The Dame Malvina Major Foundation Awards is now available countrywide, offering talented young performing artists across the country a financial boost.

The Foundation’s Arts Excellence Awards support young Kiwis of outstanding ability in the classical performing arts who are preparing for a professional career. Administered by local volunteer committees, the awards have historically only been available to young artists where those committees are based – Tāmaki Makaurau/Waikato, Taranaki, Te Whanganui-a-Tara and Ōtautahi.

Dame Malvina says the Foundation was keen to ensure no one missed out on the opportunity for an award due to geography. As a result, the committees will distribute funding for four regions – Upper North Island (north of Taupō), Lower North Island (including Hawke’s Bay), Taranaki and the South Island.

The Foundation invites applications from young classical performers (singers and instrumentalists) for its Arts Excellence Awards in the upper North Island, lower North Island and South Island, with up to $10,000 available for distribution among successful applicants in each region. Applications close on June 15, 2023.

For more information and to apply, click here.