Te Kaupapa Hapori Auaha ā-Rohe o Whakaoriori
Creative Communities Scheme
The Creative Communities Scheme encourages community involvement, celebrates cultural diversity, and encourages young people to participate in arts activities. Applications can be made for things like exhibitions, workshops, personnel costs associated with short-term projects, artist development, arts promotion, and community participation.
Funding applications for Round 4 are now open, closing on 24 May 2024, at 4.30pm.
Please refer to the Key Documents below to download an application form and guide.
The assessment committee is happy to help you with your application or answer any questions. Their contact details are below, or you can get in touch with the Grants Administrator by emailing: deannae@mstn.govt.nz
Successful applicants and their projects in the 2022/23 funding year were:
- Round 1 – Aratoi, Wairarapa Museum of Art and History (Student Photography Workshops), ConArt Gallery & Studios (Artist Studio Hire), Christine Daniell (Outdoor Poems) and Yarns in Barns (Wairarapa Festival of Reading)
- Round 2 – DIY Comedy (Live @ Madisons comedy nights), Elaine Hurndell (Goodwill Banners), King Street Artworks (Waitangi Wananga) and Jane Ross (Film Talks on Air)
- Round 3 – Amy Atkins (RAW! Autonomous Sensory Meridian Response Show and Clowning Workshops), Stefan Brown (Troubadour Singers), Katie Marshall (Exploring Emotions through Art workshops), Mulled Wine Concerts (Classical and Jazz Concerts), Jane Ross (Wairarapa Film Festival), The CanInspire Charitable Trust (CanBead Workshops) and Wairarapa Shakespeare (Shakespeare Regional Festival)
- Round 4 - Ayla Collin (Kauae Raro Wananga), Jeff and The Angry Stick (The Next Big Thing Concerts/Gigs), Motuoru Development Services (Knitting Workshops), Te Kura Kaupapa O Wairarapa (Kapa Haka and Noho Marae), Motuoru Trust (Youth Radio Shows) and Wairarapa College (Grease Musical Performance).