Creative Communities Scheme - Funding Round Open

Local art groups and creative projects across the Coromandel are being offered a helping hand with funding from the Creative Communities Scheme.

The scheme, backed by Creative New Zealand, aims to increase participation in the arts, broaden the range and diversity of the arts available to communities and enhance and strengthen the local arts sector.

Funding is awarded to projects rather than people undertaking the project and applications must meet one or more of the scheme’s criteria.

The criteria for funding is:

• Broad community involvement - The project will create opportunities for local communities to engage with and participate in arts activities.

• Diversity - The project will support the diverse arts and cultural traditions of local communities, enriching and promoting their uniqueness and cultural diversity.

• Young people - The project will enable and encourage young people (under 18 years) to engage with and actively participate in the arts.

Head to our website www.tcdc.govt.nz/ccs and download either a PDF or an inter-active Word application form.

Applications open today, 1 April and close at 4pm, Friday 30 April 2015. If you have any questions you can talk to Margaret Harrison on 07 8661002 or email margaret.harrison@tcdc.govt.nz.

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