Central Lakes Arts Support Scheme (CLASS)

Small, rolling arts grants of up to $2,500 for projects in the Queenstown, Arrowtown, Glenorchy, Wānaka and Upper Clutha areas. No Māori-specific eligibility published.

Closes

Rolling, decided monthly. Queenstown-area applications close on the 15th of each month with outcomes by month's end; Upper Clutha applications must be received by the 20th of the month prior to the Arts Council's 2nd-Thursday meeting.

Who can apply

Open to arts projects in the Queenstown, Arrowtown, Glenorchy, Wānaka and Upper Clutha areas. “Funding available is a maximum of $2,500 annually per applicant and per project.”

Amount

Maximum $2,500 annually per applicant and per project

Funding route

Grant

Applicants

Individuals & whānau, Community groups, Organisations & providers

Before you apply

Read from the page text the owner supplied directly, since this page was CAPTCHA-blocked for this session. Administered by two separate committees, not QLDC directly. Queenstown, Arrowtown and Glenorchy applications go to Creative Queenstown, Private Bag 50072, Queenstown 9348. Wānaka and Upper Clutha applications go to the Upper Clutha Arts Council, uppercluthaarts@outlook.com, 027 424 9441. Guidelines (DOCX) and application form (PDF) linked from the QLDC page.

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Checked 17 September 2026

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