Deadline: 13-Mar-23
Have you got an art or cultural project in mind? Does it need financial support to become a reality? Applications for the 2023 Community Arts and Cultural Development Grants are now open.
The City of Coffs Harbour is committed to the vitality of the cultural life of Coffs Harbour and appreciates its importance to the social health and economic success of the Coffs region. This grant program supports new and exciting arts and cultural projects and initiatives in their communities.
The Arts and Cultural Development Grants Program supports appropriate payments to artists and creatives employed in a professional capacity. Appropriate rates of pay can be found on professional association websites such as NAVA (National Association for Visual Arts), MEAA (Media, Entertainment and Arts Alliance).
Priority Areas
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The Creative Coffs Cultural Strategic Plan has five key goals:
- Engage their community and visitors in the cultural life of the area.
- Create and maintain vibrant cultural and public spaces.
- Understand and celebrate their Aboriginal and diverse cultural heritage.
- Value and support their creative industries.
- Encourage connections, collaboration and partnerships.
- The Arts and Cultural Development Grant Funding supports projects that share one or more of these goals.
Funding Information
- Funding assistance for events and projects between $1,000 and $7,000 will be considered.
Grant Funds cannot be used for
- Existing and ongoing activities or projects already in progress, unless the funding is for a new and highly innovative element.
- Completed projects.
- Inflated administrative costs.
- Salary of existing personnel or fees which are disproportionate to skills, experience and professional standing.
- Excessive expenditure on equipment. Materials and equipment may be considered but must be integral to a broader project.
- Any project of a substantially commercial nature.
- Insurance costs or catering.
- Money for prizes or gifts.
- Activities which are intended to raise funds for a donation to a third party such as a charity.
- Activities which are already receiving substantial financial support from the City.
Eligibility Criteria
- Incorporated Community Groups, art groups and not-for-profit organisations are eligible to apply.
- Schools are eligible to apply for projects involving students either directly or through their P&C committees, student bodies or other incorporated entities.
- Groups and individuals such as artists, musicians, writers, performers etc. that are not incorporated may submit an application through an auspicing organisation that is incorporated. An auspicing body must be willing to support the project and become the applicant on behalf of the unincorporated group or individual.
- Projects that support partnerships between community based organisations, arts organisations, artists and businesses are encouraged to apply.
- Artist lead projects are encouraged when they are supported by an incorporated body.
- Applications must be certified by an executive officer of the incorporated organisation.
- Projects must be located within the Coffs Harbour Local Government Area.
- Applications from organisations which have not acquitted previous City grants cannot be considered.
- Only one (1) application can be considered from each group/organisation (auspicing organisations exempted).
For more information, visit Coffs Harbour City Council.