Art Grants & Opportunities

Creative Communities Scheme – Tauranga

Community arts grant for Tauranga projects that increase participation, celebrate cultural diversity, or engage young people in the arts.

Christchurch Creative Communities Scheme

Community arts funding of up to $6,000 for Christchurch-based individuals and groups to deliver local arts projects.

Creative Communities Scheme

Community arts grants for Wellington projects focused on participation, cultural diversity, and young people's engagement with the arts.

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.

Hamilton City Creative Communities Scheme Fund

Community arts grants of typically under $5,000 NZD for local arts projects focused on access, diversity, or young people.

Grants for Organisations

Annual philanthropic fund supporting NZ arts, culture, and natural heritage projects for registered charities, with grants typically ranging from $3,000–$62,000

Liu Shiming Artist Grants 2026

Project-based grants of $5,000 USD for early-career visual artists worldwide, supporting new or in-progress work across sculpture, painting, drawing, installation

The Impart & Nalli Fellowships

Annual research fellowship supporting independent projects on South Asian textile histories, practices, and traditions — open to applicants worldwide.

Māngere-Ōtāhuhu Arts Fund

Community arts funding for creative projects and events in the Māngere-Ōtāhuhu area, supported by an Arts Broker who helps ideas take shape.

Creative Henderson-Massey 2026 Funding Round

Community arts support fund for Henderson-Massey artists and creatives, offering funding, marketing, venue, and project development assistance.

2026–27 Neighbourhood Arts EOI

Community arts funding for creative projects in the Albert-Eden area, from single workshops to large multi-artist events, running Oct 2026–Jul 2027.

Grants Available for Visual Arts & Science & Technology

Grants of up to $50,000 for Visual Arts and Science & Technology projects benefiting the Manawatū and Rangitīkei region.

ArtsWhau Community Arts Funding

Annual community arts funding from the Whau Local Board supporting creative projects that bring people together in the Whau area of Auckland.

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.

Asian Artists' Fund 2026

Grants and residencies totalling $700,000 for Asian artists in Tāmaki Makaurau and Te Tai Tokerau — final year of the fund in its current form.

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.

eidolon Grant 2026

International grant of €25,000 total for projects exploring vernacular and everyday photography — past or contemporary — across two thematic categories.

2026 Lucie Foundation Scholarship Program

Cash grants for emerging and professional photographers worldwide, with winners exhibited at House of Lucie galleries globally.

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.

He Kauahi Catalyst Fund

NZFC grant of up to $90,000 NZD for NZ filmmakers to produce exceptional narrative short films or animated proof-of-concept shorts.

New Music Single Funding

Up to $11,000 for NZ artists to professionally record, release and promote a new single, including visual content and marketing.

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.

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.