Deadline: 15-Oct-20
The Arts South Australia, Department of the Premier and Cabinet is encouraging for its Arts Recovery Fund which is a new initiative to support recovery and reimagining in South Australia’s arts and culture sector.
On 24 September 2020, Premier Steven Marshall announced a $10.2 million funding package to create jobs and fast-track recovery in South Australia’s arts and culture sector.
Priority will be given to activity that would not proceed without government investment, leverages other financial and in-kind contributions, and helps to address the financial implications of constraints caused by COVID-19 restrictions.
Focus Areas
It has a specific focus on creating employment for professional practicing artists through:
- collaboration and partnerships: between artists and arts organizations to foster the evolution of arts practice in a COVID-safe environment
- theatre and festival re-opening: by supporting the creation, development and presentation of work in a COVID-safe environment
- digital innovation: by supporting the development and curation of new digital content, building sector skills and capability, and investing in technology and digital expertise.
Funding Information
- Grants of up to $20 000 are available for individuals.
- Grants of up to $100 000 are available for groups and organizations, where the primary beneficiaries are professional practicing artists.
Eligibility Criteria
- The following applicants are eligible to apply, where the primary beneficiaries of proposed activity are professional practicing artists:
- individual artists;
- independent groups;
- small-to-medium arts organizations;
- major arts organizations;
- arts and cultural venues, theatres and festivals;
- local government, including for cultural tourism activity;
- includes arts and cultural organizations funded through the Department of the Premier and Cabinet, Department for Innovation and Skills and the Department for Education.
- What applicants can apply for:
- creation, curation, development and production of new work, which may be presented live or in hybrid and digital platforms;
- remounts of existing work, reimagined for presentation in a new way;
- costs contributing towards COVID-safe presentation, including compliance and administration;
- engagement of digital expertise to assist in developing online strategies, collaborations and presentations;
- creative, commissioning and production fees and costs;
- engagement of arts workers, technical and production crew to deliver activity;
- purchase of equipment and materials directly related to digital production and presentation;
- hire of studio, gallery, venue, facilities and equipment.
Selection Criteria
Applications to the Fund will be assessed against the following criteria.
- artistic merit
- collaboration: to encourage cooperation and additional investment, including in-kind support;
- experimentation: to encourage new ways of thinking and working, and to harness digital transformation and future technologies;
- diversity: to encourage inclusion, new voices and approaches;
- leadership: to encourage sector growth and support change.
Please Note: These criteria differ from those used in the Arts and Culture Grants Program. Please contact us to discuss your application if you need further assistance.
For more information, visit https://www.dpc.sa.gov.au/responsibilities/arts-and-culture/covid-fund
