Central Lakes Art Support Scheme (CLASS)

CLT allocates funding to four local community arts councils, which are responsible for administering and distributing up to $2,500 per applicant, per year. The four Community Arts Councils are based in Alexandra, Wānaka, Queenstown and Cromwell. If you need more than $2,500 in funding, and your organisation is registered with Charities Services, please visit clt.net.nz/how-we-fund to check eligibility. You’re also welcome to call the grants team on 0800 00 11 37 to chat about applying directly to CLT.

For the purposes of the Central Lakes Trust Arts Support Scheme, “Arts” is defined as, “all forms of creative and interpretive expression”. These include, but is not limited to:

• language, arts, and literature

• performing arts

• visual arts.

To apply for CLASS funding, your project needs to:

• take place in and benefit people living in the CLT funding region

• be a non-profit organisation or community group

• have a charitable purpose

and 

• promote wellbeing through the arts

• increase participation in the arts at a local level

• increase the range and diversity of the arts at a local level

• enhance and strengthen the local arts sector.

Please note: Applicants must meet the scheme’s eligibility criteria. Please see the below document for more information:

To apply, please contact your local Community Arts Council:

COMMUNITY ARTS COUNCIL CONTACTS

Alexandra Community Arts Council

Alexandra, Earnscleugh-Manuherikia and Teviot Valley Wards

Shona Bain

03 448 6115 / 0274 137 421

sholin2008@hotmail.com

Creative Queenstown

Wakatipu & Arrowtown Wards, but excludes Kingston

Jan Maxwell

03 441 0469 / 027 233 7934

Jan.Maxwell@qldc.govt.nz

Arts Central

Cromwell Ward

Mark Christie

027 492 6492

christiemark56@gmail.com

Upper Clutha Community Arts Council

Wānaka Ward including Makarora

Susan Manson

027 424 9441

uppercluthaarts@outlook.com