URBAN DREAM BROKERAGE ACTIVATIONS
Nau mai harere mai… welcome to Urban Dream Brokerage Te Whanganui-a-Tara. UDB has previously assisted and brokered space for over 130 creative projects from 2013. The programme has encouraged the innovative use of vacant retail and public space to creatively build community. In partnership with Wellington City Council we have received a strong mandate to continue our mahi of enlivening our cities streets, strengthening the mauri of our city.
Urban Dream Brokerage is providing a supportive platform for artistic expressions in physical space by connecting private partners to community-minded arts-focused organisations, they also weave an important network in the collective arts. Cultivating this community bolsters and uplifts the practitioners involved, ultimately enriching Te Whanganui a Tara's environment through creative practice. - Jack Gittings - Mouthfull Collective
For inspiration view images and information on all previous projects we've assisted in Wellington here, and we look forward to sharing more with you over the coming time. UDB has previously worked in Dunedin, Masterton and Porirua, view those projects here.
Collaborating with two of Wellington’s most prolific & unique creatives, Marcus McShane & Suzanne Tamaki, alongside the renowned Ans Westra collection, managed by Suite Gallery. This activation, aims to bring the imagery onto the streets from which they were taken, with the hope being to reconnect whānau of the subjects, with these treasured photos people in the images.
On the nights of Nov 21st & 28th, public can catch a glimpse of the iconic Ans Westra imagery as Marcus McShane & his bike powered projections wind their way through the Cuba St precinct, or follow the bike to capture the entire presentation.
#88 The Ringing Tree
Location: Cuba St precinct | Dates: April 2024 | A musical soundwalk through unloved parts of Cuba St precinct, leading us to The Ringing Tree.
Project #85 Green green room
A collective resource library for the independent theatre community in Wellington. A pilot scheme looking to minimise waste present in theatre making. Details here.
PROJECT #82 113 Taranaki street | WHARE TAPERE
Whare Tapere are iwi-community 'houses' of storytelling, dance, music and more. Places where community could meet together and enjoy themselves. A space to promote Matauranga Māori, encouraging indigenous creatives to meet, share and create collectively, unveiling our cities pūrākau, more information here.
Project #79 LGWD Commission #4 Party of Rare & Unearthly Treasures
The community was invited to collaborate in public sewing workshops crafting costumes, in the theme of ‘Surrealism’ to be worn by a live band and the public for the grand finale of the project ‘Party of Rare & Unearthly Treasures’
#87 Uru
Location: Glover Park + 113 Taranaki St | Dates: April 13th - 27th | Featuring pou, projections, sound and vibrational healing, infusing art with mauri to guide you with personal wellbeing.
PROJECT #84 MICRO MILL
Micro Mill offered free loom, spinning and textile making opportunities throughout its duration as a way to educate and discuss our problem with textile waste. Details here.
PROJECT #81 DOC EDGE XR EXHIBITION 2023
Doc Edge XR Exhibition, New Zealand's most captivating showcase of Augmented Reality (AR), Virtual Reality (VR), breath taking installations, and mesmerizing digital immersive stories. Get ready to witness the birth of a new era in storytelling, located 113 Taranaki Street, more information here.
PROJECT #78 LGWD COMMISSION #3 UDBTV Refuse to upgrade
Proudly brought to you in standard definition, Mike Heynes and Kedron Parker use their community video production facility, activating the UDB provocation of “Let’s Get Wellington Dreaming”. Property Partner: Ash Holwell, Spacelamp. More information here.
#86 A WORK ABOUT THE HOUSING CRISIS- cOMING HOME
Location: Te Aro precinct | Dates: April 2024 | Following the 2022 version, the artist projects where our housing is at now.
PROJECT #83 VELOCINE
The unsuspecting public viewed the bike pedalling around the streets of Te Aro, projecting breath taking imagery & sound onto passing building facades. Details here.
