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  1. Standard project budget template

    Your application must include a project budget that is detailed and accurate so our assessors can see your project is viable. Your budget needs to: list all the costs to the project and show how those costs were calculated ...
  2. Strategic outcomes

    To receive funding from Creative New Zealand your project must achieve one of our long term goals, which we call Strategic Outcomes.  Be sure to make a statement in your application about how your project will achieve one of these: Hi...
  3. Arts Grants and Annual Arts Grants programme purposes

    To receive funding from our Arts Grants  or Annual Arts Grants programmes your project must achieve one, or more, of the programme’s purposes. Be sure to make a statement in your Arts Grants application about how your project will...
  4. General eligibility criteria

    We can accept applications from: Individuals who are New Zealand (NZ) citizens or permanent residents. NZ-based organisations International arts organisations. But, the application must show benefits to New Zealand arts. Employe...
  5. Arts Grants funding types

    In Arts Grants there are three types of funding.  You need to select one of these funding types when you make an application. This determines which pool of money your project is funded from, who assesses your application and how it is assessed....
  6. A guide to developing your COVID-19 contingency plan

    This guide will help support artists and arts organisations to develop a COVID-19 Contingency Plan. This plan is a requirement for all applications and must be submitted as an attachment with your application. If you alread...
  7. Visual arts

    What we mean by Visual arts Visual arts includes, but is not limited to, drawing, experimental sound/audio and moving-image arts projects, installation, kōwhaiwhai, painting, performance within a visual arts context, photography, printmaking, s...
  8. Music

    What we mean by Music Music includes classical and contemporary music; orchestral, choral, and band music; opera; jazz and improvised music; sound art; contemporary popular music; 'world' music; traditional and contemporary Māori ...
  9. Community arts

    What we mean by Community arts Community arts are created by, with, and for a community. Creative New Zealand’s focus for Community arts is on projects where the community is actively involved in creating the art. There are also c...
  10. Publishing

    Publishing subsidies are available to individuals, collectives, institutions or publishing companies for publishing projects that:  Demonstrate literary or artistic excellence  Contribute to New Zealand’s cultural life&n...