PAC Australia announces PTP Aotearoa 

After two successful years delivering Australia’s only specialised training programme for performing arts presenters, PAC Australia has joined forces with Auckland Live to deliver the programme in New Zealand in 2023.

Presenter Training Programme Aotearoa (PTP Aotearoa) will offer a New Zealand-specific training focus, unpacking the unique challenges faced by performing arts presenters, while developing skills to enhance success and add value to audiences, stakeholders, and community. Informed by the local context, the structured programme covers essential topics such as governance and financial models, marketing and audience development, working with producers, and building a balanced and diverse programme. 

Photo Credit: PAC Australia

Photo Credit: PAC Australia

Photo Credit: PAC Australia

PTP Aotearoa will offer a structured online course in 2023 between March and September with two in-person opportunities; one alongside the 2023 PANNZ Arts Market in Auckland in March and the other, a full day intensive in-person session presented in conjunction with the 2023 Australian Performing Arts Exchange (APAX) in Cairns, Australia in late August.  

PTP Australia will continue in 2023 and the new extended Presenter Development Programme (PDP) will also commence. Both programmes are due to open for applications from Australian-based presenters later in 2023.

‘PAC Australia is immensely proud of our Presenter Training Programme and the outcomes participants have been able to achieve in such a short space of time. As the only bespoke training program specifically designed for performing arts presenting, we’re thrilled to be working with our colleagues in Aotearoa to expand the reach and impact of the program.’  – Katherine Connor, PAC Australia’s Executive Director

Discover more https://paca.org.au/projects/ptp/