About the Chrysalis Seed Trust: helping resource contemporary artists

Chrysalis Seed's mission:

To help resource visual artists from a Christian perspective

Chrysalis Seed Trust has taken on a challenging role in terms of its function in a secular society. All the evidence at my disposal suggests that they are succeeding – the range of their contacts, and the sheer quality and readability of their CS Arts publication are rich testament to this.

Tim Barnett, Member of Parliament

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Chrysalis Seed: serving the New Zealand arts community

The Chrysalis Seed charitable trust is striving towards a multiplying movement of artists as lifelong followers of Jesus throughout Aotearoa/New Zealand. We want to see:

Artists engaging with both contemporary culture and their Christian faith in a creative, professional and relevant way
Groups of artists meeting with new vigour, vision and life
Exhibitions showcasing the art, values and community of these networks.

Chrysalis Seed’s services

To help inspire and equip artists, we provide access to information and resources through our website and our art & faith library.

Artists can connect with each other and profile their work in the chrysalis seed arts community, an online networking space.

For seven years the CS Arts magazine told the story of contemporary Christian art in New Zealand. All the articles, interviews and reviews can be explored in the CS Arts archives – online or in the library.

We keep artists in touch with what’s going on through the six-weekly e-newsletter and CS Prayer.

The Chrysalis Seed art & faith library

More information about the chrysalis seed arts community

Browse the CS Arts archives

Email us to subscribe to the e-newsletter or CS Prayer

A short history of Chrysalis Seed

Founding directors Peter and Jessica Crothall received the initial vision for Chrysalis Seed in 1995. It was legally constituted in 1998.

A network of artists emerged, and over the past eleven years, activities have included:

Group exhibitions and floor talks
Bi-monthly meetings
Artists in business meetings
Art school students’ groups
A monthly critique group

Chrysalis Seed has also facilitated seminars, organised an Easter arts festival and produced the poetry anthology With Our Eyes Open.

The latest news about Chrysalis Seed

Chrysalis Seed’s structure and funding

A dedicated board of trustees oversees the direction of Chrysalis Seed, and a team of staff and key contractors work to provide our services.

Chrysalis Seed receives core funding from the Kauri Trust, and funding for intermittent projects from Creative Communities, the New Zealand Community Trust and others. We have also received funding from magazine subscriptions and charitable donations.

Meet the staff of Chrysalis Seed

Chrysalis Seed's board of trustees

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