Above: Hummingbird Coffee general manager Nick Cowper and The Arts Foundation’s director Jessica Palalagi.

The Arts Foundation Te Tumu Toi is proud to announce a new principal partnership with Hummingbird Coffee – a collaboration set to fuel the future of the arts in Aotearoa.

As principal partner, Hummingbird Coffee will support the Foundation’s mission to back artists and elevate their stories nationwide, helping to ensure creativity continues to thrive in communities across the country.

A powerful show of support

At a time when artists face unprecedented pressure, this partnership is a powerful show of support that creativity matters in Aotearoa, says The Arts Foundation Te Tumu Toi executive director Jessica Palalagi.

“The creative sector contributes so much to Aotearoa – both economically and culturally – but it needs financial backing, not just belief, to secure its future.

“Hummingbird Coffee has shown true leadership as a business that believes in the power of creativity. This partnership is about more than support – it’s about recognising and amplifying the role artists play in shaping our culture,” says Palalagi.

Reflects the company’s belief

Hummingbird Coffee general manager Nick Cowper says the partnership reflects the company’s long-standing belief in the role creativity plays in shaping communities.

“We’ve seen how creativity can be a catalyst for positive change. Our journey into giving began after the Christchurch earthquakes, where we saw firsthand what happens when a community invests in creativity to transform a place. Now, we’re proud to partner with The Arts Foundation Te Tumu Toi to back the arts right across Aotearoa.”

Hummingbird Coffee joins a growing movement of businesses stepping up to support the arts in a tangible way.

Together with strategic partners Stuff Group and members of the Arts Business Club, this partnership represents a new era of business backing for the arts.

The Arts Business Club brings together a collective of organisations committed to amplifying creativity in Aotearoa, including Abes Bagels, Art+Object, Barfoot & Thompson, BLACK Construction, Daily Bread, Forsyth Barr Ltd, House of Travel, JB Were, Kiwibank, Meadow Mushrooms, RialtoView, Russell McVeagh, Saatchi & Saatchi, SHIFT Advisory, Webb’s and Xero.