Southern Lakes

Arts Festival Trust

2017 Report

“I was blown away. Amazing talent, brilliant performance. Thought-provoking! A wonderful rollercoaster of laughter

and emotion.”

OUR VISION OUR MISSION

To be New Zealand’s leading regional arts and

ideas festival - inspiring, entertaining, challenging

all our audiences, and making the arts a more

integral part of our community.

The Festival of Colour brings diverse and colourful, quality arts and ideas events to the wider Southern Lakes community to entertain and challenge our audiences while celebrating the heritage and exceptional beauty of the Southern Lakes environment.

“I was amazed by the variety of entertainment, astonished by the high

standard of performance and captivated by the brilliance and daring of

so many performers. In total a very uplifting experience.”

“The festival is so well organized. Everyone seemed genuinely happy,

welcoming and inclusive. A great variety of shows to choose from. This

year seemed to engender a more community feeling. Especially with the

bonfire (awesome idea).”

“Loved the audience participation. Loved the world class acts. Thank you

for bringing the festival to Wanaka and allowing families to experience

top class theatre. It was a highlight of our year to date. Thank you!”

“I thought this years festival had a bit of ‘edge’ back to it ... awesome! I

really enjoyed the variety of shows - thank you.”

“Such a great night! Thank you for having us. The band had a blast - we really appreciate the hospitality. Hopefully we’ll see you again in Wanaka very soon!” Sal Valentine

“We were very supported by the team at Festival Of Colour, which allowed us to focus on delivering the best show we could, to a sold out audience. The audience listened intently and were very appreciative. It was a smooth, stress-free and enjoyable process for us, from arrival to departure. Thank you.” Thomas Oliver, Pass the Gat

“It is exciting to be part of a festival that has its roots in local community yet is international in scope and quality. Collaborating with Philip Tremewan and the 2017 Festival of Colour has added significantly to the successful development of ‘Tell Me My Name.’” Norman Meehan

“We thoroughly enjoyed our time, sharing music with the Wanaka community. We were delighted to be stopped several times in the street by teachers, parents, grandparents and children over the course of the week, who we had rubbed shoulders with through the schools programme. We were also thrilled with the great turnout and warm response of the Wanaka audience to the Michael Houstoun concert. Congratulations on putting together a very high calibre festival, and residents we spoke to all had really positive comments on the shows they had attended. All the very best for your future festivals!” Cathy Irons, Christchurch Symphony Orchestra

“It was a huge pleasure to be part of this very special festival and to witness how much it is supported by locals, schools and visitors to Wanaka. As artists we were well looked after, the communication was excellent and the technical team very helpful.” Louise Potiki-Bryant

“We’d come back in a heart-beat”Julia Deans

our audiences artists' feedback“I loved the events for families and school children: the bonfires on

opening night, the schools programme and Fraser Hooper. Great

bringing some of the festival to the children, would love to see more

acts like Fraser over the whole weekend.”

Chair’s Report

2017 has been a fantastic year, with the seventh Festival of Colour bringing another knock out programme to packed houses.

The 2017 financial year also saw us make a significant investment as we bought a share of the wonderful touring venue the Pacific Crystal Palace along with four other festivals. This secures our future use of this venue, ensures we can manage its maintenance and also generates additional revenue from rentals to other festivals and organisations. Our thanks to Otago Community Trust who assisted us with this purchase as well as our six Palace Partners.

This year we also ran our own fundraiser with an enjoyable evening of food and wine, a charity auction and local councillor Calum MacLeod in conversation with Rima Te Wiata. Over $31,000 was raised which we will use to commission a new work for the 2019 Festival. Thanks to all who donated items for the auction and those that bid!

We are pleased to report that for the two-year festival period ended 30 June 2017 the Southern Lakes Arts Festival Trust has made a surplus of $121,602 although this includes one-off grants and donations of $43,000 to purchase a share of the Crystal Palace. We are on sound financial ground as we enter the planning stages for the next two festivals, and build our reserves to be able to deal with any unforeseen circumstances. This also enables us to invest in new commissions and new programming.

