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Creative Communities NZ: Raglan Scheme

Do you or your club/organisation have an arts project involving Poetry, Drama, Dance, Music, Theatre, Craft, Fine Arts, Toi Whakairo or Creative and Interpretive Expression which you would like to do but are unable to fully fund. You may be eligible for a Creative Communities New Zealand grant or guarantee against loss, why not apply.

The Raglan Community Arts Council operates the Creative Communities NZ: Raglan Scheme as part of the Creative Communities Scheme for the Waikato District. The Raglan Community Arts Council considers applications for assistance of up to $500 for small projects in between Waikato District funding rounds.

The full eligibility and funding criteria are set out in the information brochure for the Creative Communities NZ scheme. In general applications must meet these criteria:

Eligibility Criteria

  • Is your project an arts and cultural project?
  • Will your project take place within the Raglan/Whaingaroa area and/or produce benefits which are largely experienced within the Raglan/Whaingaroa area?
  • Will your project benefit local communities?
  • Will your project increase participation in the arts at a local level, or increase the range and diversity of the arts available to your local community?

Funding Criteria

  • Will the project increase community participation in the arts?
  • Will the project increase the range and diversity of arts available to communities?
  • Will the project enhance or strengthen the local arts sector?

To apply for a grant, download the application form and the accountability form:

If your project does not meet the Creative Communities NZ criteria, the Raglan Community Arts Council sometimes has grant funds available for Youth Arts projects.

Creative Communities NZ: Waikato Scheme

If your project needs assistance of more than $500 and it is in the Waikato District you need the Creative Communities New Zealand: Waikato Funding Scheme.

Application Forms with basic Guidelines and Criteria for projects taking place within or involving people from the Waikato District Council rating area are available from Waikato District Council Offices in Raglan, Ngaruawahia and Huntly or on the Waikato District Council website.

For further information contact the funding advisor, Waikato District Council, Ph 07 824 8633 or visit the web page Creative Communities Waikato.