Project #80 LGWD COMMISSION #5 Māorioke with the Māori Wardens
Kei te whakaari ngā kamu waiata o Ngā Wātene Māori o Te Whanganui-a-Tara. The public were free to join for community waiata sing along over four nights throughout June. A wonderful way to showcase the Māori Wardens and warm our winter souls. More information here
PROJECT #77 LGWD COMMISSION #2 PLAYeSCAPE URBAN SWING SET
Soft Serve Social Collective delivered a public arts experiment - via the act of swinging freely. Looking to re-balance personal & emotional wellbeing, in the urban environment of Te Aro. A gentle swing for the city. Partners: LT McGuinness, Spacecraft & WCC. More information here.
PROJECT #76 LGWD COMMISSION #1 CALL/WAITING
Presented by O and P Works, an app based pick your narrative journey through Courtenay Place exploring the tensions of working life. Property partner: Readings Cinema, 106 Courtenay Pl. More information here.
PROJECT #73 urban dreams - te wāhi o te papa whakāta
A public art moving image commission. Eight independent moving artworks screening across eight weeks of winter. Property partner: Readings Cinema, 106 Courtenay Place. More information here.
PROJECT #75 Santas little Artifical Intelligence workShop
German artist Clara Ehrenwerth with Goethe Institute opened an AI Xmas print making shop. Inviting people to create Xmas prints while reflecting on AI in relation to artmaking. Property partner: Readings Cinema, 106 Courtenay Place.
PROJECT #72 COMMISSIONED WORK #6 Inhabit post partum
Artist Holli McEntegart creates a space where we examine how community, cultural and whānau postpartum care has changed in Aotearoa. Property partner: Readings Cinema, 106 Courtenay Place. More information here.
PROJECT #74 COMMISSIONED WORK #6 A work about the housing crisis with an indoor outdoor flow
Artist Heleyni Pratley filmed and projected conversations with people of the current housing crisis. Property partner: Readings Cinema, 106 Courtenay Place. More information here.
PROJECT #71 COMMISSIONED WORK #5 A PLACE FOR LOCAL MAKING
Artists Xin Cheng and Adam Ben-Dror hosted a series of workshops, talks and reading groups through to May 2022. Property partner: Readings Cinema, 106 Courtenay Place. More information here.
PROJECT #70 Shared Lines: Pūtahitanga and Awakening The Taniwha
Shared Lines Collective invite the public to new ways we are working together in light of the impact of Covid. Property Partner: Wellington City Council. More information here.
project #69: commission #4: The Original homeless
Bek Coogan pushed her response to the neo-liberal housing crisis in Aotearoa. Property Partner: WCC 115 Manners Street. More information here.
Project #68: Commission #3 Rongoā-Marae-ROA-a rangi: He Moemoeā
Tanya Ruka uses Rongoā Māori to acknowledge the wairua of inner city Te Whanganui-a-Tara. Property Partner: Readings Cinema. 106 Manners Street. More information here.
Project #66: face your waste
International Food Waste Day project run by volunteers from NZ Food Waste Champions Group of Citizens. Property Partner: WCC Container - Corner of Willis St & Bond St. More information here.
WHAT IF THE CITY WAS A THEATRE?
‘What If The City Was a Theatre?' is a free, Wellington-wide programme that reimagines the limits of public space. More information here.
PROJECT #61: MANIFESTO
Mouthfull Productions. Clyde Quay Wharf. June 2018 - ongoing. More information here.
Project #67: Commission #2 commonspace
Mouthfull create a central place of being and belonging, learning and connecting. Property Partner: Ash Holwell. 113 Taranaki St. 21 July - 31 October 2021. More information here.
Project #64: echoes
Joe Dixon and Storybox. Property Partner: Willis Bond. 106a Cuba Street, Te Aro, Wellington. 5 - 28 February 2021. More information here.
PROJECT #62: 101 RANTS
Marcus McShane. Property Partner: Michael Wall. 253 Wakefield Street. 13 - 28 January 2020. More information here.
