Deadline: 24-Jan-22
Applications for the 2022/23 Local Government Authorities (LGA) Arts & Cultural Projects Funding are open.
Local Government Authority Arts & Cultural Projects Funding supports Local Government arts and cultural projects that are essential to a contemporary, innovative and strong arts and cultural ecology in NSW.
Aims
It aims to:
- build on the commitment by Local Councils to deliver hard and soft infrastructure to support arts and cultural activities across the State
- provide funding for projects that deliver great arts and cultural outcomes for audiences
- support the employment of artists and arts, cultural and museum workers to produce new work and
- partner with others to create unique experiences, events, and activities.
LGA Arts and Cultural funding supports a facility or unit of Local Government to deliver arts and cultural outcomes for a significant project and/or series of events or activities for a period of one, two or three years. To be considered for funding for more than one year, LGAs must demonstrate a compelling and detailed artistic rationale for each proposed year of funding.
Funding Information
There is no maximum request amount for LGA funding. However, if you are applying for $200,000 or more.
What can I apply for?
Funding requests must deliver outcomes of significant merit in arts and culture (including innovation and experimentation).
Funding is available for a wide range of project/s and/or series of events and activities, including but not limited to:
- commissioning new arts and cultural practice.
- museum object displays, storytelling projects and/or methods of interpretation.
- production, exhibition, presenting, publishing, or recording, touring and festivals.
- promotion and marketing.
- audience growth and development.
- conservation and/or development of collections and archives (including Aboriginal Keeping Places)
- partnerships, capacity building and sustainability.
Eligibility Criteria
To be eligible for LGA Arts & Cultural Projects you need to meet the following three criteria:
- Applicant type
- You must be a Local Government Authority in NSW. Different Business Units should submit separate applications for each unit.
- Focus
- Your project/s must have clearly defined arts and cultural activity at its core.
- Benefit
- Your core program or project must benefit NSW by either:
- employing NSW artists or arts and cultural workers; and/or providing arts and cultural experiences to the people of NSW.
- You are ineligible to apply for LGA Arts & Cultural Funding if:
- you are a Create NSW designated National Performing Arts company, State Significant Organisation or Key Festival
- you are a state or federal government department or agency, including State Cultural Institutions
- community groups and organisations legislated under Section 355 of the Local Government Act are eligible but must not receive core program or operational funding from their local council.
- you are an educational institution (including preschools, primary and secondary schools and tertiary institutions)
- your project/s has already started, taken place or due to be completed before the funding period starts
- you are applying for filmmaking, screen production, mainstream animation or film festivals
- you are already receiving funds from Create NSW for the same period or project/s.
For more information, visit https://www.create.nsw.gov.au/funding-and-support/arts-and-cultural-funding-program/lga-multi-year/