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Are you involved in an arts project, festival, performance or workshop? If so, you can apply for a Creative Communities grant, funded by Creative NZ and managed in Hastings by Hastings District Council. The purpose of the central government initiative is to increase the range, diversity and participation in the arts in communities.
There are two funding rounds per year, with decisions made around two weeks after each of the two application closing dates.
Round 1 for projects starting after 1 April 2021
Applications are open from 1 - 19 February 2021
Round 2 for projects starting after 1 October 2021
Applications are open from 2 - 20 August 2021
All applications must be submitted via the online grants portal.
Information and forms
Documents that will assist you in the preparation of your application include:
You can apply for a Creative Communities grant if your project meets all of the following requirements:
Creative New Zealand has three funding criteria for this scheme. They are:
Creative NZ requires that 30 per cent of the total cost of a project is funded by the applicant.
Council's assessment committee meets two weeks after the round's closing date. Decisions are notified by mail within seven working days of the committee meeting.
The Hastings committee assesses the applications on the Creative Communities criteria above, plus the following:
Because demand is always high, the average grant awarded is usually less than $2000.
For more information please email the Community Grants Advisor
You are also able to apply to the Napier Creative Communities Scheme for your event/project, providing it involves both Hastings and Napier residents and you are request funding for different components of the project. Please complete the appropriate application forms if apply to both councils.
If you need to apply for more than $8000 you should consider discussing your project with Creative New Zealand to see if it qualifies for national funding. See: Creative New Zealand or email info@creativenz.govt.nz.
If you have any questions about the Creative Communities scheme please contact the Community Grants Advisor.
Applicant | Project Title | Funding Received |
Summer in the Parks | 10 Summer in the Parks and Jazz on the Village Green Events | $4,000.00 |
Anthony Stretch | Stretch Music Video | $3,000.00 |
Waiohiki charitable trust | Community Mural | $3,000.00 |
V Hoy | Spaceship Collective Wall Mural | $2,999.00 |
Rezpect Dance Academy | RDA - Next Level Dance Experience | $2,907.00 |
Kaisen Charitable Trust | Hawke's Bay Christmas At The Park 2020, Community Mural | $2,500.00 |
Public Dreams Charitable Trust | Illuminated Puppets at Fiesta of Lights | $2,500.00 |
H.A.S.H | Fringe In The Stings 2020, Family Programming | $2,500.00 |
Arts Inc Heretaunga | Hawke's Bay Art Guide 2021 | $2,122.00 |
Art Hawkes Bay Incorporated | Art Hawkes Bay Exhibition | $2,000.00 |
Jo Morris | Connected | $1,800.00 |
Steez Fitter Streetwear | Steez Fitter Streetwear Exhibition | $1,517.00 |
Hastings Choral Society | The Childhood of Christ | $1,500.00 |
Hawke's Bay Soul Choir | Choir Programme 2020/21 | $1,500.00 |
Katja Starke | Lockdown Laundry – Air Your Memories | $970.00 |
Lee Bruce Gaylor | Lee Gaylors Fine Arts Fire Sale | $285.00 |
TOTAL | $35,100.00 |
National Youth Drama School |
8-day Performing Arts Workshops for 14-18 year old |
$3,800.00 |
Stars in Clive’s Eyes |
Stars in Clives Eyes - Adult variety concert |
$3,000.00 |
Hastings Art & Culture Trust |
2020 Edible Fashion Awards |
$3,000.00 |
Happenings & Activation Society of Hastings |
FiTS in your Pocket |
$2,362.00 |
Louisa Tuipulotu |
Pasifika Dance Classes |
$2,000.00 |
Deco Bay Brass Incorporated |
Central and Wellington Districts Brass Band Contest |
$2,000.00 |
Pauline Ellen Hayes |
Script Development for "Sita Unsung" |
$1,837.88 |
