Creative Communities Scheme
Grants Allocated in the 2025/2026 Funding Year
| Applicant | Project | $ |
|---|---|---|
| Round 1 | ||
| Te Kāhui Manu Tītī Charitable Trust | Tamatea and the Waka Takitimu | $2,558.56 |
| Jubilee SuperGrans | Art and Craft Workshops 2025/26 | $2,500.00 |
| Niue South | Niue Language Week | $2,910.00 |
| Jamie Howse | Are You Terrain Proof? | $1,600.00 |
| Out of School Music Classes | OSMC Musical Concert Tour 2025 | $1,438.74 |
| Round 2 | ||
| ILT Stadium Southland Ltd | Christmas Variety Show 2025 | $5,000.00 |
| Southland Community Broadcasters Charitable Trust Incorporated | Waitangi Day Esk Fest 2026 | $5,000.00 |
| Bluff Promotions Incorporated | Summer Sounds Bluff Music Festival 2026 | $2,500.00 |
| Southland Cook Island Christian Church on behalf of Kia Orāna Murihiku Mamas | Kia Orāna Murihiku Mama's Wellbeing Programme | $2,475.00 |
| Baroque Music Community and Educational Trust of New Zealand | Baroque Unbound Cultural Tour 2026 | $2,500.00 |
| The CanInspire Charitable Trust | CanBead Invercargill | $2,000.00 |
| Stephanie MacDonald | Abstract Art Workshops to unlock creativity and wellbeing | $2,172.50 |
| Maisie Chilton | Mothers Rest | $1,108.94 |
| Round 3 | ||
| Southern Cancer Society Trust | Bags of Hope | $885.00 |
| Rock Quest Charitable Trust | Smokefree Rockquest and Smokefree Tangata Beats Southland 2026 | $5,000.00 |
| Outreach Singing Trust Aotearoa | The Sing Thing 2026 | $3,000.00 |
| Humorous Arts Charitable Trust Board | Saturday Laughs comedy show and storytelling workshop | $2,500.00 |
| Southland Kiribati and Youth Committee | Kiribati Community talent quest | $2,000.00 |
| Lesa Hepburn | One leaf Many Strands | $4,000.00 |
| Attic Arts Centre Charitable Trust | Cabinets at the Attic | $1,500.00 |
| Round 4 | ||
| Jessica Covell | What Remains | $2,473.92 |
| Cathy Irons | Douce Ambiance 2026 | $1,780.00 |
| Mitchell Records Ltd. | Keeping Southland Tours Alive: Jenny Mitchell & Midnight Chicken (AU) | $1,782.08 |
| Southland Woodworkers Guild | Carving Workshop | $1,000.00 |
| Mīharo Murihiku Trust | Rangatahi Pacific Dance Wānanga & Showcase | $5,000.00 |
| Dan Davin Literacy Foundation | Literacy Arts Outreach | $1,000.00 |
| TOTAL | $65,684.74 | |
Grants Allocated in the 2024/2025 Funding Year
| Applicant | Project | $ |
|---|---|---|
| Round 1 | ||
| CanInspire Charitable Trust | CanBead Invercargill | $2,000.00 |
| Jubilee SuperSkills | Art and Craft Workshops | $2,062.00 |
| Linzi Turner | Art 4 Artsake | $675.00 |
| Traci Meek-Reid | No Capes, No Deathrays, No Service: Storytelling for Comics | $1,600.00 |
| Round 2 | ||
| Shakespeare in the Park Charitable Trust | Shakespeare in Revue | $2,500.00 |
| Bluff Promotions Inc. | Summer Sounds Bluff 2025 Music Fest | $2,788.30 |
| Southland Community Broadcasters | Waitangi Esk Fest 2025 | $5,000.00 |
| South Sea Spray Trust | South Sea Spray Wahine | $2,000.00 |
| Nour Hassan | Collective Application | $1,502.00 |
| Anna van Riel | Invercargill Singing Wānanga | $1,000.00 |
| Southland BMX Club | Mural Southland BMX Track | $2,000.00 |
| Southland Kiribati Community and Youth Committee | Kiribati Community Celebration | $1,400.00 |
| Round 3 | ||
| Cathy Irons | Douce Ambiance | $1,100.00 |
| Outreach Singing Trust Aotearoa | The Sing Thing 2025 | $2,587.00 |
| Attic Arts Centre Charitable Trust | Programme of Activities 2025 | $5,710.00 |
| Arahi Māori Women’s Welfare League | Karanga Wananga | $5,000.00 |
| Round 4 | ||
| Hazel Smith | Hazel Smith Arts Murihiku Exhibition | $1,250.00 |
| Southern Cancer Society Trust | Bags of Hope | $564.00 |
| Rock Quest Charitable Trust | Smokefree Rockquest and Smokefree Tangata Beats Southland 2025 | $4,980.00 |
| The Southland Art Foundation | William Hodges Fellowship Artist in Residency Programme | $500.00 |
| Thomas Lord | The Dolphin | $2,050.00 |
| Anna Zhai and Maisie Chilton | Growing Pains | $3,000.00 |
| Southland Kiribati Community and Youth Committee | Kiribati Independence Celebrations | $900.00 |
| Jenna-lee Shave | Simpler Times/ The Potluck | $3,564.00 |
| TOTAL | $55,732.30 | |
