Deadline: 2 June 2020
Organisations that undertake arts programs, projects or that provide services to artists are welcome to apply.
The Arts Projects program funds a range of activities that deliver benefits to the arts sector and wider public, including national and international audiences.
Funding Information
- Grants are available from $10,000 to $100,000.
- Supported activities must last no longer than 2 years from the proposed start date.
Eligible Activities
The Council funds a range of activities, for example:
- the creation of new work
- arts practice based research
- creative development
- professional skills development
- experimentation
- collaborations
- touring
- festivals
- productions
- exhibitions
- performances
- publishing
- recording
- services to develop the arts sector
- promotion and marketing
- market development activity
You can’t apply for the following activity:
- projects or activities that do not involve or benefit practicing artists or arts workers
- projects or activities that do not have a clearly defined arts component
- projects that have already taken place
Eligibility Criteria
- Only organisations may apply to this category.
- Organisations that provide a service to the arts are welcome to apply.
- International organisations can apply for projects that benefit practicing Australian artists or their work.
- Applications for funding to the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander panel must come from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander organisations.
- You can’t apply for a grant if:
- you received a grant, or administered a grant, from the Australia Council in the past and that grant has not been satisfactorily acquitted
- you owe money to the Australia Council
- you have already made three applications to categories listed under Australia Council Grant Programs this calendar year (funding proposals submitted to categories under Other Grants and Opportunities are not counted as one of your three applications)
- you are a Major Performing Arts organisation
Peer Assessment
As part of the application process, you will be able to choose which peer panel you want to assess your application. The peer panels available are:
- Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Arts
- Community Arts and Cultural Development
- Dance
- Emerging and Experimental Arts
- Literature
- Multi-art form
- Music
- Theatre
- Visual Arts
How to Apply
- Apply for Arts Projects for Organisations online via given website.
- The types of questions they ask in the application form include:
- a title for your project
- a summary of your project
- a brief description of the organisation applying
- an outline of your project and what you want to do
- a timetable or itinerary for your project
- a description of the outcome your project delivers
- a projected budget which details the expenses, income and in-kind support of the project
- supporting material as relevant to your project, including an artistic example, bios of additional artists, and letters of support from participants or communities
For more information, visit https://www.australiacouncil.gov.au/funding/funding-index/arts-projects-organisations/