Welcome

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WELCOME TO THE COLLEGE OF CREATIVE ARTS

TE HAANA PAEWAI (BMVA 2020)

Toi Rauwhārangi College of Creative Arts is New Zealand’s leading university in creative arts, offering comprehensive, internationally benchmarked, future-focused programmes.

Our studio-based learning environment creates innovative thinkers and makers. World-class, industry-connected academic staff provide an inspiring and supportive culture that will give you the knowledge and skills you need to succeed in all creative industries.

We offer internationally acclaimed degrees in Design, Māori Visual Arts, Fine Arts, Commercial Music and Screen Arts.

With an excellent reputation for innovative creative arts research and practice, Toi Rauwhārangi is New Zealand’s oldest and most comprehensive creative arts school. At Toi Rauwhārangi you will work across disciplines and on collaborative projects that develop leadership skills and foster lifelong connections. Our courses are often based on live briefs and projects, giving you real world understanding and connections with people in the industry. You’ll develop both critical thinking and technical expertise that prepares you well for a creative career. Our degrees place our graduates well ahead in the increasingly competitive global job market, where entrepreneurial attitudes and creative problemsolving skills are highly sought by employers. Toi Rauwhārangi staff are recognised in Aotearoa, the Pacific and internationally for their distinctive contribution to indigenous art practice. We’re dedicated to Māori achievement in teaching, research and learning, and committed to the success of Māori and Pacific students.

Our programmes are based on a pōwhiri framework that acknowledges our distinct cultural and geographical location in Aotearoa New Zealand. This framework develops confident students who display toi (creativity), mōhio (virtuosity, skill), mātauranga (understanding), mana (autonomy), and whānaungatanga (connectedness).