Contemporary Music Touring Program in Australia

Deadline: 6-Sep-22

The Australia Council for the Arts is seeking applications for its Contemporary Music Touring Program (CMTP) to support national touring activity undertaken by Australian musicians performing original contemporary music.

The tour must comprise of performances in at least three venues or locations outside of the performer’s hometown. Tours that include regional and remote destinations, or which assist performers residing in regional and remote areas to tour, are a priority for funding.

Funding Information

Grants are available from $5,000 to $50,000, depending on the number of tour venues or locations in regional or remote areas.

Eligibility Criteria

Individuals or organisations may apply to tour live music performances within Australia. Touring musicians must be performing original Australian contemporary music. Funding can be provided to performers, managers, agents, and music networks on behalf of professionals working in the Australian music industry. Applications must contain one tour only.
You can’t apply for a grant if:
- you received a grant, or administered a grant, from the Australia Council in the past and that grant has not been satisfactorily acquitted
- you owe money to the Australia Council.
What can’t you apply for
- You can’t apply for the following activity:
  - a tour to fewer than three venues or locations
  - overseas tours
  - tours by non-Australian performers
  - tours which are primarily schools-based (except for applications seeking remote or very remote touring funds where the school is the primary venue in a remote or very remote location)
  - a series of performances at a single location.