Deadline: 6-Sep-21
The City of Port Phillip is seeking applications for its Cultural Development Fund, an annual arts and heritage grants round for artists and related organisations in Port Phillip.
Objectives
- Support artists and organisations to develop and realise creative projects in the City of Port Phillip.
- Support capacity building, mentoring, partnerships or collaborative development, and arts engagement activities.
- Support and engage diverse communities of all ages and backgrounds, including the development of work that engages with the wider Port Phillip community.
- Generate arts, cultural and heritage activity in their neighbourhoods and precincts.
Priorities
Projects will be evaluated according to how well they meet these Program Priorities:
- Vibrant: with a flourishing economy, where their community and local business thrive, and they maintain and enhance their reputation as one of Melbourne’s cultural and creative hubs.
- Inclusive: a place for all members of their community, where people feel supported and comfortable being themselves and expressing their identities.
Funding Information
Applicants to the Fund may apply for up to $12,000 per project.
Funding Criteria
- Essential Funding Criteria
- The following criteria must be met:
- Projects must demonstrate creativity, artistic intention and innovation or cultural significance
- Funded activities must be based in the City of Port Phillip
- Applications should indicate the project’s value to City of Port Phillip audiences, readers, viewers, users
- Project participants living or working in the City of Port Phillip are involved in the project
- Project expenditure equals project income and applicant must demonstrate that the project can proceed if other funding applications are unsuccessful
- The following criteria must be met:
- Desirable Funding Criteria
- Projects need to demonstrate that they meet three or more of the following criteria:
- Support the development and presentation of new work
- Promote the City’s cultural heritage
- Enhance the profile of the City of Port Phillip as an outstanding, vibrant arts environment
- Encourage participation in the arts
- Explore the identity and diversity of the City and its residents
- Explore issues related to access and equity
- Demonstrate a high level of community involvement and interest
- Demonstrate an attempt to source other funding where applicable
- Support partnerships with other organisations
- Encourage awareness of environmental sustainability through the arts
- Projects need to demonstrate that they meet three or more of the following criteria:
Eligibility Criteria
- Individual applicants who live or work in the City of Port Phillip and have engaged an auspice organisation for the purpose of applying for and managing a Cultural Development Fund grant.
- Individual applicants applying on behalf of an unincorporated group who has engaged an auspice organisation and are based in the City of Port Phillip.
- Incorporated not-for-profit arts and related community organisations based in the City of Port Phillip.
For more information, visit https://www.portphillip.vic.gov.au/explore-the-city/arts-and-creative-industries/funding-and-support/cultural-development-fund-projects