A special thank you to our patrons, benefactors and sponsors, many of whom support both the Festival of Colour and Aspiring Conversations, seeing the value in an annual presence.

We have continued successful partnerships with our key grant makers – Creative New Zealand, Central Lakes Trust, Otago Community Trust and Queenstown Lakes District Council. These four organisations act as our cornerstone funders along with key partner Te Runanga o Ngai Tahu.

Our team headed up by Director Philip Tremewan, with General Manager Lindsey Schofield and Event Manager Anna McConville continue to run both the Festival of Colour and Aspiring Conversations at the very high level of quality that we have come to expect.

Many thanks to the Trustees, who all give their time voluntarily. This year Wayne Findlay, Dennis Schwarz and Lloyd S Davis all finished their board terms but have stayed on as advisors, and we welcomed Alistair King as Co-chair.

Thanks to our wonderful community of festival supporters - the team looks forward to delivering another stunning Aspiring Conversations in April 2018 and Festival of Colour in April 2019.

Hetty Van Hale and Alistair King Co-Chairs – Southern Lakes Arts Festival Trust

Alistair King, Hetty Van Hale, Lindsey Schofield, Philip Tremewan, Anna McConville

Director’s Comment

This year we brought the World to Wanaka with 10 international shows from Germany, USA and the UK.

The programme stretched from the grand scale of the Christchurch Symphony Orchestra to the one man stand-up comedy of Jamie Bowen; from the community choir ‘Sing it to my Face’ to the outrageous ‘Hudson & Halls Live!”. And with a full programme of music, dance and Aspiring Conversations it was a jam-packed week!

The community own this festival - as audience and participants, as patrons, benefactors, sponsors and volunteers. The town is energised by the festival shows and by the debate, the discussion and the sheer enjoyment of our audiences.

Philip Tremewan Director

General Manager’s Comment

Many commented on the increased community participation in this year’s Festival, and my thanks to all that took part in the variety of community productions. ‘Sing it to my Face’ was a highlight for many, as was the stunning dance video that Louise Potiki Bryant choreographed in conjunction with local high school dance students. The Flaming Arts bonfires on the lakefront was a wonderful way to open the festival with song, storytelling and music round three bonfires on a cold, crisp Autumn night. And the ever-popular schools programme grows from strength to strength.

My thanks to the team and all our volunteers who help out in so many ways and make the Festival of Colour such a wonderful event for the wider Wanaka community to enjoy.

And thanks to Wanaka Hotel for the use of the lawn for the Crystal Palace, and to Beanie Café and Amigos for their catering.

See you next time at Aspiring Conversations (6 - 8 April 2018) and the Festival of Colour (2 - 9 April 2019). Put the dates in your diary now.

Lindsey Schofield General Manager

The 2017 Festival of Colour in figures

$263,510

total ticket income

from 9,237 tickets sold

More than a quarter of ticket buyers were new to the festival – 346 out of a total of 1311

We ran at 87% of capacity Average satisfaction

rating 9.1 (out of 10) with 75% giving us a 9 or 10

9 venues

52

performances

Facebook – 4,087 total likes with

1,692 engaged users

Twitter – 909 followers

4 world premieres

10 international shows

21% of audience from out of town

Approx 5000 attended free

events including 1350 school

students participating in the

schools programme

SOUTHERN LAKES ARTS FESTIVAL TRUST

Results in brief

2016/2017 FESTIVALS

SOUTHERN LAKES ARTS FESTIVAL TRUST

Statement of financial performance

Income Expenditure Net Profit

LAST 7 FESTIVALS

ANALYSIS LAST THREE FESTIVALS

Administration Event costs

Marketing and Promotion Venue

Staffing Merchandising

EXPENSE ANALYSIS

Sponsorships Grants

Benefactors and Patrons Interest received

Box office Sundry income

Merchandise

INCOME ANALYSIS

1: Includes Festival of Colour 2017, Aspiring Conversations 2016, grants and donations to purchase a share of the Crystal Palace.2: Includes both Festival of Colour 2015 and Aspiring Conversations 2014.

