Arts Grants for Ethnic Communities in the Western Bay District

This fund has been established to harness creativity to promote social cohesion and culture within the communities located in the Western Bay of Plenty district.  The fund encourages inclusive creativity through cultural celebrations and engagement, supporting ethnic communities to feel connected and providing opportunities to participate in society.

The definition of ethnic communities is as follows:

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.

Click on this link to download a map which shows the Western Bay of Plenty district boundaries.  Your activity needs to take place within this geographic area.

Further information, advice or help making an application:

Contact Annie Hill, Creative Bay of Plenty’s Strategy & Capability Lead, on email annie@creativebop.org.nz or telephone 021 579 348.

• Projects must celebrate cultural arts such as drama, visual or object art, music, dance, performance, creative writing, and photography, and must engage the community.
• To extend our opportunity to partners across the district, applicants can be both for profit and not-for-profit organisations. However, submissions will not be considered from organisations intending to make a profit from the activity applied for.
• Applications must demonstrate impact within the Western Bay of Plenty district boundary and must be open to the wider community, where appropriate.
• The project must have a defined start and finish date or time. Projects cannot have started or finished when funding applications are submitted.
• Applications are capped at a maximum of $2,000 per project.

I confirm that ...

• I have read and understand the guidelines
• I am able to demonstrate alignment between this project and the aim of this fund
• I will deliver the project in Western Bay of Plenty.