Funding for arts & culture available
Friday, 25 August 2006
The City Council is once again offering financial assistance to community based arts and culture projects through the Creative Communities New Zealand Scheme.
Application forms for the scheme are available from Monday, August 28, from the Council’s Customer Service Centre with the closing date being Monday, September 25. Adviser to the scheme, Jo Sutton, says the three main aims are to enhance and strengthen the local arts sector, increase the range and diversity of arts available and increase participation in the arts at a local level.
The scheme is jointly administered by the City Council and Creative New Zealand and supports applications for amounts between $500 and $5,000. Two funding rounds are offered each year for an annual amount of $75,000. The Palmerston North Community Arts Council also administers monthly funding rounds dealing with applications up to $2,000.
Application forms are available from the Customer Service Centre, city libraries or the Palmerston North Community Arts Council.
