Previous events
February 2024
- Lower Hutt (Tuesday 20 February)
- Hastings (Monday 26 February)
- Napier (Monday 26 February)
- Wellington (Monday 26 February)
- Auckland Central (Monday 26 February)
- Wairoa (Tuesday 27 February)
- Dunedin (Tuesday 27 February)
- Whanganui (Tuesday 27 February)
- Auckland - West (Tuesday 27 February)
- Auckland Central (Tuesday 27 February)
- Palmerston North (Wednesday 28 February)
- Rotorua (Wednesday 28 February)
- Christchurch (Wednesday 28 February)
- Invercargill (Wednesday 28 February)
- Whāngarei (Wednesday 28 February)
- Christchurch (Thursday 29 February)
- Wellington (Thursday 29 February)
- Gisborne (Thursday 29 February)
March 2024
- Kaitaia (Monday 4 March)
- Waitangi (Monday 4 March)
- Kaikohe (Monday 4 March)
- Hamilton (Monday 4 March)
- Thames (Tuesday 5 March)
- Kiri Kiri (Tuesday 5 March)
- Ōtorohanga (Tuesday 5 March)
- Wellington (Wednesday 6 March)
- Motueka (Wednesday 6 March)
- Tauranga (Wednesday 6 March)
- Auckland (Thursday 7 March)
- Online (Thursday 7 March)
- Auckland South (Friday 8 March)
- Online (Monday 11 March)
- Te Hāwera (Tuesday 12 March)
- Nelson (Saturday 16 March)
- Blenheim (Sunday 17 March)
- Taranaki (Monday 18 March)
May 2024
- Drop-in Zui for the Arts Organisation and Groups Fund (Tuesday 14 May)
Online information sessions
On Wednesday 15 and Thursday 16 November 2023, we hosted four online information sessions about the changes to our funding and support for 2024. You can watch the recording of the session held at 12pm Wednesday 15 November below, or view the presentation shared in the session (PDF, 787KB)
Frequently Asked Questions about our new funding and support programme
We’ve shared the answers to a sample of common questions we received during our online information sessions in November 2023.
Applying
How long are the rounds open?
The 2024 funding calendar outlines the opening, closing, and notification dates for all funds.
Will the application process be the same initially - that someone has to create an account and then wait for someone from CNZ to call and discuss their application intentions first?
You don't need to talk with an adviser before applying. Our team is available if you want to ask a question about funding and support and you can book a time online to chat with an adviser. You will need to create a CNZ account in the portal if you don't have one already. See the CNZ portal help guide
Is it possible to apply for funding for arts organisations and other grants (e.g. for collaboratives), or does it need to be one or the other?
You can apply either as an individual or as an arts organisation. You cannot apply as both. An arts organisation or group is likely to:
- have a particular purpose or vision
- be engaged in ongoing activity
- continue operating even if people change.
Arts organisations and groups don’t have to have a formal strategic plan, professional staff, or be a legal entity.
Does the two application per year limit remain? If so, does that limit apply to multiple funds?
There is no limit on the number of applications you can make in a year and you can re-submit declined applications. Artists and collaboratives could get a maximum amount of $125,000 that can be received over 12 months across the Creative Fellowship Funds and the Creative Impact Funds, plus up to $8,000 from the Development Fund for Artists and Practitioners. Organisations and groups can receive up to $125,000 from the Organisations and Groups Fund and up to $20,000 from the Development Fund for Arts Organisations and Groups within 12 months. The amount available from the Residencies, Internships and Fellowships Fund will be confirmed in early 2024.
About the changes
Will applicants need to speak directly to the Strategic Outcomes and Programme Purposes as laid out by CNZ?
CNZ staff will assess the strategic impact for some funds based on the information in the application – we may not need specific or additional information about the strategic outcomes. More information about the application requirements and our assessment criteria will be provided before each opportunity opens.
How will CNZ measure how the funds are distributed across Aotearoa to ensure that artists and organisations in the regions are not left behind?
Our new funds have been designed to be open to everyone, wherever they are based. There isn't a dedicated fund for artists and organisations based in the regions. We have grouped our funds into three categories: Early Career Artists, Artists and Collaboratives, and Arts Organisations and Groups. You can choose which category best fits you. From February 2024 we’ll be travelling across the motu to share the new funding and support services and answer any questions you might have about how to apply. Our team will also be travelling to a different region each month to spend time getting to know you better. A complete list of where we’ll be and when will be available in the new year.
It would be great to know more about the peer assessors. Who are they? How are they chosen for that role?
External peer assessors are people from the creative sector who do not work at Creative New Zealand and come from a diverse range of backgrounds and experiences. The external peer assessors use their knowledge and expertise to provide independent and impartial advice on applications. The Arts Council approves all external peer assessors before they participate in a funding round. We ask external peer assessors to declare any real, potential, or perceived conflicts of interest so we can manage these conflicts to ensure a robust and fair process. If you’d like to know more read our current Peer Assessor Terms and Conditions
Why is there a difference in the assessment process for General Arts and Māori and Pacific Arts funds?
