Elisabeth Vaneveld, of Auckland, MNZM for services to arts management
Elisabeth Vaneveld was the Executive Director of Whangarei Community Arts Council and manager of Creative New Zealand’s Auckland office. She established the Arts Work Partnership and led its major innovation, The Big Idea/Te Aria Nui, the online home of New Zealand’s creative sector. She was Executive Director of The Big Idea Charitable Trust and established TBI Assist as a social enterprise to generate income for The Big Idea. A significant contract was the design and delivery of ART Venture for Arts Regional Trust, of which she was Programme Director. Ms Vaneveld sits on the Q Theatre Board of Directors and is the University of Auckland’s inaugural Director of Creative Entrepreneurship.