PROJECT #60: the CRAFTED VOICE
Rosie White. Wellington public library, hospital and district court. 19-21 June 21018. More information here.
Project #65 COMMISSION #1 ELECTROMAGNETIC GEOGRAPHIES
Artist and critical engineer Julian Oliver and participating artists. Property Partner: Willis Bond. 106a Cuba St. 10-30 May 2021. More information here.
PROJECT #63: THE BUILDERS’ FRINGE
Maverick Creative. Property Partner: Willis Bond & LT McGuinness. 161 Victoria St. 8-12 March 2021. More information here.
UDB RELAUNCH celebration
A celebratory launch of Brokered Dreams: 98 Uses For Vacant Space and the relaunch of Urban Dream Brokerage.
PROJECT #59: FRAGMENTS
Candace Smith. Various public locations. 10-25 June 2018. More information here.
Project #58: The Lost Futures Exchange
Mark Antony Smith. Property Partner: Bizdojo. 3 Market Lane. 6 April - 30 May 2018, Thursdays 1pm-5pm. More information here.
2018 Peer to Peer Mentorship Programme
Rosie White with Jo Randerson, Mark Antony Smith with Leo-Gene Peters, Candace Smith with Vivien Atkinson, and Mouthfull with Sam Trubridge. More information here.
2017-2018 urban dreams conversation AND PODCAST
More information here.
PROJECT #57: PERFORMANCE ART WEEK AOTEAROA
8-12 November 2017. 17 Tory Street and Play_Station. More information here.
PROJECT #56: SHARED LINES: WELLINGTON
Property partner: Willis Bond. Waterfront, Adam Auditorium City Gallery, Thistle Hall Gallery 17-21 October 2017. More information here.
PROJECT #55: RETAIL CABARET
Property partner: Scruffy Bunny. Readings Cinemas Courtenay Central. 19 – 22 September 2017 8pm, 23 September 3pm. More information here.
PROJECT #54: POLITICAL CUTZ 2017
Barbarian Productions/Maverick Creative. Property: Maurice and Kaye Clarke. Public Trust Building, 131 Lambton Quay. 5-9 September 2017, 10am-4pm (Thurs until 6pm). More information here.
PROJECT #53: PROJECT FASHION
The Display Space. Property: Maurice and Kaye Clarke. Public Trust Building, 131 Lambton Quay. 13-31 July 2017. Tues-Sat 10am-6pm. More information here.
PROJECT #52: unsettled
Rana Haddad and Pascal Hachem. Property partner: Zebrano. 2 Tory Street. May 3 – 16 2017. More information here.
Project #51: The Song Dispensary
Hans Kellett and Dan Untitled. Property partner: Zebrano. 2 Tory Street. April 26 – 30, 2017. More information here.
PROJECT #50: FOUVALE IMPERIUM
James Nokise. Clyde Quay Wharf. Property partner: Wellington City Council. 21 - 25 February 2017. More information here.
PROJECT #49 THE BASEMENT TAPES
Stella Reid. Property partner: Wellington City Council. 10 -13 February 2017. Clyde Quay Wharf. More information here.
PROJECT #48: GALATHEA INTO THE BUSH
Twin City Productions. Property partners: Maurice and Kaye Clark. Public Trust Building, 131 Lambton Quay. 23 November - 3 December 2016. More information here.
PROJECT #47: GLADE
Lux. Property partner: Wellington City Council. 6/22 Herd Street (meeting place). 30 September - 9 October. 12pm-8pm. More information here.
PROJECT #46: CYBER NECTAR
Lokal Stories. Properties: various. 28 September - 14 October. More information here.
PROJECT #45: CO-LIBERATE
Property Partner: Mt Iron Investments Ltd. Level 2, 111 Customhouse Quay. 31st July, 2016 - ongoing. More information here.
PROJECT #44: UNSEASONAL CHANGE
Andrea Selwood. Property Partner: Wellington City Council. 1 Clyde Quay Wharf. July 20th -August 20th 2016. More information here.
