Fund details
Closed: Thursday 27 February 2025
Contact: Funding Team: funding@wcc.govt.nz
Value: $130,000 to allocate through two funding rounds each year. See past allocations (288KB PDF)
About the fund
This funding is administered by Council and is from Creative New Zealand (CNZ),
Around 70% of CNZ’s income (and this funding) comes from proceeds of the New Zealand Lottery.
Criteria
Projects seeking funding from this scheme should meet one or more of the following criteria:
- Participation – the project creates opportunities for local communities to engage with, and participate in, local arts activities.
- Diversity – the project supports the diverse
artistic and cultural traditions of local communities.
- Young people – the project enables and encourages young people (under 18 years) to engage with and participate in the arts.
To be eligible for funding, projects must take place within the Wellington city rate-paying area (includes Tawa, but not Lower and Upper Hutt or Porirua). Projects already receiving Creative New Zealand funding are not eligible. Contact a Funding Advisor if you intend to apply to the Creative Communities Scheme and any CreativeNZ fund.
To find out more about these criteria, see the application guide:
Apply for the fund
You can apply for the Creative Communities fund through our Funding Portal. If you're a first-time applicant, you will also need to register in the portal. You can also check your application status if you've already applied for funding. If you receive an error message when trying to access the funding portal on a mobile device, please use these instructions or contact the Funding Team.
Go to the Funding Portal