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

Function Hire

A unique 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.

The New Zealand Academy of Fine Arts is an independent non-profit organisation, is registered as a charity and receives no direct funding support from any private enterprise, local or central government agencies. Hiring our gallery spaces out for functions is an additional income stream to our main activity of exhibiting the latest New Zealand art by New Zealand artists for the appreciation of and purchase by New Zealanders.

We are able to host breakfasts, lunches, evening cocktail functions or private seminars

A GUIDE TO FUNCTION HIRE CHARGES 2012:

For a breakfast function, maximum of 3 hours, i.e. Doors opened by academy staff member to allow set-up at 7:00am.

$1,000 plus refundable bond of $200 (Maximum of 200 people)

$1,300 plus refundable bond of $500 (Over 200 people)

For day or evening functions running for a maximum of four hours, i.e. doors closed and alarm set by 9:30pm with up to 200 people and minimal disruption to galleries.

$1,350 plus refundable bond of $200

(Movement of artwork) $1,550 plus refundable bond of $200

For a maximum of four to five hours, i.e. doors closed and alarm set by 10:30pm with under or over 200 people and minimal disruption to galleries

$2,000 plus refundable bond of $500

(Movement of artwork) $2,300 plus refundable bond of $500

Any additional day hire of Gallery Two or Three with entrance through Gallery One for a lunch or seminar

(Half day) $1,500 plus refundable bond of $500

(Full day) $ 3,000 plus refundable bond of $500

(Note: All prices exclusive of GST)

Further information and enquires please feel free to contact;

Jodie Dalgleish - Acting Director

New Zealand Academy of Fine Arts