City of Mount Gambier Creative Arts Fund – Australia

Deadline: 01-Sep-23

The Creative Arts Fund provides funding to artists, community groups and non-profit community-based organisations for creative public art projects within Mount Gambier.

The Creative Arts Fund encourages projects, and provides opportunities, that make a positive contribution to the City and demonstrate consistency with outcomes from Council’s Strategic Plan and Reconciliation Action Plan, with a particular focus on the following key goals:

Supporting community events and programs that bring people together, encourage interaction and promote a sense of community.
Providing services, programs and facilities for the community to participate in a broad range of arts and cultural activities.
Celebrating the cultural diversity.
Celebration of Boandik and/or Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Culture
A City brought to life with public art.

About the Program

The City of Mount Gambier values the positive contribution arts and culture make to the social and economic well-being of regional communities and actively encourages the practice of cultural exchange. Council also recognises that cultural sharing and artistic expression assists in the building of resilient communities with a strong sense of place.
The Creative Arts Fund supports artists, community groups and not-for-profit organisations to deliver inspiring, creative and contemporary projects that contribute to a connected, vibrant and culturally diverse community. The Creative Arts Fund will be available for:
- A creative project within the City of Mount Gambier such as:
  - Murals
  - Installations (temporary or long-term)
  - Events or performances (must be free and accessible to the general public)
  - Creative community projects with an emphasis on skill development
  - Mentorships or professional development opportunity with public outcome
Projects may focus on, but are not limited to, performing and visual arts, literature, film, design, multimedia, history and heritage, festivals, performances and public celebrations.

Funding Information

Applications for funding under the Creative Arts Fund, as a general rule, should be for projects with a minimum total project cost of $3,000. An allocation of $50,000 has been made in Council’s 2023/2024 budget for distribution in this annual program.

Eligibility Criteria

You are eligible for the fund if you identify as one of the categories below:
- An incorporated community group;
- A not-for-profit organisation limited by guarantee;
- An unincorporated group auspiced by an incorporated association;
- Professional artist with an ABN
Applicants must:
- Be located within, service or have a background or other connection with the City of Mount Gambier community or demonstrate community engagement in process and/or outcome.
- Maintain or be willing to get Public Liability Insurance Cover ($20 million minimum cover).
- Have an ABN.
- Obtain all development approvals required for the delivery of the project.
- Include a copy of their organisations’ Certificate of Incorporation in their grant application (where applicable).