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  1. Activity and budget template for a programme of activity

    Use this template if you're applying for: multiple activities within one application through Annual Arts Grants a multidisciplinary arts festival involving multiple activities a publishing grant towards multiple publications (ho...
  2. Te Hā o ngā Toi – Māori Arts Strategy 2019 – 2024

    This is a five-year strategy with four focus areas.  If you feel your project will achieve one of the Strategy's outcomes you should include a statement about it in your application.  Advance  ngā toi Māori  ...
  3. Literature

    What we mean by Literature  Literature is a broad, inclusive concept that includes the research, writing, illustrating, publishing and performing/presenting of high-quality works of fiction, and non-fiction that demonstrate literary excell...
  4. Eligibility for Annual Arts Grants

    To be eligible to apply for Annual Arts Grants 2022 you must be an artist, arts practitioner, or arts organisation that:  meets the  general eligibility criteria   meets one of the f...
  5. Administration and overhead costs

    Creative New Zealand grants, e.g. Arts Grants, can contribute to administration and overhead costs only for the duration of the project. Ongoing administration and infrastructure costs cannot be funded through Arts Grants. Applicants should provide ...
  6. Breaches of agreements

    We cannot consider an application if you, your organisation, or key members of your project team are in breach of the conditions of a current funding agreement, which includes missing the deadline for reporting on a previous grant or other funding c...
  7. Other Creative New Zealand funding

    Your programme of activity, project, or the phase of your project for which you are applying, cannot have already received funding from a Creative New Zealand funding programme or initiative. For example, if you receive an Arts Grant you ...
  8. Duplication of funding with other government agencies

    To make best use of our resources we fund arts activities that achieve our programme outcomes within specified artforms.   There are other government agencies with mandates in the wider cultural, arts, creative and community s...
  9. Multidisciplinary arts

    What we mean by Multidisciplinary Multidisciplinary p rojects and activities  involve multiple, distinct artforms of any cultural tradition – rather than one main artform. It includes customary and contemporary practices o...
  10. Amount requested

    The amount you are requesting from Creative New Zealand in your detailed project budget must be the same as the amount requested in your application form. Your detailed project budget needs to show: which part or parts of the proposed proje...