PROJECT #43: Lucid Dreambike laboratory
Property Partner: Wellington City Council. 1 Clyde Quay Wharf. 17th June - 17th July 2016. More information here.
PROJECT #42: LIGHTNING LAB XX
Level 1, 7 Dixon St. From 1st March 2016. More information here.
PROJECT #41: IDLENESS LABORATORY
Property Partner: Cook Strait Properties. 1 Marjoribanks Street. 8-9 March 2016. More info here.
PROJECT #40: SCRATCH NACHT
Property Partner: Wellington City Council. 1 Clyde Quay Wharf. 22-29 February 2016. More information here.
PROJECT #39: GROENI X JOEL FEAR
Property Partner: Horsfall Properties. 88 Riddiford Street. From 17 February 2016. More information here.
PROJECT #38: HAWAI'I CULTURE CENTRE
Property Partner: Prime Property. 20 Ballance Street. From 1st December 2015. More information here.
PROJECT #37: PERFORMANCE LAB
Property Partner: Cook Strait Properties Ltd. 1 Marjoribanks Street. 1 Dec 2015 - 11 Mar 2016. More information here.
PROJECT #36: SUB URBAN CO-WORKING
Property Partner: DNZ Property Fund Ltd. Johnsonville Shopping Centre. From 2 June 2015. More information here.
PROJECT #35: WHEEL OF JUSTICE
Amnesty International New Zealand. Property Partner: Vicinity Ltd. 307 Willis Street, Wellington. 6 -7 June 2015. More information here.
PROJECT #34: SURVEILLANCE AWARENESS BUREAU
Modelab. Property partner: DNZ Property Ltd. 1 Grey Street. 27 May – 13 June. Wednesday–Friday 12–5pm, Saturday 12–3pm. More information here.
Project #33: Laou
Nelio and Duncan Passmore. Property partner: Nidus Properties. Cnr Torrens and Webb Street. 28 March - 4 April 2015. More information here.
PROJECT #32: THE WET INDEX
Kedron Parker and Bruce McNaught. Property partner: Cornerstone Properties. 11 Woodward Street. From 16 February 2015. More information here.
PROJECT #31: PERFORMANCE LAB 2014
Performance Arcade. Property partner: Prime Property. 17 Whitmore Street. 22 December - 28 February 2015. More information here.
PROJECT #30: FLOW CHART
Andrea Selwood. Property partner: Prime Property. Greenock House, 108 Lambton Quay. 24 December - 25 January 2015. More information here.
Project #29: The Colourists
Sophia McKinnon. Property partner: Prime Property. Greenock House, 108 Lambton Quay. 15 - 20 December 2014. More information here.
Project #28: Concoction
Elbowroom - The Moving Gallery. Property partner: Prime Property. 17 Whitmore Street. 7 - 14 December. More information here.
Project #27: Puta
Boys and Girls Institute. Chaffers Dock, 1 Herd Street. December 1 2014 – ongoing. Monday-Friday, 9-5pm. More information here.
Project #26: Free Yoga Day
Property Partner DNZ Property Ltd. 1 Grey Street. Labour Day, 27 October 2014. 7:30am - 9:30pm. For more information go here.
Project #25: Homies Cosy Teahouse
Naomi Smith. Property Partner: Standard 806 Ltd. 90 Manners Street. From 6 October 2014. 10am - midnight, seven days. For more information go here.
Project #24: Vaudevillains Clubhouse
Vaudeville Inc. Property Partner: The Wellington Company. Left Bank, Cuba Mall. 17 October - 1 November. For more information go here.
Project #22: AuraSecure
Terri te Tau. Property Partner: DNZ Property Ltd. 1 Grey Street (across from Intercontinental Hotel). 27 September - 5 October 2014. More information here.
Project #23: Dirty Laundry
The Hori. Property Partner: Positively Wellington Tourism. 101 Wakefield Street (across from Lido Cafe). 27 September - 12 October. More information here.
