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The 2009 funding rounds have now closed.

The 2010 Contestable Funding Guide: Ngā Pūtea will be available from the beginning of December 2009.

2009 Funding Guide Although the 2009 funding rounds have now closed, you can still download a copy of the 2009 Contestable Funding Guide here (PDF, 3.32 MB) for reference.

Contestable Funding

Creative New Zealand distributes approximately $9 million annually in Contestable Funding to support projects focused on the development of New Zealand arts, artists and arts practitioners. People apply to different funding rounds throughout the year and their projects are ranked according to their artistic merit and how strongly they help us achieve our Strategic Priorities. We fund the applications that are strongest artistically and a good strategic fit.

 

You can find out how to apply for Contestable Funding here.

 

Artforms

We fund arts activities that fit in to these artforms: 

  • craft/object art
  • dance
  • inter-arts
  • literature
  • Māori arts
  • music
  • new media, digital arts and film
  • Pacific arts
  • pan artform festivals
  • theatre
  • visual arts

To see what we mean by these artforms, check out our glossary.

 

Pathways


We provide different different levels of support through four diferent pathways. Those pathways are:

 

Quick Response Grants

  • Are for short term stand-alone projects
  • Are for applicants seeking
    • up to $7,500 from the Arts Board and Te Waka Toi
    • up to $5,000 from the Pacific Arts Committee
  • There are three rounds per year
  • There is a six week turn-around for decisions

Arts Grants


  • Are for short term stand alone projects
  • Are for activities that will take up to 12 months to complete
  • There is funding of up to up to $65,000 available from the Arts Board, Te Waka Toi and the Pacific Arts Committee
  • There are two rounds per year
  • There is a 12 week turn-around for decisions

Arts Investments

  • Are for activities that will take 6 – 24 months to complete
  • There is one round per year
  • There is a 12 week turn-around for decisions

Sector Investments

  • Are for activites that could take up to three years to complete
  • There is one round per year
  • There is a 12 week turn-around for decisions
  • There are two types of Sector Investments: ones that focus on developing potential or ones that focus on delivery
    • Developing Potential Sector Investments are to support things like:
      • Sector skills
      • Resources
      • Networks
    • Sector Investments that focus on Devilvery are to support things like:
      • Touring
      • Block Publishing Grants
      • Festivals