Wellington City Council: Arts and Culture Living Wage Fund

Dates

• Fri 12 Mar 2027est. March 2027 round. Estimated, based on past rounds: 2026 closed 12 March, same deadlines as the Arts and Culture Project Fund. Funding is only confirmed to the 2026/27 year, so no later round is shown.. Estimated from the funder's stated rule. Add to calendar (.ics)Add to Google Calendar

What it funds

• Paying artists and arts workers the living wage
• Underpaid founders or managers
• Underfunded events

What it will not fund

Not published.

Good to know

Funding is confirmed only through the 2026/27 year. 2027 dates not yet published.

Runs alongside the Arts and Culture Project Fund with the same deadlines (2026 rounds closed 12 March and 1 October).

Checklist

What WCC Living Wage Fund says you need:

• Align with at least one Aho Tini strand

Common things funders ask for, worth having ready:

• What exactly is the money for, and when will you spend it?
• How much do you need, and do you have quotes under three months old?
• Who benefits, and how many people?
• Your legal name, registration number and bank account in the group's name.
• A committee or board decision approving the application (some funders want a signed resolution).
• Your latest financial statements or annual return.
• Other funders you have applied to for the same thing.

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Sources

What we relied on, in the funder's own words.

• This fund supports arts and culture projects that need targeted support to pay artists and arts workers the living wage.wellington.govt.nz/community-support-and-resources/community-support/funding/council-funds/arts-and-culture-living-wage-fund · read 14 October 2026
• follows the same application deadlines and decision timeframeswellington.govt.nz/community-support-and-resources/community-support/funding/council-funds/arts-and-culture-living-wage-fund · read 14 October 2026
• This fund has $150,000 available annually for two years, 2025/26 and 2026/27 financial years.wellington.govt.nz/community-support-and-resources/community-support/funding/council-funds/arts-and-culture-living-wage-fund · read 14 October 2026
• The Arts and Culture Living Wage Fund runs alongside the Arts and Culture Project Fund and follows the same application deadlines and decision timeframes.wellington.govt.nz/community-support-and-resources/community-support/funding/council-funds/arts-and-culture-living-wage-fund · read 17 October 2026
• | [Arts and Culture Living Wage](/community-support-and-resources/community-support/funding/council-funds/arts-and-culture-living-wage-fund) | Closed: 12 March Decision: 20 May | Closed |wellington.govt.nz/community-support-and-resources/community-support/funding/funding-calendar · read 17 October 2026
• This fund has $150,000 available annually for two years, 2025/26 and 2026/27 financial years.wellington.govt.nz/community-support-and-resources/community-support/funding/council-funds/arts-and-culture-living-wage-fund · read 17 October 2026

Report a mistake

Spot something wrong? Reporting opens when the site launches. Until then, check the funder's own page linked above.