Creative Communities funding in Auckland City
Apply now for Creative Communities funding - get your arts project funded and off the ground.
Do you or your community group have a project that will help increase participation in the arts at a local level and increase the range and diversity of arts available to communities?
Then you could be eligible for funding through the lastest round of the Creative Communities scheme at Auckland City Council. Creative Communities is a partnership between Creative New Zealand and Auckland City Council that offers funding for projects that encourage active participation in the arts at a local level, allowing people to develop their artistic skills through diverse art projects that benefit the community.
Auckland City Council is running four information sessions at various locations across the city from 9 to 25 February 2010 for groups and individuals with arts-related projects taking place between beginning of June 2010 to the end of May 2011. The sessions provide advice on the application process and criteria, ensuring applicants have the best chance for success.
The sessions are being held at:
- Artstation, Ponsonby - 9 February, 12:00 – 1:30 pm
- Artworks Theatre, Waiheke Island - 19 February, 12: 00 – 1:30pm
- Te Mahurehure Marae, Point Chevalier - 12 February, 1:00 – 2:30pm
- Onehunga Community Centre, Onehunga - 25 February, 12 – 1:30pm
Don't miss out, applications close Friday 5 March, 4.30pm for projects that take place between 1 June 2010 and 31 May 2011. For more information or to download an application form please visit www.aucklandcity.govt.nz/grantsandfunding or call James Beaumont, arts and funding adviser for assistance ph 354 2123.
Community artists, community groups with arts projects, performance, workshops and active participation opportunities.
James Beaumont
Arts and funding advisor
Auckland City Council
Ph 354 2123
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Auckland CouncilNew Zealand’s largest city holds a wealth of creative talent and businesses, making it, without a doubt, New Zealand’s home of the creative industries. Auckland's unique arts, culture and creative enterprises not only enrich the cultural landscape of the city and its inhabitants but also make a vital contribution to the city’s economic success.
Auckland Council is committed to making Auckland an arts and culture centre by supporting the abundance of talented creative people who call Auckland home, and creating attractive business and lifestyle options for all who choose to live, work and play here.
The council supports the arts and creative industries in the following ways:
- Support and funding for arts organisations, artists ,arts and cultural groups
- Provision of arts facilities, such as the Art Gallery and ArtStation
- Design and delivery of a public art collection and programme
- Support of performing arts venues such as The Aotea Centre, Civic Theatre and Auckland Townhall
- Funding support for independent performing arts venues such as Q Theatre and The Basement
- Arts and creative sector research and policy and strategy such as Arts Agenda, Blueprint and Arts in Public Places – Public Art Policy
- Urban design of city environments such as Fort Street and Elliot street redevelopments
- City planning and management of projects like Aotea Quarter development
- Provision of world class library resources
- Support of industry associations and business events such as The Big Idea, ART Survive and Thrive forums and Film Auckland
- Delivery of community services to maintain and develop community and recreation facilities and centres
- Support and delivery of community and major events such as Pasifika Festival, Lantern Festival and Music in Parks
- Facilitation of film productions in the regionTo find out more about Auckland Council’s support of the creative industries and how this can benefit you or your creative business visit www.auckland.govt.nz or phone 09 379 2020
Auckland Council is proud to support The Big Idea. Through The Big Idea, Auckland Council can effectively engage with Auckland’s creative community, and promote the arts and culture services it provides.
