About
Creative Bay of Plenty (Te Waka Auaha Toi) is a regional arts and cultural development organization serving Tauranga and the Western Bay of Plenty in New Zealand. The organization focuses on four key areas: Hononga (Connecting) - developing relationships to connect artists, audiences, funders and stakeholders; Whakamanatia (Capability Building) - unlocking capacity and potential through mentoring and skill development; Kaiwero (Advocacy) - advocating the value and influence of arts and culture to decision makers; and Whakaara Pā (Promotion) - profiling creative people and cultural experiences. They administer various funding programs including Mini Arts Grants, Creative Communities Scheme, and Arts Grants for Ethnic Communities, while also maintaining a creative directory and promoting local events and workshops.
Funding Opportunities
Mini Arts Grants
The Mini Arts Grants program supports the resilience of the Western Bay sub-region's creative sector and increases vibrancy over the winter period by funding creative projects and activations with rapid turnaround mini grants. The fund is designed to support creative projects and activations that involve creativity or culture and engage the community. Applications are capped at $2,000 per project. The initiative must be a new activity with a defined start and finish time, taking place in either Tauranga city or Western Bay of Plenty district. Applicants can be individuals, organisations or informal groups that are not-for-profits, have a charitable purpose or provide a community benefit. The fund will not support the arts practice of individuals. Previous rounds have funded projects including Māori weaving workshops, theatre and musical direction workshops, mural installations, songwriting clinics, zine making workshops, and various community arts projects. These grants are made possible with the support of TECT and Creative Bay of Plenty.
Arts Grants for Ethnic Communities
The Arts Grants for Ethnic Communities fund is designed to harness creativity to promote social cohesion and culture within communities located in the Western Bay of Plenty district in New Zealand. The fund encourages inclusive creativity through cultural celebrations and engagement, supporting ethnic communities to feel connected and providing opportunities to participate in society. Ethnic communities include migrants, former refugees, long-term settlers, and multi-generational New Zealanders who identify as African, Asian, continental European, Latin American, and Middle Eastern. The fund supports projects that celebrate cultural arts such as drama, visual or object art, music, dance, performance, creative writing, and photography, and must engage the community. Examples of projects include social inclusion programmes, celebration of religious festivals, national or remembrance days, and events showcasing cultural performances, art, drama, language, or food. Projects must demonstrate impact within the Western Bay of Plenty district boundary and must be open to the wider community where appropriate. Applications are capped at a maximum of $2,000 per project. Both for-profit and not-for-profit organisations can apply, though submissions will not be considered from organisations intending to make a profit from the activity applied for. The project must have a defined start and finish date and cannot have started or finished when funding applications are submitted. The fund is administered by Creative Bay of Plenty on behalf of the Western Bay of Plenty District Council.
At a Glance
- Total Funding Opportunities
- 4
- Active Now
- 2
- Source Domain
- creativebop.org.nz
Catalog Data
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