Turning Point 2000 Trust (1995-2001)
Dates
- Existence: 1995 - 2001
Biography
The Turning Point 2000 Trust was established in 1995 as an initiative by Christchurch City Council to plan activities for the year 2000.
Turning Point 2000 organised nearly 30 major events and projects including Dawn 2000’s Sunrise Breakfast, Art 2000’s installation of Tapestry 2000 in the Christchurch Town Hall, TILT Youth’Zone Festival, The Children’s Millennium Games. It also included the commissioning and installation of Neil Dawson's sculpture Chalice in Cathedral Square and the creation of a Multi-Sensory Facility for disabled children to be installed at Queen Elizabeth II Park.
A total of 14 advisory groups were formed to develop events and projects in different areas of interest and the Trust raised more than $4,000,000 in grants and sponsorship to fund specific events and projects.
Turning Point 2000 wound up its activities in 2001.
Citation:
City Scene - April 2001:Turning Point 2000 ends its work https://archived.ccc.govt.nz/cityscene/2001/April/TurningPoint2000EndsItsWork.aspFound in 1 Collection or Record:
Christchurch City Council: Turning Point 2000 Advisory Group Files
Files relating to the Turning Point 2000 project by Christchurch City Council. Includes files relating to advisory groups, drawings for Bridge 2000, file relating to the Chalice artwork, correspondence, media files, ephemera, photographs and videos, board agendas and papers and other material relating to the marketing of Turning Point 2000.