Deadline: 7-Mar-23
Australia Council for the Arts has launched the Contemporary Music Touring Program (CMTP) to support national touring activity undertaken by Australian musicians performing original Australian contemporary music.
The tour must comprise of performances in at least three venues or locations outside of the performer’s hometown. Tours that include regional and remote destinations, or which assist performers residing in regional and remote areas to tour, are a priority for funding.
Funding Information
- Grants are available from $5,000 to $50,000, depending on the number of tour venues or locations in regional or remote areas.
- If your itinerary contains only metropolitan performances, you may request up to $15,000.
- If your itinerary contains at least one regional or remote performance, you may request up to $25,000.
- If 75% of your itinerary is to remote and/or very remote locations, you may request up to $50,000.
- Please note: The minimum grant amount you can apply for is $5,000.
What can you apply for?
- Under the Contemporary Music Touring Program, performances of original Australian contemporary music can include a wide range of different musical styles.
- The tour must comprise of performances in at least three venues or locations outside of the performer’s hometown. Tours that include regional and remote destinations, or which assist performers residing in regional and remote areas to tour, are a priority for funding.
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You can’t apply for the following activity:
- A tour to fewer than three venues or locations outside the performer’s home town
- Overseas tours
- Tours by non-Australian performers
- Tours which are primarily schools-based (except for applications seeking remote or very remote touring funds where the school is the primary venue in a remote or very remote location)
- A series of performances at a single location
- Tours that do not involve the presentation of original Australian contemporary music.
Eligibility Criteria
- Individuals or organisations may apply to tour live music performances within Australia. Touring musicians must be performing original Australian contemporary music. Funding can be provided to performers, managers, agents, and music networks on behalf of professionals working in the Australian music industry. Applications must contain one tour only.
Ineligible
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You can’t apply for a grant if:
- Your tour does not involve the presentation of original Australian contemporary music
- You received a grant, or administered a grant, from the Australia Council in the past and that grant has not been satisfactorily acquitted
- You owe money to the Australia Council.
For more information, visit Australia Council for the Arts.