Community arts and culture fund

About the Community Arts and Culture Fund

The purpose of this fund is to contribute to the creative life of Hutt City residents and visitors by supporting:

opportunities for a diverse range of quality arts activities and events that are easily accessed by residents and visitors
opportunities to increase community participation in arts and cultural activities
opportunities to grow audiences for the arts and cultural activities

The Arts and Culture Fund has an emphasis on ongoing programmes over project-based initiatives.

To apply for this fund you must:

have legal status as charitable trusts or incorporated societies authorised to receive or administer charitable funding
be based in Lower Hutt
provide services that are accessible to a wide range of people or have a clearly defined target group
have not applied for the Arts and Culture fund in the prior year

The grants range from $500 to $10,000 and is to be used to help cover operational and administration costs.

Examples of things we fund:

organisations that:
- already get operational funding from any other Council source (excluding rates rebates)
- such as schools and kindergartens, that receive significant government funding
- that plan to give funds to other people at their own discretion
individuals
expenses already incurred
paying off debts
land, building, renovation or maintenance costs.

Programmes which are:
- community led / address a community need
- sustainable
- equitable
From organisations which are
- legal entities
- well managed
- demonstrate community engagement or collaboration

Year/Funding round	Details	File/Size
2021	Successful Community Arts and Culture Fund applicants 2021	PDF 157.7KB
2020	Successful Community Arts and Culture Fund applicants 2020	PDF 146.8 KB
2019	Successful Community Arts and Culture Fund applicants 2019	PDF 22.7 KB