Foundation
The Gallery’s Foundation offers you ways to connect with and contribute to the Govett-Brewster and its programme, collection, and projects. From Foundation Membership to corporate Partnership, the Foundation exists to make a difference.
The Govett-Brewster Foundation is your personal point of connection with Aotearoa New Zealand’s world-class centre of contemporary art. We are a forward-thinking and collaborative network of people who are passionate about contemporary art, ideas and experiences, and the unique role the Govett-Brewster plays.
The Foundation is led by a passionate group of trustees comprising Heather Froude, Phil Hinton, Lynda Matthews and Kinsley Sampson, who collectively span the gallery’s 50-year story and donate their considerable expertise, knowledge and passion to the success of the Foundation and the Gallery.
We work closely with the Gallery team, Len Lye Foundation, the Friends of the Gallery, and a wide range of long-term partners to strengthen relationship with and experiences at the Govett-Brewster, in doing so positively helping the Gallery achieve its aspirations.
We invite you to join us, and enjoy a greater relationship with the Govett-Brewster, and make a tangible difference to the power of art and ideas.
Fire your imagination. Let’s talk.
John Leuthart
Chair, Govett-Brewster Foundation
Will you join us?
Membership of the Govett-Brewster Foundation connects you to a team of influential community-minded philanthropists, art lovers and business leaders, who collectively nourish the social and cultural impacts of the Govett-Brewster.
Foundation Membership
As a Foundation Member, you’ll become part of a vibrant group - centred in New Plymouth with nationwide reach - which enables the Govett-Brewster to continue to present significant contemporary artists and their work. This bold work needs bold supporters, and investment beyond the Gallery’s core funding from New Plymouth District Council.
Membership support will be focused on targeted projects in the Gallery, which has recently included significant acquisitions and large-scale commissions.
In return for your support you’ll enjoy a unique and exclusive programme of benefits, starting with a membership card that opens doors and unlocks discounts and invitations to member-only exhibition previews, talks and tours, and the chance to access private collections and contemporary art events across Aotearoa New Zealand.
Partners
The Foundation’s Partners are businesses who strategically align their brands, teams and networks to the Govett-Brewster and its programmes. Partnerships are tailored to brand and market priorities, with strategic alignment to brand goals and stories, such as Govett Quilliam’s support of the Gallery’s innovative Monica Brewster Evenings, Clelands’ support of exhibition construction, or Macfarlanes’ work to showcase their extensive hospitality skills.
The Foundation’s current partners include
- Todd Energy
- Govett Quilliam - The Lawyers
- Baker Tilly Staples Rodway
- Clelands Construction
- Macfarlanes Hospitality
- Craigs Investment Partners
- Done By Nine
- Known Unknown
- Patterson
- Wolf Strategy.
Partnership offers an exciting opportunity to demonstrate your organisation’s commitment to creativity and bold new ideas, and the Gallery has remarkable opportunities for you to make a visible difference to the local and national cultural landscape.
Partner investment ranges from $5,000 - $25,000 annually for three years. Contact us to find out how you can partner with the Foundation to make a real impact.
Patrons
The Foundation works with an influential group of Patrons to help achieve the Govett-Brewster’s vision for its collection and programmes over the next 50 years and beyond. Our Patrons represent the pinnacle of involvement with the Gallery, and in acknowledgement of their support receive bespoke opportunities to engage with the Gallery and its team.
Becoming a Patron enables you to work directly with the Gallery to realise ambitious art projects, installations and additions to the permanent collection. When you are ready to make a significant and lasting contribution to one of New Zealand’s best art stories, contact us to become Govett-Brewster Foundation Patron.
For further information, please contact us at foundation@govettbrewster.com