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GOLD SPONSORS

MAJOR GRANTS

KNOWLEDGE PARTNER

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SILVER SPONSORS

BRONZE SPONSORS

FESTIVAL PARTNERS ACCOMMODATION PARTNERSMEDIA PARTNERS

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Thank you to our sponsors and supporters!

LOCAL BuSINESS SPONSORS Aspiring Lifestyle Retirement Village, Aspiring Wealth Management, Batchelar McDougall Consulting, Bayleys, Florence’s Foodstore and Café, Graphite Management, Infinity Investment Group, Latin Link Adventure, Mitre 10, NZ Funds Private Wealth, Penberthy Insurance Otago, Ray White, Release Wanaka, Revology, Sotheby’s Realty, Speedy Signs & EmbroidMe Queenstown, Websters on Wanaka Lodge, Wools of Wanaka

BENEFACTOR PLuS Luc Bohyn, Penny Deans & Andrew Gawith, Sir Eion & Jan, Lady Edgar, Ted Lloyd & Alyson Nelson, Peter & Fay Robertson, Mike & Kate Sidey, Mark & Sally Verbiest, Sir Tim & Prue Wallis

BENEFACTORS Carol Angland & Ross Carrick, Fiona Campbell, John Charrington & Pamela McBride, John & Laurel Gilks, Kate & Ant Howard, George & Kay Horsburgh, Jack Lethbridge Trust, Graeme & Eunice Marsh, Alison & Peter O’Brien, Trevor Scott & Diana McLachlan, Judith & Ian Shawe, Max & Laraine Shepherd, Richard & Di Somerville, Dame Adrienne Stewart, Graeme & Barbara Thompson, Peter & Jane Wardell

Margaret Ackley, Mike & Clare Allison, Jan Baird & Pamela Yeomans, Andrew Bartholomew, Iona Bentley, John & Jill Blennerhassett, Nick Brown & Mary Smit, Rob & Jill Cameron, Bruce Cathie, Pip & Karen Chapman, Wyn & Dorothy Chirnside, Greta Connell, Martin Connell, Marjorie Cook, David & Philippa Crawford, Mayford Dawson & Dame Alison Roxburgh, Mandy Deans & Paul Maynard, Duke & Linette Dixon, Norma Dutton & Peter Gregg, Jo Eckhoff, Rosemary & Tom Everitt, Prof Roger & Carolyn Field, Wayne & Sandra Findlay, Norman & Barbara Fitzgerald, Grant Fyfe & Caroline Harker, Pip & Alistair Gillespie, John & Jo Gow, Alan & Kay Gray, John & Carolyn Grey, Thomas and Adi Gudsell, Sandy Guy & Brendan Jarvie, Chris Hadfield & Paul Tregea, Alison Hazledine & Ian Howie, Gavan & Gerarda Herlihy, Kirsty Hewitt & Gin Bush, Anna Hiatt & Jono Robertson, Allen & Joyce Hogan, Mary Holmes, Dick & Diana Hubbard, Margot Hutchison, Elizabeth & Balfour Irvine, Jillian & Dick Jardine, Peter King & Lauren Sleeman, Derek Kirke, Annabel Langbein & Ted Hewetson, Marie Lewis & Bryan Lloyd, Freddie & Rosemary Linterman, Geoff & Jean Logan, Jim & Gill Loughnan, Doug & Kate Lovell, Pippa MacKay, Rod Macleod, Alistair Madill, Janet Malloch & Brian Anderson, Peter, Marshall & Claire Sullivan, Matt & Jo McCaughan, Jo and Hamish McGregor, Sandy McKay, Fiona & Matt McPhee, Sally Middleton, Robynanne Milford & the late John Boyd, Rosa & William Miller, Elaine Mowery, Philip & Jennifer Munns, Jean & Michael Nelson, Bridgit & Paul Parker, David & Nicola Peart, Stephanie Pursley & Denis Costello, Ron & Sue Pynenburg, Jackie & Simon Redai, Bridget Rennie, Sonia & Mark Richter, Barney Rivers & Ruth Siems, Jerry & Shirl Rowley, Tom & Adrienne Rowley, Grant & Karen Ruddenklau, Mike & Jane Saunders, Gill & Ted Simpson, Neill & Barbara Simpson, Acton & Dinah Smith, Don & Jan Spary, Ann-Louise Stokes & Shaun Gilbertson, Anne & Jamie Sutherland, Janet Sutton, Andrew & Annie Swan, Helen Tait, Nev & Bonny Teat, David Tripp, Marg & Ross Turner, Lesley & Alex Twaddle, Jill & Allen Voss, Jimmy & Eve Wallace, George & Jo Wallis, David & Kate Walton, Ken & Lyn Warburton, Sue Webb, Tony & Mark Williams, Trevor Williams & Rosemary Ahern, Annabel Wilson, Dawn & Terry Wilson, John & Penny Wilson, Prue & Robert Wilson, Owen & Averil Wright, Donald Young

