Deadline: 21-Jul-22
Applications are now open for Creative Ventures Program to support creative organisations, businesses, collectives to generate content, work and opportunities.
The Creative Ventures Program provides two years of funding to a diverse cohort of Victorian creative entities (i.e. micro to small creative organisations/businesses and collectives) that reflect contemporary ways of working across the creative industries.
Applications are encouraged across the creative industries, including but not limited to screen, digital games, design, fashion, visual arts/craft, literature, contemporary dance/physical performance, circus, cabaret, music, sound art, theatre, multidisciplinary and cross-industries/cross-communities collaborations.
Aims
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The program aims to:
- invest in the pipeline of creative content, works and activities. This includes supporting the life cycle of creative activities (from development to presentation) to strengthen the creative industries supply chain.
- support creatives to build sustainable professional practices/employment.
- support new ways of working to drive a dynamic and agile creative industries ecosystem, including cross-industries collaboration.
- increase the availability of diverse creative experiences, products, contents, and services to the Victorian public.
Streams
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This program has three streams:
- First Peoples creative entities stream: Applications led by Victorian First Peoples creative entities will be assessed in alignment with Aboriginal self-determination by a First Peoples assessment panel.
- Deaf and Disabled creative entities stream: Applications led by Victorian deaf and disabled creative entities will be assessed by an assessment panel of creative industries peers with lived experience of deafness and disability.
- General stream: All other applications will be assessed by specific creative industries peers depending on the creative discipline chosen.
Funding Information
- Applications will be accepted for requests from $70,000 to $100,000 per year over two years.
- For each application, the minimum level of funding is $140,000 over two years and the maximum level of funding is $200,000 over two years.
ActivitiesÂ
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The types of activities that may be supported include:
- Development and presentation/distribution of creative works, content/intellectual property (IP), products and/or services to the creative industries in Victoria
- Audience engagement and market development activity in a COVIDSafe manner
- Collaborations and partnerships, including cross-industry collaborations where creative skills/knowledge/products are applied in non-creative industries to create social impact.
Eligibility Criteria
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This program accepts applications from the following Victorian based non-government creative entities that meet Creative Victoria’s general eligibility and the following program eligibility:
- Micro or small creative organisations/businesses that have no more than 10 FTE (Full Time Equivalent) staff, or
- Collectives of no more than 10, this includes ensembles or a group of people with professional creative practice who work together.
For more information, visit Creative Ventures Program.
For more information, visit https://creative.vic.gov.au/grants-and-support/programs/multiyear-investment/creative-ventures-program