Deadline: 05-Dec-2025
The Creative Support Grants program offers financial assistance to local artists and arts organisations to strengthen creativity, support professional growth, and enhance community engagement within the City of Albany.
The focus areas include Contribution to the Local Creative Ecosystem – how the project or activity strengthens, connects, or enhances the local arts community; Cultural and Community Engagement – the extent to which the project or activity involves, reflects, or benefits local audiences or cultural groups; Timeliness and Relevance – how the project or activity responds to a current opportunity, need, or event that would be lost without quick support; Artist Growth and Career Development – the potential for the project or activity to develop the artist’s skills, networks, or professional profile; and Lasting Value – whether the project or activity will have an enduring impact, such as creating new collaborations, skills, or community connections.
The Creative Support Grants provide small grants of up to $1,500 to support small arts activities, professional development for artists and arts workers, and community capacity building activities.
Creative Support Grants are available to artists and organisations working creatively in any artform including but not limited to visual arts, design, writing, performance, music, film, and photography, based in the City of Albany. Individuals will only be considered for funding if they are residents of the City of Albany, have a current ABN, or have a sponsoring incorporated community group located within the City of Albany prepared to auspice funds on their behalf. Applicants must provide evidence of their current creative practice or previous work.
Unincorporated organisations may seek the services of an incorporated body to auspice the activity on their behalf, with the sponsor required to accept legal and financial responsibility for delivering the activity. Organisations must also be compliant with or have satisfactorily acquitted all outstanding grants previously awarded by the City of Albany.
For more information, visit City of Albany.
