Deadline: 06-Oct-20
The Australian Government, Australia Council for the Arts is seeking applications for its Playing Australia – Regional Performing Arts Touring Fund that supports performing arts to reach regional and remote communities across Australia.
The Playing Australia is open to applications for funding with some adjustments to the guidelines accounting for COVID-19 conditions. These adjustments take account of:
- current extenuating circumstances for producers and presenters, allowing for flexibility within tours
- additional costs which may be required for the safe delivery of tours
- potential for state border closures and varying conditions between states and regions
- ongoing financial implications of COVID-19.
Grant Activities
- Applicants can apply for:
- inter-state and/or intra-state touring costs, including freight, transport, accommodation and travel allowances
- a contribution towards tour coordination expenses
- costs associated with re-mounting a work, to be used to demonstrably reduce the performance fee for a presenter or venue
- a contribution towards costs associated with COVID Safe delivery of touring. These may be costs of the presenter or costs of the touring party and may include:
- additional cleaning or staffing costs within venues
- touring costs for understudies or additional crew in the touring party
- costs for Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) or other safety equipment.
- Applicants can’t apply for the following activity:
- projects for which the performers and artistic personnel are not paid at award rates
- projects that are to tour an international production
- touring projects that only include capital city or metropolitan presentations
- touring projects that only include presentations in schools
- tour dates that have already taken place
- projects with a budget in surplus.
Eligibility Criteria
- Applications from individuals and organisations, can apply.
- Applicants can’t apply for a grant if:
- received a grant, or administered a grant, from the Australia Council in the past and that grant has not been satisfactorily acquitted
- owe money to the Australia Council.
For more information, visit https://www.australiacouncil.gov.au/funding/funding-index/playing-australia-regional-performing-arts-touring-fund/