Project #21: Sounding Out Vacancy
Julieanna Preston. Property Partner: DNZ Property Fund Ltd. 1 Grey Street, Wellington. 16 - 23 September. Closing 6-8pm 23 September. More information here.
Project #20: Urban Bodies
Tomas Richards. Property Partner - Positively Wellington Tourism. 101 Wakefield Street (across from Lido Cafe). 14- 20 September 2014, 9am-5pm. More information here and here
Project #19: Political Cuts
Barbarian Productions. Property partner: Positively Wellington Tourism. 101 Wakefield Street (former Nui Cafe). 1-5 September. Project information and images here.
Project #18: Imaginarium
Reading Cinema, Courtenay Place. Property partner: Reading Courtenay Central/ CBRE. 23 August - 15 September. 12-6pm Wednesday - Saturday. Project information here.
Project #15: Nothing But Precious
Elbowroom - The Moving Gallery. Cnr Torrens Terrace and Webb Street. Property Partner: Nidus Properties Ltd. 28 May - 14 June 2014 . Project information here.
Project #17: Mountebank
Long Cloud Youth Theatre. 109 Dixon Street. Property p: Overton Holdings/ Baileys Property Services Ltd. 4 - 12 September. Project information here. Website here.
Project #14: Moodbank
Vanessa Crowe and Dr Sarah Baker. 29 Manners Street. Property Partner: Shoreline Property Group. March 2014. 10am - 8pm. Project information here.
Project #16: Battle Hymn
Red Scare Collective. 114 Cuba Street (Left Bank). Property partner: The Wellington Company. 18 - 20 September 2014. Project information here. Production website here.
Project #13: The Waiting Room
Victoria Singh. 123 Cuba Street. Property Partner: Anonymous. March 2014. Project information here.
Project #12: A Midsummer Night's Dream
A Bright Orange Walls Production. 185 Victoria Street, Wellington. Property Partner: Portfolia. February 2014. Information and images.
Project #11: Java Dance
A Java Installation. 88-92 Riddford Street, Newtown. Property Partner: Mark Horsfall Properties. November 2013. Information and images.
Project #10: Digital Biophilia
Cnr Bowen St & Lambton Quay. Property Partner: Bowen House Holdings Ltd. October 2013. Information and images.
Project #9: Broken River
Trick of the Light Theatre. Eagle Technology House, Victoria Street. October - December 2013. Property Partner: Oyster Group. Information and images.
Project #8: Cleave
Gabby O'Connor. 86 - 96 Victoria Street, Wellington. June - July 2013. Property Partner: Prime Property Group. Information and images.
Project #7: Tales of a Dying City
A Slightly Isolated Dog. Grand Arcade, Willis Street. June 2013. Property Partner: Grand Complex Properties/Jones Lang LeSalle. Information and images.
Project #6: Occupation Artists
Grand Arcade, Willis Street. June - November 2013. Property Partner: Grand Complex Properties Ltd / Jones Lang LeSalle. Information and images.
Project #5: Brides
Bowen House, Cnr Lambton Quay and Bowen Street. April 2013. Property Partner: Bowen Holdings Ltd. Information and images.
Project #4: People's Cinema
57 Manners Street. From April 2013. Property Partner: The Wellington Company. Information and images.
Project #1: Status Quo
James R Ford. 120 Courtenay Place. February - March 2013. Property partner: Frank Wong on behalf of Wong Wung Partnership. Information and images.
PROJECT #0: 17 TORY STREET
Concerned Citizens Collective. 17 Tory Street. April 2012 - ongoing. Property partner: Michael Baker. Information and images.
Project #2: Your Message Here
Daniel Webby. 86-96 Victoria Street. March 2013. Property partner: Prime Property Group. Information and images.
Project #3: Scales of the Serpent
Tessa Laird, March - May 2013. Opposite 19 Tory Street. Property partner: Reading Cinema and Care Park. Information and images.