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Creative Communities Fund

A rolling Creative NZ fund run by Ōtorohanga District Council for arts projects, with most grants between $2,000 and $5,000.

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Dates

What it funds

  • Materials for arts activities or programmes
  • Venue or equipment hire
  • Personnel and administrative costs for short-term projects
  • Promotion and publicity of arts activities

What it will not fund

  • Fundraising activities
  • Developing galleries, marae, theatres or other venue infrastructure
  • Buying equipment such as computers, cameras, musical instruments, costumes, lights or uniforms
  • Food or refreshment costs
  • Ongoing administration or personnel costs not related to the specific project
  • Costs for projects already started or completed

Good to know

Buying equipment is not funded but hiring it is. The project must not start before funding is approved (not before May 2027 for the current round).

A rolling fund with two rounds a year; applications are accepted all year and the next round, Round 2 2026/27, takes applications until midnight 28 February 2027.

Checklist

What Ōtorohanga Creative Communities says you need:

Common things funders ask for, worth having ready:

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Sketch of Wellington Harbour in the 1840s, with a sailing boat in the foreground
Charles Heaphy, Wellington Harbour

Sources

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