Contemporary Art Foundation
CAF is committed to contemporary art that is locally engaged, regionally responsive, and internationally ambitious.

About

About Contemporary Art Foundation

 
 

Contemporary Art Foundation is a Council Controlled Organisation under the Local Government Act 2002, established with the assistance of the former Manukau City Council, now Auckland Council and incorporated under the Charitable Trusts Act 1957 in September 2000.

CAF was formerly the Pakuranga Arts and Cultural Trust (PACT). It arose from the Pakuranga Arts Society, a voluntary group that was initiated in 1969 and which led the development of the Pakuranga Community Centre, opened in 1975, and the Fisher Gallery, opened in 1984, later amalgamated to become the Te Tuhi Contemporary Art Trust, with funding and buildings provided by the Contemporary Art Foundation.

CAF was established with the intention to deliver a package of arts programmes for Manukau City Council.

The objects of CAF are to promote, encourage and support the arts within Auckland for the benefit and enjoyment of the Auckland community and the public at large. The support, promotion and encouragement of the arts within Auckland may include without limitation:

  • The purchase and/or lease of property within Auckland and the development of facilities on that property or properties that will enable the greater Auckland community and the public at large to enjoy and experience the arts.

  • The provision of grants and/or loans either with or without interest, to any organisation, group or society within Auckland that is involved with the arts in any of their forms.

  • Any other action, initiative or programme in relation to the arts that benefits the city and Auckland community and public at large.

CAF delivers high quality contemporary art to the Auckland region through the Te Tuhi Contemporary Art Trust (Te Tuhi), Pakuranga.  Both CAF and Te Tuhi are registered charitable trusts and not-for-profit entities.  The joint delivery mechanism provides a dynamic model of financial viability, and enables Te Tuhi to be fleet footed and responsive to new opportunities as they arise. 

Find out more about Auckland Council Controlled Organisations here.

Find out more about Te Tuhi here.