Deadline: 7-Aug-23
The Tasmania Government has launched the Arts organisations – Annual Programs to develop and share high-quality art experiences and offer high-quality services to the sector.
This program enables arts organisations to deliver annual programs that:
- create opportunities for Tasmania’s professional artists and arts workers
- build partnerships that strengthen Tasmania’s arts sector
- connect with and inspire audiences, and the wider community
Funding Information
- Arts organisations can request between $50,000 and $200,000.
Eligible Activities
- Arts Tasmania supports Tasmanian artists, groups, and organisations to deliver a range of arts and cultural activities.
- These include:
- artist residencies and creative exchanges
- concerts and performances
- collection management and conservation
- creative development and research
- exhibitions and installations
- professional development (including masterclasses and mentorships)
- national and international opportunities
- creating recordings or publications
- Applications must include fair wages and fees for artists, arts workers, cultural consultants, and museums professionals.
Eligibility Criteria
- The following are eligible for support:
- individual artists and arts workers who have lived in Tasmania for six of the last 12 months
- groups of artists or arts workers with at least one Tasmania member
- Tasmanian organisations that are registered under law (an incorporated association, or a company limited by guarantee) or created by law (a government statutory authority).
- Organisations that are not based in Tasmania are eligible for some programs which support activities that benefit Tasmanian artists or audiences.
Ineligibility Criteria
- The following are not eligible for support:
- students seeking support towards activities that are part of a formal course or contribute to an assessment
- Tasmanian or Federal Government departments and government business enterprises
- Tasmanian organisations in receipt of administered funding from the Tasmanian Government, including:
- Ten Days on the Island
- The Queen Victoria Museum and Art Gallery
- The Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery
- The Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra
- The Theatre Royal Management Board
- Organisations that have current multi-year funding agreements with Arts Tasmania, including organisations supported under the National Performing Arts Partnership Framework, are not eligible for other Arts Tasmania programs during the term of that agreement.
- Department of State Growth employees:
- Permanent, fixed-term basis or casual employees of any part of the Culture, Arts and Sports Division of the Department of State Growth (with regular hours that exceed 0.3 of a full-time load) cannot apply to or receive payment through Arts Tasmania’s programs.
- This includes all Arts Tasmania grant programs, low-interest loans, the collect Art Purchase Scheme, and public art commissions offered under the Tasmanian Government Art Site Scheme.
- The Culture, Arts and Sports Division includes Arts Tasmania, Events Tasmania, Screen Tasmania, Operations and Client Engagement, Sport and Recreation, the Tasmanian Institute of Sport, the Silverdome and the Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery.
- Organisations and individuals with outstanding acquittals
- If you or your organisation has received support from Arts Tasmania in the past that has not been acquitted, you are not eligible to receive more support until the acquittal is submitted and approved.
For more information, visit Tasmania Government.