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 and interior paint for the  walls of the historic house.

• 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
• 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 in our building. Many thanks for your kind donations towards the Inverlochy Access Project.  Recently, we poured the concrete pad at the top of the driveway.  Now there is truly a disability access into Inverlochy house thanks to your help. We have almost completed the project with just the downstairs toilet and West entry to finish (hopefully by then end of 2025).

Wheelchair access into the school and Ceramics Studio is located at the top of the driveway to the left of the main house. (Shown in drawing by Ian Stantiall below.). The Drawbridge Print Studio and the Upstairs Front Studio are accessible only via internal stairs.  Please get in touch at [email protected] to let us know how we can help.  

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 almost reached our goal of an ambitious six-stage project with now only the downstairs toilet and West entry to finish (hopefully by then end of 2025). 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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