There were 21 successful applications for the second round of Creative Communities Scheme funding for 2022-23. Grants ranged from $600 to $8,500. We allocated $61,212.38 in total.
Georgia Larkin-Tareha: Te Mahi Harakeke, $8,156.49
A 12-week, Noho-based Whatu Kakahu Wananga pilot programme. Wāhine will create kakahu maro from harakeke/muka. Through the practice of raranga, wāhine will learn whakapapa tikanga and kawa protecting cultural values, practices and taonga of toi Māori, while also providing an avenue for creative freedom that acknowledges and celebrates te ao Māori.
The Rebel Alliance: Back to Square One? $2,628
Solo show by Anders Falstie-Jensen at The Dark Room and workshop for Centrepoint Theatre’s Youth Company.
Little Green Man Productions: Wonderland Glow Show, $1,600
Glow-in-the-dark, giant-scale puppet show.
Paul Dunham: Click::RAND, $3,029
A series of up to 16 wall-mounted soundboards. An exhibition is to be presented in Square Edge.
Environment Network Manawatū: Rethinking Plastic – a call for change using disruptive art to challenge the plastic shadow we cast in our everyday lives, $3,000
A series of tamariki and rangitahi-led sculpture workshops leading to an exhibition at Square Edge. The sculpture created will be from plastic waste.
Bhutanese Society of New Zealand: Nepali book publishing and translation, $2,000
This solo book in the Nepali language tells the story of Bhutanese refugees from Bhutan to Nepal (refugee camp) and from the refugee camp to New Zealand. Through this book, people will gain a deeper understanding of Bhutanese and refugee life.
The KaRS Parsons/Taylor: The KaRs Christmas Album, $6,000
An album featuring a mix of original and classic Christmas songs in te reo Māori and English.
Unity Singers: Annual free community variety concert, $1,500
Unity Singers Choir free Community Variety Concert at the Regent Theatre.
Paula Harris: Sectioning Herakles – a korowai pūoro & film, $4,500
The creation of music and film to wrap around and support the release of Paula Harris' poetry book Sectioning Herakles.
The CanInspire Charitable Trust: Film talks at the Globe, $600
Creative therapy beading workshops in Palmerston North for people experiencing illness, trauma or loss.
Legacy Centre: Community Dance Academy, $1,000
Hip-hop and contemporary dance for 8-to-13-year-olds. Community Dance Academy is now known as Dynasty Dance.
Life, Love, and Lenses Ltd: The School of Film, $8,500
A filmmaking programme for future filmmakers aged 10 to 18, in collaboration with the Globe Theatre.
Multiple Sclerosis Central District: MS Central Districts art group, $1,500
The exhibition Landscapes of the Mind challenges perspectives around MS and individuality and what they can do.
Manawatū Writers' Hub: Publish an anthology of writing, $1,516
Prepare, produce, and publish an anthology of writing (poetry, short stories, essays, etc.) by Writers’ Hub group members.
Amy Atkins: RAW! ASMR & clown workshops, $2,082
Perform ASMR show RAW! ASMR at Globe Theatre and run two introductory clowning workshops for local schools.
Andy Dolling: A Great Raw, $1,000
Theatrical debate about the greatness of war. Followed by a community theatre workshop, Theatre of Liberation, to encourage local citizens to connect through storytelling.
Manawatū Youth Orchestra Inc: Manawatū Youth Orchestra and Sinfonia combined concert, $2,850
A concert of orchestral music featuring the Manawatū Youth Orchestra and Manawatū Sinfonia.
Elizabeth Hodgson: Cookies and Cream, $4,500
A short film written and directed by Palmerston North filmmaker Arka Gupta and produced by Elizabeth Hodgson.
Sabados Teatreros: Sabados Teatreros 2023 – Don Quixote, $2,750
Sabados Teatreros is a drama education program for Spanish-speaking children aged from 5 to 15-years-old.
Gavin Ralph: Poison at Penshaw Hall, $1,000
Poison at Penshaw Hall is a cosy murder mystery novel and sequel to the published Murder on Milverton Square.
Tania Kopytko: Celebrating Women in Performance (working title), $1,500
This concert at the Globe will use dance, story-telling, theatre and music to explore the different roles and aspirations women have in art and in wider society.