Creative Communities Scheme (CCS)
Funding Dates
Hauraki Creative Communities Scheme applications are advertised in February and July/August each year. Dates will be advertised in local papers and on our website.
Who Can Apply
We have previously funded:
- Exhibitions, productions, concerts, festivals, workshops and presentations that offer opportunities for community involvement 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.
- School-based projects that are outside of the school’s normal activities and provide opportunities for community participation or benefits to the wider community are also eligible.
How to apply
- Before applying we recommend that you read the Creative Communities Scheme Funding for Local Arts brochure and Application Guide
- Then complete the Application Form
- Email or post the completed the application form and supporting documentation to us:
Email: info@hauraki-dc.govt.nz
Post:
Creative Communities Scheme Administrator
Hauraki District Council
PO Box 17
PAEROA
Remember: Get your documents to us before the application date closes. Closing dates will be advertised on our website, social media and local newspapers.
If you have any questions, you can email our Creative Communities Scheme Administrator, Katie McLaren.
Forms and Guides
The Assessment Panel
We administer the funding based on decisions made by an assessment panel made up of representatives from across the Hauraki District.
The assessment panel is made up of:
- One or more appointments from the Hauraki Plains Ward
- One or more appointments from the Paeroa Ward
- One or more appointments from the Waihī Ward
- One or more appointments tangata whenua appointment from across the district
- Two elected member appointments from the Hauraki District Council
Public appointments for the panel are made via call for nominations and approval by the assessment panel and the HDC elected member representatives are appointed by the Mayor.
For Guidance and information regarding your application you are encouraged to contact an Assessment Panel member from your community:
- Nikki Keane – HAURAKI PLAINS
- Jan Paton - HAURAKI PLAINS
- Melba Pakinga - PAEROA
- Amanda Ryan - WAIHĪ
- Anne Marie Spicer – HDC REPRESENTATIVE
- Jo Tilsley – HDC REPRESENTATIVE
Previous Grant Recipients
We have been awarding Creative Community Scheme Grants since 2018. Take a look at our successful Creative Community Scheme projects.