The Community Grants Committee of the Hutt City Council met recently to allocate funding under the Arts and Culture Funding Scheme. The purpose of the scheme is to strengthen the infrastructure of emerging and existing arts and cultural organisations in Hutt City by providing assistance towards operating and overhead costs.

The Committee had a total of $66,333 available for distribution in the 2001/2002 financial year. Seven organisations received funding towards their operating expenses. Listed below are the recipients for this year:

Organisation Location Grant
Hutt Art Society Central $700
Hutt City Brass Inc Lower Hutt $4,000
Hutt Valley Community Arts Inc. Lower Hutt $32,817
Hutt Valley Concert Orchestra Lower Hutt $2,000
Hutt Valley Cook Is Association Lower Hutt $1,560
Point Howard Art Society Eastbourne $800
Te Awakairangi Community Arts Council Lower Hutt $24,456
Total $66,333

Website: http://www.huttcity.govt.nz

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