New Zealand: Creative Communities Scheme Grant Programme

Deadline: 26-Mar-23

The Auckland Council has announced the applications for the Creative Communities Scheme Grant Programme that enables communities to bring art (music, dancing, film-making, weaving, singing, poetry and theatre) into the everyday lives of Aucklanders across the region on beaches, in parks, community halls, theatres, streets and galleries.

Types of Projects Funded by the Grant

Arts

Funding Information

Grant value: $500 +

Eligibility Criteria

Individuals or groups can apply for CCS funding. Individuals must be New Zealand citizens or permanent residents.
If you have already received funding from CCS for a project, you must complete a report on that project before making another application, unless the project is still in progress.

Criteria

To be eligible for funding through CCS your arts project must support at least one of the following:
- Access and participation: Create opportunities for local communities to engage with, and participate in local arts activities, eg:
  - performances by community choirs, hip-hop groups, theatre companies or poets
  - workshops on printmaking, writing, dancing or other creative forms
  - exhibitions by local craft groups promoting weaving, pottery and carving
  - festivals featuring local artists
  - creation of a community film or a public artwork by a community
  - development of new tukutuku, whakairo or kowhaiwhai for a local marae
  - artist residencies involving local artists or communities
  - seminars for local artist development.
- Diversity: Support the diverse artistic cultural traditions of local communities, eg:
  - workshops, rehearsals, performances, festivals or exhibitions in Maori or Pasifika heritage art forms
  - workshops, rehearsals, performances, festivals or exhibitions by local migrant communities
  - arts projects bringing together groups from a range of different communities
  - workshops, rehearsals, performances, festivals or exhibitions by groups with experience of disability or mental illness.
- Young people: Enable young people (under 18 years) to engage with, and participate in the arts, eg:
  - a group of young people working with an artist to create a mural or street art
  - a group of young people creating a film about an issue that is important to them
  - printing a collection of writing by young people
  - music workshops for young people
  - an exhibition of visual art work by young people