Earle Creativity Trust

Creativity and Development Trust in Manawatū and Rangitīkei

Applications for the 2022 Science & Technology and Visual Arts grants open on 1 July 2022.

About the Trust

Nurturing innovative ideas and talent in the Manawatū and Rangitīkei region

Established by Richard and Mary Earle, the Creativity and Development Trust helps fund specific local projects within the arts and technical sciences. The Trust provides funding in two areas each year, with funding being available in alternate years.

Grants available

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Visual Arts

Supporting developments in the visual fine arts and enhancing the artistic community in the Manawatū and Rangitīkei region.

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Science & Technology

Helping innovators take the necessary steps to bring their ideas through initial development stages and to enable projects to head towards useful outcomes.

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Music

Encouraging musical creativity through the development of music performance skills and the creating of new music works.

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History & Literature

Encouraging creativity in history and literature in the writing of new material in prose, poetry or dramatic form.

Previous winners

Meet our successful Grant recipients

Adriana Martins da Silva

Awarded a Visual Arts grant in 2016 to produce a short fictional film about the emotional aspects of immigration.

Rangitīkei College

Awarded a Science & Technology grant for the purchase of a Farmbot for teaching.

Ben Pedersen

Awarded a Science & Technology grant to develop an automated nematodes counter.

Asher Newbery

Awarded a Visual Arts grant to paint 175 panels called Tatau Pounamu to commemorate the Treaty of Waitangi.

Manawatū Overtones Chorus

Awarded a Music grant to hold workshops with four accomplished tutors to develop a four-part singing group.

Dorothy Pilkington

Awarded a History & Literature grant to write a book chronicling the stories behind Feilding’s street signs.

Our supporters

Thank you to our many partners and supporters