Funding
Creative Communities Scheme Hamilton
The Creative Communities Scheme is a partnership between the Arts Board and Te Waka Toi of Creative NZ working with local authorities acting as Community Arts Providers. The purpose of the scheme is to increase access and participation in the arts through the support of local arts activities.
Important Changes
Following the national review of the CNZ Creative Communities Scheme, changes have been made to the way the Scheme is administered from June 2010.
There will be three funding rounds a year with the next round closing 2 July 2010.
Your project must meet one or more of the following criteria :- broad community involvement, diversity, young people.
More detailed information is available on our website, and we recommend you refer to this before making application.
There is a new application form which MUST be used if you wish to make application. Contact HCAC staff to discuss your application before the closing date.
When:
Closing dates for 2010 are:
Wednesday 31st March
Friday 2nd July
Friday 19th November
Can I get funding for my project?
The project must -
- have an arts focus
- meet one or more of the three funding criteria (see below)
- be completed within 12 months after funding is approved
- benefit local communities
- take place within Hamilton City
- not have started before funding is approved
- not have already been funded by Creative New Zealand for the same purpose
Funding Criteria:
Your project must meet one or more of the following funding critera -
- Broad Community involement
The project will create opportunites 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 to engage with and participate in arts activities - Young People
The project will enable and encourage young people (under 18 years) to engage with and actively participate in the arts.
Type of projects or activities that could be funded include:
- exhibitions, productions, concerts, festivals, workshops and presentations that offer opportunities for community involement 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 to communities
Quick-fire test - can you apply?
- Is arts and/or culture based
- Takes place in Hamilton city
- Starts no less than two months from application date
- Increases participation in the arts
- Increases community interest in the arts
- Benefits the city community
- Has not already been funded by Creative New Zealand
- Meets the assessment criteria of the scheme
Recently Funded
Stage Challenge 2010
Fraser High School
Melville High School
- Thank you to Quikpix for the photos supplied.
Recently Funded March - July 2010
NZ Russian Waikato Friendshipto hold an Arts exhibition and performances of Russian Cultural Theme$2000
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Hamilton Tulip Festival Trust
2 day Tulip festival with cultural groups performing$500
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Waikato Itinerant Music ServiceThe annual Waikato Itinerant Music band and orchestra festival$1500
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Waikato Contemporary Dance ProjectsSimplicity - a site specific contemporary dance performance
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Centre 401 TrustTune Up weekend "workshop" preparing for Mad Pride in November
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United Youth Orchestra TrustHonoraria - conductor and trainee/guest conductor $1000
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SPARKPresentations by high calibre speakers on different Art subjects $4000
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M.T.EHamil Town of Horror Improvisation Production in the Fuel Festival 2010 $1300
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Cantando ChoirPresentation of Rossini's "Petite Messe Solonelle" with Tauranga Civic Choir $2000
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Hamilton Cook Islands Assoc IncTo showcase the Cook Islands culture through dance $800
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Wai Taiko DrummersA full scale 10th Anniversary Concert $500
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Royal School of Church MusicJanuary 2011 Summer School in Hamilton $2500
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St Peters Cathedral Sacred Music Festival2010 Festival of Sacred Music $1600
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Julia ReynoldsPre-production costs of 'Shepherd' a low budget Feature film shot in Hamilton and Waikato $3000
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Young Singers in HarmonyWorkshops and coaching for Young Singers in Harmony choruses and quartets $900
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Carving In IceTo perform Margaret Edson's Pulitzer Prize-winning script $3000
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Waikato Community Broadcasting Charitable TrustAirtime sponsorship for 'Artspace' $1500
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Mighty River HarmonyMusical Director's Honorarium $3000
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Waikato Scout & Guide Gang ShowTheatre Hire costs for 2010 Gang show $2000
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Western Community CentreStyling Art programme for youth in West Hamilton $1600
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Refugee Services NZEmergent - Art exhibition of refugee & migrant youth art $1800
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Rauawaawa Charitable TrustCarving tools and equipment for weekly programme $1200
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NZ Assoc of Teachers of SingingOne day workshop for young singers and their teachers in the Waikato area $1000
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Hamilton Civic ChoirPerformance of the Brahms "Requiem" with Auckland Philharmonic Orchestra $3000
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Trash to Fashion (Waikato) TrustReStyle 2010 - 'Wearable Art' from waste $2500
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Waikato Orchestral Society IncMay and November Concert series by Trust Waikato Symphony Orchestra $2500
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Ayesha GreenWiki-Art, one event, two weeks, six exhibitions $2000
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Grant Accountability
Once you are successful with your grant application you will be given a date to send back the receipt and reporting forms which tell us how your project went. If you are needing another copy of this document you can download them. These must be filled out before applying for another grant UNLESS it is not yet due.