Deadline: 6-Dec-22
The VACS Major Commissioning Projects (Individuals and Groups) is now open for applications to fund new visual arts and craft commissions to be created for presentation nationally and internationally.
To deliver a nationally coordinated joint package of funding and support for the Australian contemporary visual arts sector that promotes creative work by living visual artists and craft practitioners, and the organisations that support their practice – adapted from Report of the Contemporary Visual Arts and Craft Inquiry 2003 (the Myer Report).
Objectives
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The following objectives apply to all funding under VACS:
- Deepen audience engagement through critical discussion about individual artists and works; new approaches to audience engagement and market development, including the use of digital and online platforms; enhanced international engagement; and high quality touring exhibitions and events.
- Expand markets and enhance international connections through market exposure and opportunities to leverage private sector support, including a particular focus on strengthening the profile of Australian arts and craft practitioners in international markets through activities such as residencies, exhibitions and fellowships.
- Ensure opportunities for Australian contemporary visual artists through funding to create new work and support innovation and a diversity of practice; provide professional development opportunities; and support for artist run initiatives.
- Provide professional support for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander artists through funding to Indigenous visual arts industry service organisations and other visual arts organisations as needed to address service delivery gaps, enhance creative practice and provide professional opportunities for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander artists and arts workers.
- Build stronger, more resilient visual arts and craft organisations through business stability that drives stronger governance, innovation and art-form development, and major events and exhibitions.
Funding Information
- Grants of $100,000 are available.
- The new commission proposed must be presented to audiences by 31 December 2024.
Eligibility Criteria
- You can only submit one application to each closing date for Major Commissioning Projects.
- You must be an Australian citizen or an Australian permanent resident, and a practicing artist.
- Only individuals and groups that have a confirmed invitation to present a new commission at an institution before 31 December 2024 may apply. The institution can be Australian or international. Institutions are defined as a galleries or organisations with a publicly accessible space for the presentation of visual arts and crafts.
- You must reside in New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria or Western Australia (the Australian Capital Territory and the Northern Territory will be eligible in 2024, alongside New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia and Victoria.)
Please note: If you wish to apply to this program and have already received Australia Council funding for part of the proposed activity, your funding request must not support activity which has already taken place, or received prior investment.
Ineligibility Criteria
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You can’t apply for this grant if:
- you have already applied to this closing date of Major Commissioning Projects
- you have received a Major Commissioning Projects grant in the last four funding rounds
- you have already applied to Australia Council for the proposed project
- you have already received funding from the Australia Council for the proposed project
- you have an overdue grant report
- you owe money to the Australia Council
- you are an organisation
- you are an individual or a group from the Australia Capital Territory or Northern Territory.
For more information, visit Australia Council for the Arts.
For more information, visit https://australiacouncil.gov.au/investment-and-development/multi-year-investment/vacs-major-commissioning-projects/
