Napier Creative Communities

The Creative Communities Scheme (CCS)

Each year Creative New Zealand provides CCS funding to local and district councils throughout New Zealand to distribute in their area. The scheme supports more than 1,800 projects every year.
Creative New Zealand, in partnership with, Napier City Council provides $52,680 to groups, organisations and individuals working within our local creative community per annum to distribute. Most grants range between $500 and $2,500.

Additional Funding to Creative Communities Scheme

Creative New Zealand has welcomed the announcement from Government of an additional $5 million to support the arts sector through the Delta outbreak. You can view full details of the support package here Government’s Delta support package for the arts.

We are happy to confirm that $1 million has been allocated to the Creative Communities

Scheme (CCS), to be distributed as a Delta ‘top-up’ to 67 territorial authorities on a per capita basis. This is the second CCS ‘top-up’ in 2021. The first ‘top-up’ was distributed in January as part of Government’s first Arts and Culture COVID Recovery Programme.

Napier City Council will receive additional funding of $13,431.34 for the scheme for 2021-2022.

Applicants Workshop

Two workshops for potential applicants are held each year for the Creative Communities Scheme. They are held at the Napier War Memorial a few days before each open date.

If you would like more information about the workshop, or are unable to attend a workshop, please contact Belinda at belindam@napier.govt.nz.

The dates for the workshops are shown under the ‘Next Funding Rounds’ section below.

There are two funding rounds each year, that open in January and August.

APPLICATION FORM Project guidelines Brochure

You are also able to apply to Hastings Creative Communities Scheme for your event/project, providing it involves Napier residents, and you request funding for different components of the project. Please complete the appropriate application forms if apply to both councils.

What we fund

Any group, organisation or individual may apply, though individuals must be a New Zealand citizen or permanent resident. Your project must meet one or more of the following criteria:

Access and participation. The project will create opportunities for local communities to engage with and participate in arts activities.
Diversity. The project will support the diverse arts and cultural traditions of local communities, enriching and promoting their uniqueness and cultural diversity.
Young People. The project will enable and encourage young people (under 18 years) to engage with and actively participate in the arts.

What we look for

Next Funding Rounds

September 2022 - Opens 29 July. Closes 19 August, 5pm.

We also run workshops to help potential applicants. We cover why it is important to submit a good application, what the fund is about, how to write a good budget and more. Workshops will be held at The Napier War Memorial Centre on:

Wednesday 27 July, 12:00-1:00pm

As well as the above criteria, these factors influence the committee's decision:

Quality of the project
Artistic merit
Impact on the local arts community
Your ability to make it happen
Good project planning and budgeting
Level of financial need
Viability of project where a project cannot be fully funded.

Applications should include the following:

A detailed budget of the whole project
Quotes for the items you require funding for.
A project description, including dates, numbers of participants, and a programme of what you intend to achieve. If you are paying fees to artists or tutors, include a brief CV of who they are and their role in your project.
If you are applying as an individual, include information on your background, work, and things you may have done/been involved with in the past.
Groups or organisations must provide a copy of their latest financial statement. This can be a copy of the audited accounts, an income and expenditure/balance statement or a copy of the unaudited management accounts

How to apply

The Creative Communities Assessment committee meet to finalise decisions approximately five weeks after the close-off date. Applicants are notified in writing of the outcome.

grant guidelines

Project Completion Form

If you receive CCS funding, either as an individual or part of a group, you must completed a Project Completion Report for the project/event before consideration will be given to any further applications.

PROJECT COMPLETION REPORT

Email - csgrants@napier.govt.nz (preferred)

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2022 Recipients

Successful Applicants for the Napier Creative Communities March 2022
Organisation/Individual	Project	Approved Funding
Hastings Art & Culture Trust	Edible Fashion Awards 2022	4,000
Institute of Registered Music Teachers NZ (HB Branch)	Hawke's Bay Young Musicians of Year 2022	2,000
Little Green Man Productions	Matariki Glow Show 2022 – giant scale puppet show	1,817
Uku Clay HB	Uku Clay Hawke's Bay 2022 Exhibition	2,000
Photo Iwi	Happy Bay News - youth workshops and publication	1,800
StarJam	StarJam - workshops and performance	3,000
Campbell Burns	Droplets – a unique interactive sound art work	1,000
Kathy Clark	Gumboots Brass and Wind Ensemble	648
Napier Live Poets	Napier Live Poets - open mic gatherings and National Poetry Day event	552
Karen Leslie - Hawke's Bay Comedy	Peak Comedy – stand-up comedy shows, including visiting comics	2,000
Total Funds Distributed (GST Excl)		$18,817

2021 Recipients

Successful Applicants for the Napier Creative Communities September 2021
Recipient	Project Name	Approved Funding
Creative Arts Napier	Hawke's Bay Art Trail (supply and identifying flags for each Napier artist studio on the HB Art Trail)	1,500
Creative Arts Napier	CAN Artist in Residence 2022 (wish to establish an annual emerging Artists in Residence opportunity)	1,110
Foto Iwi Trust	Foto Iwi Workshop/Rangatahi Magazine (work together to produce the 'Happy Bay News' magazine, focused on culture, diversity and environment)	2,136
Hawke's Bay Readers and Writers Trust	2021 Hawke's Bay Readers and Writers Festival (an opportunity for established and emerging writers to come together with leader writers in literary events unique to HB)	2,165
Hawke's Bay Orchestra	Carols by Candlelight Concert (full strength orchestra, soloists and choir, with members from Prima Volta to perform the LED candlelight concerts on stage)	2,750
IHC New Zealand	Beginners Photography workshop project (for people with disabilities to develop skills in a creative art form)	1,300
Kaisen Trust	Christmas at the Park 2021 (public community event showcasing local and NZ artists , and Kapa Haka groups performing to a large audience)	1,000
Keirunga Theatre Collective	Pirate Kai (a theatre production for young children about wellbeing, healthy relationships and creativity)	2,372
StarJam Charitable Trust	StarJam (music workshops and public performances for people isolated by disability)	2,750
Taradale Pottery Group	Taradale Pottery Exhibition ( for special needs students to promote diversity in Clay)	2,400
Robert Fugah	African Songs, Drumming and Dance Workshops- African Culture to Napier	2,250
Cherie Meerlo	Creative Mask Challenge 2022 (invite primary and intermediate aged children to participate in a creative mask making competition and an exhibition for recycled materials and natural fibres)	2,750
Waiapu Cathedral Choir	2021 Sing-in at the Cathedral (open to all interested parties, with a 2-3 hour learning session and performance to audience and friends)	974
Clayton Guthrie	Expression of my Growth (exhibit in a Brain Injury exhibition showcasing Art Deco and wineries, and original work)	1,200
The Secret Keeper	The Secret Keeper (exhibition of sculptures, video, photographic prints and a book which discuss childhood sexual abuse)	2,500
Hawke's Bay Indian Assn	Diwali 2021 (major event in the Hindu culture that symbolises the spiritual 'victory of light over darkness, good over evil and knowledge over ignorance')	2,750
Bay Music Group Ltd	Outfield Festival 2022 (music, food and arts festival to foster local artists with an opportunity to showcase their talents)	2,000
Kami Bay	Batik workshop, exhibition and fashion show 2021 (to introduce the Traditional Indonesian textile to the Hawkes's Bay community)	2,000
Richmond Palleson	Dawn of a New Metal Season (an opportunity for local Hawke's Bay musical artists to showcase to a crowd)	500
Rakuto Kurano	Rakuto Kurano "Duplexity" concert tour (performing three new commissioned works and classics as a young composer)	450
	Total Funds Distributed	$36,857.00

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