Deadline: 30-Sep-22
The Thames-Coromandel District Council is pleased to announce the Creative Communities Scheme.
Local art groups and creative projects across the Coromandel Peninsula are being offered a helping hand with funding from the Creative Communities Scheme.
The scheme, backed by Creative New Zealand, aims to increase participation in the arts, broaden the range and diversity of the arts available to communities and enhance and strengthen the local arts sector.
Funding Information
Nearly $35,000 is available this round.
Eligible Activities
- The types of projects or activities that could be funded include:
- Exhibitions, productions, concerts, festivals, workshops and presentations that offer opportunities for community involvement in the arts.
- Acitivites that support the traditions and arts of ethnic communities.
- Youth arts events
- Artist-led projects involving local communities
- Materials for arts activities or programmes
- Personnel costs for one-off, short-term projects
- Promotion and publicity of arts activities
- School-based projects that are outside of the school’s normal activities and provide opportunities for community participation or benefits to the wider community are also eligible.
- They administer the funding based on decisions made by a Coromandel Arts and Creative Industries Advisory Board made up of representatives from across the Thames-Coromandel District.
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
Your project must meet one or more of the following funding criteria:
- Broad community involvement – The project will create opportunities for local communities to engage with and participate in arts activities.
- Diversity – The project will support the diverse arts and cultural traditions of local communities, enriching and promoting their uniqueness and cultural diversity.
- Young people – The project will enable and encourage young people (less than 18 years) to engage with and actively participate in the arts.
For more information, visit https://www.tcdc.govt.nz/Your-Council/Funding-Sponsorship-and-Grants/Creative-Communities-Scheme/