Join the NZ Art Show community and experience art like never before. As a Friend, you’ll enjoy exclusive benefits, priority access to our renowned Gala Evening, and the chance to support New Zealand’s vibrant arts scene.
BECOME A FRIEND
Elevate your experience with exclusive membership benefits. Friends enjoy priority access to the VIP Preview and Gala Evening—an unforgettable night of art, wine, food, and music—plus tickets to the main show days.
Your support sustains this iconic, award-winning event, backing New Zealand artists and the arts community. Join us and be part of the journey!
OUR SIGNATURE GALA EVENING
Our Signature Gala Evening is a lively celebration of art, wine, food, music, and community. This exclusive event is reserved for Friends, Sponsors, and key supporters who play a crucial role in making the NZ Art Show a success. Each year more than 1,000 guests enjoy the ART PARTY of the year.
MEMBERSHIP OPTIONS
FRIEND – $350
- 2 x VIP tickets
- 2 x Gala tickets
- 6 x Show tickets
GOLD FRIEND – $600
- 4 x VIP tickets
- 4 x Gala tickets
- 8 x Show tickets
PLATINUM FRIEND – $1,200
- 6 x VIP tickets
- 10 x Gala tickets
- 10 x Show tickets
Memberships are in NZD and are inclusive of GST : email carla@artshow.co.nz for more information or sign up below
HEAD TO OUR BUY TICKETS PAGE TO JOIN OR RENEW YOUR MEMBERSHIP – CLICK HERE
Our members’ contributions help sustain the event and support New Zealand artists. Managed by a Charitable Trust, this award-winning, iconic event reinvests all profits into the arts community. Over the years, the NZ Art Show has supported more than 3,500 New Zealand artists, facilitated over $200,000 in art awards, and sold more than 30,000 artworks. Our Friends have been an essential part of this journey.
OUR FRIENDSHIPS – NZ ART SHOW 2025
We gratefully acknowledge all of the show’s Friends for their generous support and ongoing commitment to the show.
LEGACY DONATION
BK Cunningham Trust
GOLD PATRONS 2025
Friends that have supported the NZ Art Show for 10 years or more
- Alistair and Catherine Cattanach
- Ann Cunninghame and John Mathews – GOLD
- Ann Rees and Peter Johnstone – GOLD
- Anne Stephenson
- Barrie and Anneke Thomas – PLATINUM
- Carla Russell and Adam Pendleton
- Debby Butler
- Damian and Samantha Hannah
- Diana Duff-Staniland
- Frances Russell
- Glenda West
- Jane and Kerry Hart
- John and Deb Feast
- John and Jane Mowbray
- Karen Pullar
- Lisa Hansen
- Lisa Owen and Dan Tohill
- Nikki Chung – GOLD
- Marty and Julie Anne Scott
- Mike and Michelle Egan
- Neil and Phillipa Paviour-Smith
- Rosie Collins
- Warren and Bev Charlton
PATRONS 2025
Friends that have supported the NZ Art Show for 5 – 10 years
- Annie and Jeremy Ward
- Anthony and Charlotte Dapas
- Christian and Kim Gaylard
- Claire Govier
- Cornelius Porzig
- Diana Wolken
- Hamish and Lee McDonald
- Lyn McMorran
- Mary Scholtens
- Melanie Pearson
- Patrick Sharp and Sharnita Singh
- Peter Leslie and Brenda Boughen
- Scott Rodgers
- Steve and Josh Jordan-Law
- William Calder – PLATINUM
FRIENDS 2025
- Aaron and Kirsty Titter
- Alecia Koenigsberger
- Amy Marshall
- Andrea and Andrew Collins
- Andrew Immerlman
- Anna Jacobi
- Anji Foster
- Antony and Carolyn Currington
- Anonymous
- Arapine Walker
- Clare O’Leary
- Craig Pope Financial
- Dirk Winnie
- Emma Thompson
- Exhibit A
- Gina McJorrow and Ben Andrews
- Hayley Power
- Heather Thorley
- Jackie Sommerville
- Jessica Gurnsey
- Jo Healey
- John Laing
- Joy Marie Durrant
- Julia Elizabeth Lillian Rothman
- Juliet Evans
- Kararaina Calcott-Cribb
- Kate Swale – GOLD
- Larissa Paris
- Linden Eagles and Jane Alison
- Lucy Tupu – PLATINUM
- Maranui Cafe
- Margaret Belich
- Margaret Culy
- Michael Pullin
- Moya Field
- Narina Sewell
- Natalie Holland
- Nicola Allen
- Nelson Foundation – PLATINUM
- Peter Griffiths
- Rach Hay
- Rebecca and Harvey Frame
- Reflective Construction Law – PLATINUM
- Reuben Johnson
- Rhiannon McKinnon
- Richard Field
- Richard Osborne
- Sandra Aiken
- Sandra Preston
- Sarah and Mike Roan
- Shane Hodge
- Steve Dundon – GOLD
- Susan Campbell
- Susan Iorns
- Sylvia Hewison
- Z3D – Cameron Berry – GOLD
HONORARY FRIENDS 2025
- Lynne Sandri
- Jo Hughes
- Trevor McComish
- Hamish McKay
- Karl Fritsch
