Australia Council for the Arts announces Arts Projects – Organizations

Deadline: 01-Sep-20

Australia Council for the Arts has launched a call for applications for the Arts projects for organizations.

This program funds a range of activities that deliver benefits to the arts sector and wider public, including national and international audiences. Organizations that undertake arts programs, projects or that provide services to artists are welcome to apply.

Organizations can propose a single project, a suite of projects or annual programs of activity.

Funding Information

• Grants are available from $20,000 to $100,000.
• Supported activities must last no longer than two years from the proposed start date.

Eligibility Criteria

• Only organizations may apply to this category.
• Organizations that provide a service to the arts are welcome to apply. International organizations can apply for projects that benefit practicing Australian artists, their work or Australian audiences.
• Applications for funding to the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander panel must come from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander organisations.

Please note: You can only submit one application to this closing date of Arts Projects for Organisations.

Ineligibility Criteria

You can’t apply for a grant if:

• you have an overdue grant report
• you owe money to the Australia Council
• you are an individual or group
• you receive funding through the National Performing Arts Partnership Framework
• you will receive multi-year investment via the Four Year Funding program from 2021 to 2024.

Eligible Activities

The Council funds 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
• touring
• festivals
• productions
• exhibitions
• performances
• publishing
• recording
• activities to develop the arts sector
• promotion and marketing
• market development activity
• activities that creatively engage communities.

Ineligible Activities

You can’t apply for the following activity:

• 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.

Assessment Criteria

• First Criterion
  • You must choose one of the following two options:
    • Quality of artistic or cultural activities
      • Peers will assess the quality of the artistic and cultural activities at the centre of your proposal.
      • They may consider:
        • vision, ideas and artistic rational
        • benefit and impact on careers, artistic or cultural practice
        • level of innovation, ambition, experimentation or risk-taking
        • rigour and clear articulation of creative, engagement or development processes
        • significance of the work within area of practice or communities
        • contribution to diverse cultural expression
        • timeliness and relevance of work
        • quality of previous work
        • responses to previous work from artistic or cultural peers, or the public.
  • Quality of services for the arts
    • Peers will assess the quality of the services for the arts at the centre of your proposal.
    • They may consider:
      • quality of the services provided
      • impact of services for artists, arts professionals, participants or audiences
      • diversity and breadth of those benefitting from the services
      • capacity-building potential, including a contribution to sustainable arts practice
      • skills and professional development opportunities for artists and arts professionals
      • breadth and quality of community engagement, partnerships and collaborations
      • responsiveness to identified need or demand
      • innovation and improvement of operating models and frameworks.
• Second Criterion
  • Viability
    • Peers will assess the viability of your proposal.
    • They may consider:
      • capacity to deliver the proposed activities or services
      • relevance and timeliness of proposed activity
      • skills and ability of artists, arts professionals, collaborators or participants involved, and relevance to activity
      • realistic and achievable planning and resource use, including contingency planning
      • meaningful evaluation
      • appropriate payments to participating artists, arts professionals, collaborators or participants
      • the safety and wellbeing of people involved in the project
      • governance arrangements
      • role of partners or collaborators, including confirmation of involvement
      • diversity and scale of income and co-funding, including earned income, grants, sponsorship and in-kind contributions
      • adherence to relevant cultural protocols
      • evidence of appropriate consultation and engagement with participants, audiences or communities.
• Third Criterion
  • The third criterion tell them how the outcomes of your proposal meets their strategic goals, as described in Corporate Plan.

For more information, visit https://www.australiacouncil.gov.au/funding/funding-index/arts-projects-organisations/