Creative Communities Scheme

This scheme supports and encourages local arts activities. It is a partnership between Porirua City Council and Creative New Zealand. Each year Creative New Zealand provides funding to city and district councils for distributing in their area. Any individual, group or organisation can apply.

Projects that get funded do at least one of the following:

• Encourage participation — they create opportunities for local communities to engage with, and participate in local arts activities
  
• Support diversity — they support the diverse artistic cultural traditions of local communities
  
• Enable young people — they enable young people (under 18 years) to engage with, and participate in the arts.
  

The next funding round closes on Monday 5 April 2021, 5pm.

For Arts projects that take place between 30 April 2021 – 30 April 2022

To find out more about these criteria, see the application guide:

• CCS Electronic Application Form (Word)
• CCS Handwritten Application Form (518KB pdf )
• Application Guide (216KB pdf)
• Creative Communities Scheme Brochure - English  (1.3KB pdf)
  
• Creative Communities Scheme Brochure - Samoan (994KB pdf)
  

Successful applicants for Round 1, 2020-21 include:

• Le Moana, Measina Dreamweave, $4462.00
• Katja Starke, Love Letters, $1045.00
• Gatama A Telolaha Trust, Preserving Nanumea culture in Porirua through children’s learning, $2415.00
• Moses Viliamu, Tokelau Language Week Urban Inspirations, $5905.50
• Porirua Little Theatre Society Incorporated, 70 Year History of PLT Exhibition, $1500
• The StarJam Charitable Trust, StarJam Porirua - Empowering Youth with Disability, $3171.00
• Taofi Nehemia, FONO – Tāfesilafa’i Festival, $4150.00
• Talia Alofa’ae Soloa, Porirua Community Drawing Space, $3135.77
• Friends of Pataka, Friends of Pataka Arts Trail 2021, $5510.5

Successful applicants for Round 2, 2019-20 include:

• Brothers and Sisters Collective, Moving Tāne Workshops, $5,184.57
• Ahu Charitable Trust ki Pukerua Bay, Matariki Celebration, $1,687.98

Emma Kitson, Creative Communities Administrator

04 237 1564

emma.kitson@poriruacity.govt.nz