Deadline: 1-Mar-22
Applications are now open for the Contemporary Touring Initiative (CTI), as part of the Visual Arts and Craft Strategy, supports significant exhibitions of work by living contemporary visual artists and craft practitioners that reach and engage national audiences, and extend into regional communities.
The grant provides up to three years of funding for the development and/or national touring of nationally significant contemporary visual arts and craft exhibitions.
The program is targeted to ambitious organisations with demonstrated contemporary visual arts exhibition development and touring expertise to develop and/or tour an exhibition between calendar years 2021-2024.
The program will support projects that best demonstrate:
- cutting-edge practice and innovation in how contemporary visual arts and craft is exhibited and toured, including new ways to reach and engage audiences
- exhibitions that include the work of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander artists
- strong partnerships, reach and impact in regional communities.
What you can apply for?
You can apply for:
- costs of research, development and design of the exhibition, including partnership development, critical writing, artist fees
- commissioning of new work
- the costs of touring, including exhibition production, installation, freight, engagement, promotion, public programs, artist residencies etc.
- You may apply for costs associated with the delivery of COVID Safe touring. These may include costs such as additional cleaning costs within exhibition locations or for Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) to ensure the safety of the touring party.
Eligibility Criteria
- Only organisations are eligible to apply.
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You can’t apply for a grant if:
- 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 Australian Government.
For more information, visit https://australiacouncil.gov.au/investment-and-development/contemporary-touring-initiative/