Our Supporters

Inverlochy Art School appreciates the many people who donate time and energy towards the school, ensuring we have a great place to learn and practice art. We would especially like to thank our committee, our sponsors; and all our members, friends and volunteers for the many ways that you support us, We are grateful to the many students who attend our classes and our fantastic tutors whose time and effort make our school a great place to work and learn.

Our Sponsors

Inverlochy Art School is incredibly fortunate for funding received by the following organisations:
 

• The Lloyd Morrison Foundation is the key financial supporter of our important Accessibility Project that will create wheelchair access and facilities at our school.
   
• Wellington City Council have funded multiple public programmes including our 2024 Open Days & Cushion Concerts, and our popular Creative Expression for Seniors workshops while were delivered free to the community over 2022-23.
   
• Two Todman Neighbours' Place generously contributed to our Accessibility Project.
   

• The Pelorus Trust funded necessary equipment for our new ceramics studio, including potter's wheel.

• Resene Paints donated exterior paint for the ceramics studio.

• Skylight Specialists donated two skylights for the ceramics studio.

We have benefited from generous support of donated goods, materials or received great service from the following local businesses:

Gordon Harris Art Supplies Wellington, Wellington Apothecary, Iko Iko, Arobake, Kisa, Fix & Fogg, Wētā Workshop, Wholesale Bakery, STEM, Duck Island Icecream, Emporio Coffee, Whittaker's, Light House Cinema, LEAP Australasia Ltd. Element Plumbing & Heating Ltd. BJ Ball Papers, Pivotal Thames.

The following individuals who have offered valued expertise and significant amounts of their time and we would like to acknowledge and thank them for their contribution: 

• Paul Hewitson & Cheryl Corrado - For transforming the dilapidated worker's cottage to a functioning ceramics studio & countless other general maintenance jobs.
• Robert Axford, WonderWebs.com - Website design and management.
• Ian Stantiall - Architectural drawings
• Veronica Mansfield - Front of House Gardener, from August 2016 to March 2017
• Hutt Art Printmakers - Press installer - August 2016
• Denise Durkin - Untutored Life Drawing Administrator

What we are Fundraising for

We are currently fundraising to improve accessibility into our building. Our building is currently inaccessible for those with mobility issues and in wheelchairs. There are 30-steps leading to the main entrance, and our most recent survey shows that many of our students struggle with the building access.

Planned works are shown in the drawing by Ian Stantiall above. These include. improved drive-on access and parking, which will give access to the main house and pottery studio via a ramp leading to a raised level walkway. To finish the project, we plan to renovate the existing west entrance and bathroom to make it wheelchair friendly, and beautify the alternative entrance through painting and landscaping. 

Thanks to the generous support of the Lloyd Morrison Foundation, a charitable organisation dedicated to improving the lives of people in New Zealand, we have reached our goal for steps two and three of this ambitious six-stage project; drive on parking and the raised level walkway and ramp. We continue to fundraise for the remainder of the project and any support is appreciated.

We gratefully accept one-off and ongoing monthly donations to support our school programme via internet banking.

Direct credits can be made to:   
Account name: Inverlochy Art School
Account number: 38-9005-0858533-00

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