Deadline: 28-May-25
The Kāpiti Coast District Council is accepting applications for the Arts Sustainability Fund Program to support the development and long-term sustainability of arts initiatives and organisations in Kapiti.
This fund provides the opportunity for Kapiti arts and cultural communities to create and sustain inspirational and aspirational initiatives for the Kapiti Coast District, in the Visual, Performing, and Cultural Arts.
Funding Information
- The Arts Sustainability Fund will have $34,000 allocated annually to support new arts initiatives contributing to the cultural vibrancy of the Kāpiti Coast. The actual amount available each year depends on how much is committed to projects in a particular financial year. This round there is $17,700 available in 2025/26.
- Grants are for around $8,000–$10,000 for each year, with a maximum of three years.
- Funds are allocated to multi-year initiatives, or seed-funding grants to artists, arts organisations, or cultural groups supporting:
- cultural and social well-being – contributing to a vibrant and sustainable arts presence on the Kāpiti Coast
- economic well-being – helping raise the Kāpiti Coast’s profile as an arts destination regionally and nationally
- environmental well-being – promoting the arts to help raise environmental awareness and profiling heritage stories in Kāpiti.
Eligibility Criteria
- The fund is open to:
- artists, arts organisations, or individuals who are based or resident in Kāpiti
- not-for-profit organisations wanting to develop arts activities or programmes to reach certain audiences
- Iwi organisations or other groups focusing on development of Ngā Toi Māori
- educational institutions (for schools, this must be for programmes or activities outside the curriculum).
Funding Criteria
- Initiatives, activities, and programmes must:
- be in the Kāpiti Coast District
- be new initiatives or activities that haven’t received Council funding before
- run for three years or more (Council funding will not extend beyond three years)
- showcase the Kāpiti arts scene to a local, regional, or national audience
- be aligned with Council’s strategic priorities for the arts in Kāpiti
- have potential to build to a major ongoing initiative or activity.
Ineligibility Criteria
- One-off projects that are not intended to be long term.
- existing projects where there is no new activity or initiative being planned
- existing projects that have already received Council funding.
- projects for individuals such as training courses, unless there is a clear community outcome, for example, training in an arts form leading to ongoing performance or teaching programmes in the Kāpiti Coast District.
- school curriculum-based projects.
For more information, visit Kāpiti Coast District Council.