Kristyl Neho |
Confident Me |
$1,800.00 |
Nga Toi Hawke’s Bay |
Ngā Toi Hawke’s Bay ArtReach Workshops and Sector Hui |
$1,550.00 |
IHC New Zealand Incorporated |
Photography and Drama Workshops Project |
$1,550.00 |
UKU Clay Hawkes Bay |
UKU Clay HB National Ceramic Award 2020 |
$1,500.00 |
Foto iwi ( Photo iwi Charitable Trust) |
Foto iwi Creative Workshop |
$1,500.00 |
NZ Music Managers Forum |
Upskilling Seminar - How to Promote and Market Your Music |
$1,000.00 |
Anthony Wiremu Richard Stretch |
Stretch - Album #2 |
$1,000.00 |
Napier Civic Choir incorporated |
NAPIER CIVIC CHOIR CONCERT WEEKEND 1, 2020: Hastings Venue Hire |
$850.00 |
Campbell Tamahina Burns |
“PLAYSPACE – Sound Exploration” |
$800.00 |
Creative Fibre Hawke's Bay |
Creative Fibre Hawke's Bay biannual exhibition and sale of work |
$450.00 |
|
Total |
$30,000 |
Summer in the Parks |
Summer in the parks an jazz on the green |
$3,000.00 |
HASH |
Fringe in the Stings |
$2,500.00 |
Hastings City Business Association |
Christmas launch and night market |
$2,000.00 |
Arts Hawke's Bay |
Arts Hawke's Bay Exhibition 2020 |
$2,000.00 |
Public Dreames Trust |
Niho Taniwha Shark Teeth Light Installation |
$2,000.00 |
Nga Toi HB |
Art Reach Workshop and Sector Hui |
$1,980.00 |
Pauline Hayes |
Chlorination Street |
$1,600.00 |
Hastings Choral Society |
Messiah |
$1,500.00 |
Keiunga |
Billy Lids Holiday Fest |
$1,500.00 |
Kaisen Trust |
Christmas In the Park |
$1,500.00 |
Teresa Woodham |
As The Day Draws In Stage Two |
$1,500.00 |
Krystal Neho |
Maia Me |
$1,219.00 |
The Hook |
The Hook TV |
$1,200.00 |
Arts inc Heretaunga |
Hawkes Bay Arts Guide |
$1,200.00 |
Maraekakaho School |
Wild Flower Sculpture Exhibition |
$1,175.00 |
HB Indian Cultural Centre |
MADDE for the cause 2020 |
$1,125.00 |
Hastings City Business Association |
Summer Arts Deco in Hastings City |
$1,100.00 |
Little Dog Barking |
The Pond Tour |
$1,085.00 |
Hastings City Business Association |
Chinese New Year Night Market |
$1,000.00 |
Hastings City Business Association |
Pacifica Night Market |
$1,000.00 |
Hanley Productions |
DREAM Hastings |
$1,000.00 |
Wardini Books |
HB five Sentence Fiction |
$1,000.00 |
Heretaunga Womens Centre |
Mosaic Beautification and Art Project |
$960.00 |
Presbyterian Support |
Mosaic Art Exhibition |
$658.00 |
Henry Joseph Rowntree |
Camberley Kura Mural Project |
$500.00 |
Hawkes Bay Live Poets Society |
Live Poetry in Hastings |
$500.00 |
Photo Kiwi Charitiable Trust |
School Holiday Workshop |
$430.00 |
Leah Baterbonia |
Basic Filipino Language and Culture Class |
$200.00 |
|
Total |
$36,432 |
National Youth Drama School Trust |
NYDS 2019 |
$3,500.00 |
Hastings Arts & Culture Trust |
Edible Fashion Awards 2019 |
$3,000.00 |
Hawke’s Bay Readers & Writers Trust |
Hawke’s Bay Readers & Writers Festival 2019 |
$2,500.00 |
Hastings City Business Association |
Matariki Night Market |
$2,300.00 |
Teresa Woodham |
As The Day Draws In |
$2,000.00 |
NZ Suzuki Institute - HB Branch |
Suzuki Youth Musical Workshop |
$1,800.00 |
Piping & Dancing Association of NZ |
Hawke’s Bay Easter Highland Games |
$1,708.78 |
Cameron Jones |
High Rise |
$1,700.00 |
Hanley Productions |
D.R.E.A.M Hastings |
$1,500.00 |
Hawke’s Bay Tongan Youth Group |
Tongan Language Week |
$1,446.79 |
Rose Chapman |
Duart House History |
$1,300.00 |
Wine Country Quilts |
Wine Country Quilts 2020 Exhibition |
$1,300.00 |
ZEAL Education Trust |
Versus Talent Quest |
$1,250.00 |
Out East Creative Ltd |
Introduction to the 'Viewpoints' for Hawke’s Bay theatre practitioners |
$1,250.00 |
Napier Civic Choir |
Napier Civic Choir Concert Weekend |
$1,100.00 |
IHC |
Variety Performance Drama Workshops Project |
$1,000.00 |
Massey Branch - Drama NZ |
Dare To Devise (48 Hr Theatre Workshop) |
$1,000.00 |
Keirunga Book Arts Group |
Beyond Books |
$700.00 |
|
Total |
$30,355 |
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