The assessment and decision-making processes have been designed with our Ngā Toi Māori and Pacific Arts kaimahi aligning with the kaupapa of each fund, and also reflect the extensive feedback we received about increasing CNZ’s role in internal assessment and decision-making. We will have more information available from the beginning of next year about the assessment criteria, with the goal of transparency and clarity about how and why decisions are made.
What are the tax implications of these changes? The Creative Fellowship grant is essentially a stipend. Will it be classed as income?
The funding is still classed as a grant and is taxable.
Is there still an international section/office within CNZ? Is all international funding now subsumed within the new structure?
International activity can be supported within these funds. We still have advisers with international expertise who can provide advice and we will still offer some specific international initiatives.
The most desperate thing NZ artists need is travel funds because it’s so expensive to get anywhere and no one pays your travel from here. Will the new funds support international travel costs?
You can apply for travel costs as part of the new funding and support programmes (except for the New Leaders programme, as there is no financial support attached to the programme). For the Creative Fellowship Fund, Creative Impact Fund and the Arts Organisations Fund, you can use money received as you require – and this could be for travel costs. For the Development Fund for Artists and Practitioners, you can apply for up to $8,000 for creative or professional development costs, including international travel.
Funding levels and amounts available
How much money is available for each fund? What is the % of applications that will be successful?
The budget for the 2024/25 financial year is not confirmed, however we have made provisional allocations, which we may need to adjust once we have a clearer understanding of the actual demand for various funds. The percentage of supported applications will be determined by the total number of applications submitted against the funds available – we’re not able to predict what the percentage of successful applications will be.
Tōtara or Kahikatea related
Does this mean that the Kahikatea and Tōtara funding still exists? And are these eight rounds in place of the existing arts grants?
The Tōtara and Kahikatea programmes are not affected by these changes and their contracts remain in place. These new funding and support programmes replace the contestable funding programme that includes arts grants, annual arts grants, capability funding and some other opportunities and initiatives.
Fund or activity specific Arts Organisations and Groups Fund
Why does the higher tier of the Organisations and Groups Fund not fund more than 50% of operational costs, when the same requirement is not placed on the Kāhikatea/Tōtara organisations?
The grant will usually be no more than 50% of an organisation’s previous annual revenue. Amounts approved above $100,000 will be an exception and dependent on the funding we have available. Across all funds, the maximum amounts are lower as we're adapting to the prospect of materially less revenue to invest in the sector from July 2024. The Tōtara and Kahikatea investment programmes are not affected by these changes to our funding programmes.
In regards to the Arts Organisations Fund, could you describe the assessment process? Who will be assessing? Centralised or regional committees?
For the Arts Organisations Fund, General Art, Ngā Toi Māori and Pacific Arts funding decisions will be made by a panel of peer assessors and Creative New Zealand staff. For General Art, there will be artform based panels. The peer assessors will come from a diverse range of backgrounds and experiences and from across the motu.
Can the revenue from ‘other sources’ include in-kind support?
Yes, contra or in-kind support can be recognised as revenue from other sources.
Are box office takings considered sufficient ‘revenue from other sources’? Or are other stakeholders required to demonstrate wider revenue sources?
Revenue from other sources does include box office earnings from your organisation. It can also include funding that your organisation has received from donors, sponsors, community trusts etc.
New Leaders
Is there a stipend involved for those new and emerging leaders participating in the cohort?
No. The programme will provide networking and training opportunities, but participants will need to be able to support themselves or be supported by their organisation financially to attend in-person events during the programme.
How will you avoid duplication across the motu in relation to professional development? Many regions have waananga and masterclasses, mentoring and incubator programmes already. Will CNZ actively collaborate or duplicate?
For the New Leaders programme, we will design the content around specific areas of need, including governance and management, financial literacy and influencing skills. We will research potential providers and current opportunities to curate a targeted experience for the participants of this programme. For the Development Fund for Artists and the Arts Organisations Development Fund, artists and organisations can select the providers they wish to use. We would encourage people to make use of already existing services offered within their region so that those who currently do not have access to these types of opportunities can be supported through the CNZ offerings.
Residency Internship and Fellowship Fund
If a provider/organisation is an investment client of CNZ can that organisation apply for residency support?
Yes, organisations in Toi Tōtara Haemata and Toi Uru Kahikatea programmes can apply as providers to the Residency, Internship and Fellowship Fund.
What do you mean by…
Could you please define “New Zealand Artist”
Artists, practitioners, and collaboratives who are New Zealand citizens or Permanent Residents
Are local Councils seen as "Arts Organisations" and fundable?
Councils are Territorial Local Authorities and are not eligible for Creative New Zealand funding.
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