145 artists. 127 writers. One book that holds them all. Join The Arts Foundation Te Tumu Toi and Massey University Press for the launch of Arts Legends Aotearoa Book.
In 1998, a group of visionary arts philanthropists started a fund to back New Zealand artists across every art form. Twenty-five years on, The Arts Foundation Te Tumu Toi has supported 145 laureates: painters, musicians, writers, dancers, filmmakers, sculptors, composers and more, whose work has brought joy and innovation to Aotearoa arts.
Now their stories are in one place. Published with Massey University Press, designed by Inhouse and written by 127 of the country's leading arts writers, Arts Legends Aotearoa is richly layered, revealing and inspiring. It belongs on every bookshelf.
The near-misses
More than one Laureate was about to walk away, from their discipline and sometimes from the country, before something small turned it around. Often it was as ordinary as someone believing in them at the right time.
The laughs
Some of our most serious, mythologised artists turn out to be very funny on the page. Expect warmth, self-deprecation, and, in Jessica's words, "the legend getting to just be a person telling you the truth about how hard, and how ridiculous, this path has been."
Plus five conversations between leading artists and longtime arts patrons.
The details
400+ pages. Beautifully designed hardback. And a surprise: two covers, pink on yellow or yellow on pink. Which one's yours?
$70 per copy – get yours on launch night.
Celebrate 25 years of Laureates with Aotearoa Arts Legends, our beautiful new book honouring Aotearoa New Zealand’s outstanding artists.
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