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Arts Whau is an initiative from the Whau Local Board to support and enable community-led arts projects throughout the Whau. Your Whau Community Arts Broker is Jody Yawa McMillan whose role it is to identify, curate, programme and enable community arts activities.

We are now CLOSED for funding proposals for 2024-2025

Next funding round opens in July 2025

What area does the Whau Arts funding cover?

A project can take place anywhere in the Whau Local Board area in Tāmaki Makaurau (Auckland).
The Whau area encompasses New Lynn, Green Bay, Kelston, Rosebank, Waterview, Avondale, New Windsor, Glenavon and Blockhouse Bay. Read more about the Whau Local Board area here: https://www.aucklandcouncil.govt.nz/about-auckland-council/how-auckland-council-works/governing-body-wards-committees/wards/all-wards/Pages/whau-ward.aspx or check it out on the map here http://www.openstreetmap.org/relation/2099951#map=13/-36.9071/174.6657

What can I apply for?

You can apply for funding for a project in any art form; music, writing, visual arts, games, theatre, digital experiments, workshops, poetry, dance, film, food to walking projects (to name just a few past projects). What’s important is that the project:

– meaningfully involves a local community and/or community themes
– is led by a local or someone with strong local connections
– has a strong creative idea behind it
– and takes place in the Whau Local Board area between November 2024 and July 2025.

Who can apply?

Individual artists; community groups; art collectives and organisations. Priority is given to projects which have a strong local community impact.

What will the funding cover?

Arts Whau will pay for project management time, artist fees, project costs, access support, promotion, and manaakitanga. In previous years Arts Whau has funded between 12 and 17 projects a year and funding has ranged from $300 for a single workshop to $10,000 for a multi week multi artist project.

Need help with your proposal or idea?

Get in touch with Jody to kōrero. We are here to support you all the way through the proposal process.
broker@artswhau.org.nz
Jody: 0212453232

Get inspired by the creative projects Arts Whau have supported to date.

I’m ready, how do I apply?

To submit a proposal, you’ll need to let us know:
– what your idea is, who’s involved, when you plan to do it, and what the community involvement or outcomes are.
– which focus area your application falls under
– what the budget is and how much you would like to apply for
– any other assistance you think you may need

Your project must:
– have a strong creative idea driving it
– give equal weight to creative ideas and community benefit
– have strong local connections
– have some sort of public outcome

Proposals are due by 11.59pm on Sunday 15th September and should be completed in the form below with any supporting material emailed to; broker@artswhau.org.nz

Apply below

Name of individual or organisation submitting this application:

Contact person's name if organisational application:

Name of project:

Contact email:

Contact phone number:

Contact postal address:

Website / URL / Socials (optional):

What is your project? (300 words max). Please describe what you would like to do and what creative outcome is intended.:

What will the community involvement or outcomes for people within the Whau local board area be? (200 words max):

When and where do you plan to do this project?:

Will this project include kaupapa Māori principals?

Yes No

If yes, how will they be incorporated?:

Please outline project costs and the amount of funding you would like to apply for. You can also email your budget to broker@artswhau.org.nz if easier or upload at the end of this submission.

Upload budget file here (optional)

What other ways could the arts broker programme assist with your project?:

File Upload for documentation (optional | you can upload up to 5 files)