Apply now for an arts/heritage grant!

Do you have an arts or heritage project you want to bring to life but need a little financial help to get it across the line? Our Arts/Heritage Partnership grants may be able to help.

Arts/Heritage Partnership Grants enable Nelson City Council to partner with individuals and community groups to deliver experimental, innovative, and fresh arts and heritage projects in Whakatū /Nelson.

We're looking to support and maximise representation from diverse voices, ideas, and cultures for all to experience.

Past grant recipients have: 

• Created a women’s suffrage protest flashmob experience in the central city to commemorate the 125th anniversary of women’s suffrage. 
• Delivered a new sculpture symposium in Nelson to share the joy of sculpture and our connection with the environment. 
• Painted a new mural on a private property in a highly visible location. 
• Presented a theatrical performance and a light art experience to acknowledge the anniversary of Parihaka and Nelson’s part in that story. 
• Run a rangatahi mural training course to enable artists and students to share knowledge and skills on mural painting.
• The amount of funding awarded to each project will generally be between $500 and $4000. 

Larger sums may be considered where projects can demonstrate significant participant involvement or otherwise be particularly influential/noteworthy in their impact. 

Arts/Heritage Partnership Grants are available at any time for delivery in the Council’s current financial year (July 2023 to June 2024). 

To proactively encourage delivery of Toi Māori or Taonga Tuku Iho Māori projects, 50% of the funding resources have been ringfenced for applications in that space. 

Visit Shape Nelson for more information and to apply. 

To talk through your ideas, contact Tom Ransom Arts and Heritage Adviser at tom.ransom@ncc.govt.nz