Art Grants & Opportunities

VIA Art Fund – Artistic Production Grants (Fall 2026 Cycle)

Grants of $25,000–$100,000 USD for newly commissioned visual art works in public or non-traditional spaces, open to US-based artists and international artists.

New Music Kids Funding

Funding up to $11,000 for NZ children's music artists to professionally record and promote singles for tamariki.

Connections Through Culture Grants 2026

Grants of up to £5,000 for bilateral creative collaborations between UK and Aotearoa New Zealand practitioners, with priority themes of Climate and Māori & Paci

2024/25 Reo Māori Content Cofund

Co-funding for the production of te reo Māori content across broadcast and digital media platforms in Aotearoa.

Development Fund for Artists and Practitioners

Grants of up to $5,000 for NZ artists and practitioners to undertake professional and creative development activities that benefit their careers.

Feature Film Production Investment

NZFC invests up to $2.5M NZD in NZ feature films at production or post-production stage, for scripted and documentary projects.

Creative Impact Fund 2026 – Round 2

Grants up to $125,000 NZD for NZ artists and practitioners to create, share and present work that enriches audiences and communities.

Louis Johnson New Writer's Bursary

Annual $25,000 bursary for a published writer or playwright at an early stage of their career to create new work.

Creative Fellowship Fund 2026 - Round 2

Creative NZ funding round supporting artists and arts practitioners for activities taking place from December 2026 onwards.

Tup Lang Choreographic Award

Annual $25,000 award supporting early career NZ choreographers to develop a new contemporary dance work over six months.

Early Career Fund - Toi Tipu Toi Rea

Grants of up to $10,000 for early career artists and practitioners in Aotearoa to develop new work, skills, and share their practice with communities.

Waiata Takitahi – New Music Funding

Funding of up to $15,000 for NZ artists to record and release a bilingual single with a minimum of 25% te reo Māori in the lyrics.

Awesome Foundation Monthly Micro-Grants

Monthly $1,000 no-strings-attached micro-grants for awesome projects in arts, technology, community development and more — open to anyone globally.

Feature Film Finishing Grant

Non-recoupable grant of up to $60,000 NZD to help NZ-based filmmakers complete independently made feature films with a distribution or festival pathway.

Pollock-Krasner Foundation Grant for Visual Artists

Rolling grants of up to $50,000 USD for professional painters, sculptors, and works-on-paper artists worldwide, based on artistic merit.

Pollock-Krasner Foundation Grant for Visual Artists

Rolling grants of up to $50,000 USD for professional painters, sculptors, and works-on-paper artists worldwide, based on artistic merit.

Adolph and Esther Gottlieb Emergency Grant

Emergency financial assistance of up to $15,000 USD for painters, sculptors, or printmakers facing a sudden catastrophic crisis.

Believers Fund III

Grants of $5k–$25k for people, projects and programmes unleashing creativity in young people across Australia and New Zealand.

Seoul National University International Student Scholarship 2027

International Travel Grants for Filmmakers

Grants of up to NZ$6,500 for NZ directors and producers travelling to major international film festivals and markets.