June 10, 2020

$13M BOOST FROM CREATIVE NEW ZEALAND FOR EMERGENCY ARTS FUNDING

Creative New Zealand has dug deep to respond to the extraordinary volume of applications for its COVID-19 Emergency Response Package, investing an additional $13 million in its now closed first phase of arts funding.

Arts Council leadership on Friday (5 June) approved the organisation drawing on further reserves to increase its total Phase 1 investment from $16 million to $29 million.

“Demand for our Phase 1 emergency support has increasingly accelerated since we opened the opportunities in mid-April and, to support the sector as best we can, we’re going to almost double the initial $16 million allocation,” says Arts Council Chair Michael Moynahan.

“We said we would draw further on reserves if necessary, and we have.” [More]