of $200. 

• Over 200 people: $950 plus $200 refundable Bond

• Academy and security staff $80 per hour

• If minimal disruption to the gallery layout, no additional charges.

• Rearranging or the temporary removal of individual artworks, ceramic or fragile art - will be charged on the basis of $80 per piece (Any exhibition layout changes required to accommodate the client’s function need to be discussed with the manager and agreed prior to the event day).

• Extended hours after 9.30pm also need to be agreed with the manager. 

• Cost of any extraordinary cleaning required

2.    Other Evening Functions.

• Hire rates for any functions other than simple cocktail type, or of more than four hours in hire length will need to be discussed with the manager.

All charges shown above are excluding GST

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As this venue is a working art gallery, our concern is always the safety of the artworks on display. All bookings are subject to confirmation that works on display are not vulnerable to damage. Our staff are available to help design a package to suit your event within these constraints.

There are no cooking facilities within the galleries so catering needs to be provided for externally. The Academy has a list of catering companies we can recommend. There are, however, trestle tables, a radio microphone and sound system, lecturn and a small stage. 

A complete run-sheet detailing the course of the evening, including set up times for the function needs to be presented for approval before final acceptance of the booking.

No booking is secured until a 10% non-refundable deposit is paid.

Academy staff will make every effort to meet your needs but there are times (during exhibition installation for example) when the galleries are unavailable. 

Our body corporate contract also limits the closing hours and nature of some functions

The New Zealand Academy of Fine Arts is an incorporated society, is registered as a charity (Number CC11270) and receives no direct funding support from any private enterprise, local or central government agencies.

Academy members enjoy discounted rates to many Academy facilities, ask about the benefits of membership or JOIN HERE 

Please contact the executive manager Neil McCormick on neil.mccormick@nzafa.com or phone  04 499 8807  to find out more and to check availability.