Arts Projects for Organisations (Australia)

Deadline: 04-Mar-2025

The Creative Australia is thrilled to announce its Arts Projects for Organisations to benefit to the arts sector and wider public, including national and international audiences and communities.

Funding Information

• Grants are available from $20,000 to $100,000.

Eligible Activities

• They fund a range of activities, for example:
  • Professional skills development, including mentoring and residencies
  • The creation of new work
  • Practice based research
  • Creative development
  • Experimentation
  • Collaborations and exchanges
  • Touring
  • Festivals
  • Productions
  • Exhibitions
  • Performances
  • Publishing
  • Recording
  • Activities to develop the arts sector
  • Promotion and marketing
  • Market development activity
  • Activities that creatively engage communities
  • Activities can take place nationally, internationally, online, or a combination of in-person and online (hybrid activities).

Ineligible Activities

• You can’t apply for:
  • Projects or activities that do not involve or benefit Australian practicing artists or arts professionals
  • Projects or activities that do not have a clearly defined arts component
  • Projects that have already taken place
  • The same projects you are applying for via their International Engagement Fund
  • Activities engaging with First Nations content, artists and communities that do not adhere to Creative Australia’s First Nations Cultural & Intellectual Property Protocols.

Eligibility Criteria

• You can only submit one application from your organisation’s account to each closing date for Arts Projects for Organisations.
• Only organisations may apply to this category.
• Organisations that provide a service to the arts may apply.
• International organisations can apply for projects that benefit practicing Australian artists, their work or Australian audiences.
• Applications for funding to the First Nations panel must come from First Nations organisations.

Ineligibility Criteria

• You can’t apply for a grant if:
  • You have already applied to this closing date for Arts Projects for Organisations
  • You are applying to their International Engagement Fund for the same activities
  • You have an overdue grant report
  • You owe money to Creative Australia
  • You are an individual or group
  • You receive multi-year investment through the National Performing Arts Partnership Framework
  • Your organisation receives an amount of over $160,000 per year through any Creative Australia multi-year investment program in the years 2025 to 2028 – if you are unsure please contact your Multi Year Investment Manager or Artists Services.

Application Requirements

• The types of questions they ask in the application form include:
  • A title for your project
  • A summary of your project
  • A brief description of the organisation applying
  • An outline of your project and what you want to do
  • A timetable or itinerary for your project
  • A description of the outcome your project delivers
  • A projected budget which details the expenses, income, and in-kind support of the project
  • Supporting material as relevant to your project, including examples of your work, bios of additional artists, and letters of support or permission from participants, communities, First Nations organisation, and Elders.
• There are four types of support material you may submit:
  • Artistic support material
    • This should include relevant, recent examples of your artistic or cultural work, or the services you provide.
    • Types of support material they accept
    • Their preferred method of receiving support material is via URLs (weblinks).
    • You can provide up to three URLs (weblinks) that link to content that is relevant to your proposal. This may include video, audio, images, or written material.
    • These URLs can include a total of:
      • 10 minutes of video and/or audio recording
      • 10 images
      • 10 pages of written material (for example, excerpts of literary writing).
• Other accepted file formats
  • If you cannot supply support material via URLs, you may upload support material to your application in the following formats:
  • Video (MP4, QuickTime, and Windows Media)
  • Audio (MP3 and Windows Media)
  • Images (JPEG and PowerPoint)
  • Written material (Word and PDF).
• Biographies and CVs
  • You can include a brief bio or curriculum vitae (CV) for key artists, personnel or other collaborators involved in your project.
  • Brief bios or CV information should be presented as a single document no longer than two A4 pages in total.
• Letters of support
  • Individuals, groups or organisations can write letters in support of your project. A support letter should explain how the project or activity will benefit you, other artists or arts professionals, participants or the broader community. It can also detail the support or involvement of key project partners, or evidence of consultation.
  • If relevant to your activity, letters of support must provide evidence of appropriate permissions and support from First Nations organisations, communities, and Elders. Please refer to the First Nations Protocols for more information.
  • You can include up to five letters of support, with each letter not exceeding one A4 page.
• Letter of confirmation
  • If your application involves an international presentation, you must provide letters of confirmation from your presenting partners, such as festivals and venues. Each letter must include confirmation of any invitations, partners fees or contributions to the activity, whether cash or in-kind.
  • Please provide a single link to all letters, or scan the letters into one PDF file and attach to your application.

For more information, visit Creative Australia.