Creative Communities Scheme funding closes soon

Local art groups and creative projects across the Coromandel Peninsula are being offered a helping hand with funding from the Creative Communities Scheme which closes 25 November 2016.

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.

Extra funding is available for those who indicate they have or are participating in the ARTillery Workshops (see below).

Your project must meet one or more of the following funding criteria:

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.

The types of projects or activities that could be funded include:

Exhibitions, productions, concerts, festivals, workshops and presentations that offer opportunities for community involvement in the arts.

Activities that support the traditions and arts of ethnic communities.

Youth arts events

Artist-led projects involving local communities

Materials for arts activities or programmes

Personnel costs for one-off, short-term projects

Promotion and publicity of arts activities

School-based projects that are outside of the school’s normal activities and provide opportunities for community participation or benefits to the wider community are also eligible.

To read more about the Creative Communities Scheme and for the application forms, see our website www.tcdc.govt.nz/ccs

ARTillery - Raising Funds for the Creative Arts

The aim of ARTillery workshops is to arm creative people with the skills they need to succeed through a series of free workshops for artists and arts groups.

The next in the free workshops being held in Thames is the 'Raising Funds for your Creative Work', Friday 2 December 9:30am to 3:00pm atht e Civic Centre, Mary Street, Thames.

Gain the skills to get your project funded by writing awesome funding applications, attracting sponsorship and in-kind support, and using online crowd funding. You’ll create some practical resources that you can then use in your fundraising.

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