Deadline: 23-Apr-21
The Creative New Zealand is seeking applications for its Toi Tipu Toi Rea – Emerging Maori Artist Fund that supports emerging Maori artists or practitioners at an early stage of their career to undertake an arts project.
The Toi Tipu Toi Rea – Emerging Maori Artist Fund is part of Creative New Zealand’s Arts Grants programme. The programme offers short-term project funding to New Zealand artists, arts practitioners and arts organisations (including groups and collectives).
Purpose
The Toi Tipu Toi Rea – Emerging Maori Artist Fund supports emerging Maori artists or practitioners at an early stage of their career to:
- research and create work
- present and distribute their work nationally and internationally
- develop skills including mentoring, internships, residencies workshops and conferences
- undertake community or collaborative projects
- undertake projects with international connections
- publish catalogues, monographs, journals, books and critical writing.
Funding Information
- Funding requests can be for between $5,000 and $10,000.
Activities
- The Creative New Zealand is particularly interested in activities that support:
- Maori artists and practitioners to learn and extend their nga toi Maori practice knowledge, skills and experience, and progress their careers in Aotearoa and internationally
- New Zealanders to access and experience nga toi Maori in communities and regions across Aotearoa.
- The Creative New Zealand is also interested in projects or programmes of activity that:
- are by, with and/or for young people; up to the age of 18
- involve the innovative and cost-effective use of digital technologies to create high-quality New Zealand work and/or to engage and interact with audiences.
Eligibility Criteria
- To apply for the Toi Tipu Toi Rea – Emerging Maori Artist Fund, applicant must be:
- Tangata Whenua Maori, or proposed project must be managed or directed by Maori
- a New Zealand citizen or permanent resident (each individual).
- New Zealand-based organisations can apply but the organisation must be Maori-led. If an organisation is applying for funding on behalf of an individual, that person must also be Maori.
- International arts organisations can apply but the application must show direct benefit to New Zealand arts.
For more information, visit https://www.creativenz.govt.nz/find-funding/funds/toi-tipu-toi-rea-emerging-maori-artist-grant