Deadline: 09-Apr-21
The Blue Mountains City Council is seeking applications for its Arts Grant Program 2021 to support projects that encourage arts quality and innovation, strengthen the local arts sector and that engage the local community and visitors as both participants and/or audiences.
The Blue Mountains City of the Arts Trust Grant Program was established to help support artists and to provide quality art projects and events in the Blue Mountains. It is administered by the Blue Mountains City of the Arts Trust with funding provided annually by the Blue Mountains City Council.
Grant Streams
There are three separate grant streams offered in 2021. Applicants are asked to complete the relevant application form for their project. Each application form is colour coded for clarity.
- Small Grants Round: Individuals
- For individual artists applying for funding to a maximum amount of $2,000 for their project.
- Annual Grant Round: Individuals and Organisations
- These grants are available to individual artists/creative professionals and not-for-profit organisations who are income tax exempt.
- For individuals applying for funding to a maximum amount of $10,000 for their projects.
- For organisations applying for funding to a maximum amount of $10,000 for their projects.
- These grants are available to individual artists/creative professionals and not-for-profit organisations who are income tax exempt.
Eligibility Criteria
- Who can apply?
- Individual artists/arts-workers resident in the Blue Mountains Local Government Area.
- Not for profit organisations located in the Blue Mountains Local Government Area.
- Who can’t apply?
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- Schools and organisations primarily associated with a school
- State and Federal government departments and agencies
- For profit organisations/businesses
- Individuals/organisations who have not satisfactorily acquitted previous grants at the time of application unless they have an approved variation.
- Individuals/organisations who have not provided adequate progress reports if a funded project is in progress at the time of application
- Projects that have a start date that commences prior to the approval by Council in June.
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For more information, visit https://www.bmcc.nsw.gov.au/city-of-the-arts-trust