PATRONS

Anonymous, Sally Angus, John Beattie & Anne Salmond, Michael & Kristin Bowman, Tony & Shirley Clarry, Brian Cooke & Devon Hotop, Bill & Karen Day, Lynette & Robert Duncan, Marilyn & Peter Duncan, Annabel Elworthy, Suzanne Ellison, Lynne & Ralph Fegan, Anna Findlay, Roger & Mary Gardiner, Scott & Mary Gilmour, Tim & Cilla Glasson, Dee & Peter Gordon, John Hare & Hetty Van Hale, Ket & Sandy Hazledine, Peter & Kirsty Hazledine, Tim Herrick, Lyn Hill & John Carter, Jonette Hodge, John Hogg & Jennifer Connolly, Wayne & Jane Hudson, Bryan & Penny Hutchins, Errol & Jan Kelly, Andrew & Karen McLeod, Bob & Pam McRae, John & Marion Murphy, Penny & John Nelson, Leigh & Nicky Overton, Philip & Josie Sanford, Adam & Annabel Spiers, Jane & Mark Taylor, Meg Taylor, Kay Thomson & Nigel Zega

PATRON PLuS

SuPPORTING FuNDERS AAW Jones Charitable Trust, Callis Trust, Lion Foundation, Goethe-Institut New Zealand, Nellie Milnes Charitable Trust, SKYCITY Queenstown Casino Community Trust

Anonymous, John Charrington & Pamela McBride, Otago Community Trust, FMW Syndicate, The Alpine Group, Nga Apataki Syndicate, Verbiest Family

STAFF Festival Director - Philip Tremewan, General Manager - Lindsey Schofield, Event Manager - Anna McConville, Ticketing Manager - Katy Macpherson, Schools Coordinator - Laura Williamson, Accounts Admin - Suzy Gendall, Publicists - Celia Crosbie and Sally Woodfield, Ticketing Staff - Libby Blackley, Amanda Henderson, Ruby Imlach, Abbey Lewis, Lyn Melan, Venue Managers - Karoline Bjune, Karena Letham, Abbey Lewis, Sam Stout, Lyn Warburton. Technical director - Danny Hones, Head of Sound - Emily Hakaraia, Head of Lighting - Simon Rayner, Technical Team - Bonnie Burrill, Grenville Craig, Geoff Goss, Sandy Gunn, Clement Fu’A, Dennis Schwarz

PALACE PARTNERS

TRuSTEESHetty Van Hale (Co-Chair), Alistair King (Co-Chair), Jo McGregor (Deputy Chair), Tania Brett, Sir Eion Edgar, Fiona McPhee, Mike Toepfer, Mark Verbiest, Annabel WilsonTrust Advisors John Beattie (Strategic), Lloyd S. Davis (Education), Wayne Findlay (Treasurer), Dennis Schwarz (Technical)Patron - Prue Wallis, Patron Settlor - Fiona Rowley Ph

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