Creative Communities Scheme
The Creative Communities Scheme is a partnership between Whanganui District Council and Creative New Zealand to promote local arts projects.
This funding is administrated within the Whanganui District by Whanganui & Partners.
Application dates for Round 2 2020/21
Open: Monday, 8 March 2021
Close: 12 noon, Monday, 5 April 2021
For projects that take place between 1 May 2021 and 1 May 2022
Creative Communities Scheme application form
All applications must be made on the official form which will be available soon.
Please read and use the application guide(PDF, 301KB) when completing your application. It will help you to apply for CCS funding and to complete the application form.
We accept both handwritten hard copy applications and PDF versions. Instructions on how to complete the application form are contained within the application document.
Recent funding recipients
The following organisations and individuals received funding in Round 1, 2020/21
Born and Raised Pasifika |
$1275.36 for Youth Pasifika Art |
Community Music |
$2316.40 for Living in the Music |
Debbie Wai Kapohe |
$335.00 for Romantic Period Guitar and Voice Recital |
Hakeke Street Community Centre |
$3448.75 for a mural |
Lotus Women's Group |
$1000.00 for Diwali 2020 |
Multicultural Council of Rangitikei/Whanganui |
$2130.00 for Race Awareness Week |
Sandra Morris Illustration |
$1320.44 for The Complete Children's Picture Book Illustration Workshop |
City College |
$3075.00 for The Movement Collective |
Wen Xiong |
$2000.00 for Wen's Story Den |
Whanganui Camera Club |
$1210.00 for Wild Child Weekend Workshop |
Whanganui Community Drumming |
$1125.00 for West African Drumming Workshop |
Whanganui Creative Space |
$2241.50 for Unlocked Exhibition |
Whanganui Resource Recovery Centre Trust |
$1863.75 for Repurposed Art Installation |
Whanganui Repertory Theatre Inc |
$915.33 for Peter Pan Pantomime |
Brochures
These are available in several languages so you can easily find out more about what the scheme funds.
- Chinese Traditional(PDF, 1MB)
- English(PDF, 1MB)
- Fijian(PDF, 976KB)
- Hindi(PDF, 1021KB)
- Korean(PDF, 1MB)
- Te Reo Māori(PDF, 962KB)
- Niuean(PDF, 976KB)
- Samoan(PDF, 993KB)
- Tokelauan(PDF, 978KB)
- Tongan(PDF, 1MB)
- Tuvaluan(PDF, 975KB)
For more information please contact Whanganui & Partners Community Arts Co-ordinator Anique.Jayasinghe@whanganuiandpartners.nz