LGOIMA Request Details: LG2423

Thank you for your request regarding Manawatū District Council’s art collection and associated budget.

Please find our response to each part of your request below. We have included the Manawatū Community Hub Library (MCHL), Makino Pool and Community Murals in our response:

A full breakdown of your art collection

• One small triptych artwork, displayed in the Executive Wing foyer, value $850.00
• Drover & Dog Statue, installed on Kimbolton Road, donated, reinstatement value $203,000.00
• Squabbling Birds statue, on display outside MCHL, donated, value unknown.
• 3 paintings by the original owner of Mt Lees Homestead, installed at Mt Lees Homestead for public viewing, donated, value unknown
• 2 paintings by Sarah Platt, installed in Library for public viewing, donated, value unknown
• 2x 130 yr old New Zealand maps, on display at MCHL – Tui Mayo Room, found in the archives, value unknown
• Community Murals, on display throughout the district, painted by Joe McMenamin
• Makino Back Carpark, $4,300.00
• Makino Water Tank, $7,250.00
• Turners Road Reservoir, $17,000.00
• McDonald Heights Water Tank, $1,300 (the paint was donated and grant from Creative Communities covered the rest)

• Māori carving, on display at MDC Reception, received as an Environmental Award, value unknown
• Māori Carving on display at MCHL, a part of the cultural design of the building, value unknown

The number of roles that involve working with your art collection

Council does not have any roles specifically allocated to managing or working with an art collection.

• Number of dedicated roles: 0
• Job titles: Not applicable
• Salary or salary bands: Not applicable

How much is allocated in your yearly budget to be spent on art?

Council does not have a dedicated annual budget allocation for the acquisition of artwork. Where artwork has been incorporated into Council projects (for example, murals), funding has been sourced through project budgets and/or external grants or funding.

In summary, Manawatū District Council is a small Council and the artworks within Council ownership or care have primarily been donated, incorporated within broader capital project budgets or identified within historical archives.