- MEANWHILE supports emerging and ambitious artistic practices.
- MEANWHILE is invested in Te Whanganui-a-Tara - enriching our art community in support of local artists
- MEANWHILE strives to also support arts practitioners across Aotearoa, and abroad.
- MEANWHILE strives to be a safe space.
- MEANWHILE strives to provide financial support for practitioners.
- MEANWHILE acknowledges the unceded sovereignty of the indigenous inhabitants of Te Whanganui-a-Tara, and must act in awareness of Te Ao Māori.
- MEANWHILE must maintain transparency in relation to its objectives as an operation.
- MEANWHILEis not bound to a physical space.