Deadline: 20-Sep-2024
The Stratford District Council is currently accepting applications for the Creative Communities Scheme.
The Creative Communities Scheme is a partnership between Stratford District Council and Creative New Zealand (CNZ). The CNZ Creative Communities Scheme (CCS) helps to fund local arts projects.
Funding Information
- There is no limit to how much you can apply for, but most CCS grants tend to be under $5,000.
Eligible Projects
- To be eligible for funding through CCS your arts project must:
- take place within the city or district where the application is made
- be completed within 12 months of funding being approved
- not have started or finished before CCS funding is approved.
- Projects must also 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 kōwhaiwhai for a local marae
- artist residencies involving local artists or communities
- seminars for local artist development.
- Create opportunities for local communities to engage with, and participate in local arts activities, eg:
- Diversity
- Support the diverse artistic cultural traditions of local communities, eg:
- workshops, rehearsals, performances, festivals, or exhibitions in Māori 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 LGBTQIA+ communities
- workshops, rehearsals, performances, festivals, or exhibitions by groups with experience of disability or mental illness.
- Support the diverse artistic cultural traditions of local communities, eg:
- 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 artwork by young people.
- Enable young people (under 18 years) to engage with, and participate in the arts, eg:
- Access and participation
Eligibility Criteria
- Individuals must be New Zealand citizens or permanent residents
- Groups – must be based in New Zealand
- 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.
Ineligible
- You cannot apply for CCS funding for:
- projects without an arts focus eg, puzzles, upholstery, magic, model-making, commercial design, commercial fashion design, film festivals, fitness-based dance (such as aerobics or gymnastics or martial arts (such as tai chi or karate)
- projects within the scope of other sectors or organisations eg, arts projects in schools or other educational institutions that are the core business of that institution or are normally funded through curriculum or operating budgets
- projects that mainly deliver outcomes for other sectors, such as health, heritage, or the environment
- local council projects
- fundraising activities eg, benefit concerts to raise funds to buy a capital item or to pay for another activity
For more information, visit Stratford District Council.