Deadline: 25-Oct-20
The Inner West has launched the Arts Grants Program, the Arts grants stream funds a range of activities for practicing individual artists, groups of artists, or art organizations for projects that deliver the production and presentation of new creative work, professional arts, and skills development, opportunities for audiences to engage with arts and cultural participation, strengthen capacity and sustainability of Inner West’s creative industries, and those that benefit the local community by contributing to local identity, belonging and pride.
Objectives
Council’s arts grants program aims to:
- Encourage creative excellence and innovation in the content and delivery of arts projects and programs in the Inner West.
- Contribute to the development and sustainability of arts industries in the Inner West.
- Promote strong arts networks and partnership opportunities.
- Increased community connection through art in the public domain, providing a range of access points for the community to participate in and enjoy arts and culture.
- Promote a vibrant street life, support local business, and encourage visitors to the Inner West.
Funding Information
- Individual Artist Grants of up to $5,000 each per year in 2020;
- Arts Projects Grants of up to $10,000 each per year in 2020.
Eligibility Criteria
To be eligible for funding, you must:
- Be an individual artist, group of artists or an arts organization with a demonstrated creative practice.
- Be an Australian resident or permanent resident aged over 18 years.
- Be a legally registered, incorporated not-for-profit organization or group. Unincorporated groups must be auspiced by an incorporated not-for-profit organization. Note: This eligibility varies for Arts and Community History and Heritage grants in 2020.
- Be a resident of or delivering services in the Inner West Council area or offer a project that benefits residents of the Inner West.
- Include a booking confirmation form for use of a Council facility required as part of a grant application (i.e. Council venues, parks, and sports grounds) unless otherwise negotiated with the relevant Council grant officer.
- Meet the grant stream eligibility criteria.
- Address the grant stream objectives.
- Demonstrate your project is in the public interest and in accordance with Council’s Community Strategic Plan, policies, and regulations.
- Only submit one application per applicant each year.
Ineligibility Criteria
Inner West Council does not fund:
- Applicants who have not acquitted previously completed grant projects or provided an interim progress report for any outstanding grant projects funded by Inner West Council.
- Applicants who have outstanding debts of any kind to Inner West Council.
- Applicants who represent a state or federal government department.
- For-Profit Organisations and Sole Traders. Note: this eligibility varies for Arts Grants – Individual Artists category Sole Traders can apply.
- Applicants who represent a school or tertiary institution. Parents and Citizens’ Associations however are eligible to apply for projects that can demonstrate they benefit the Inner West community.
- Projects that have commenced or already taken place. Council does not provide retrospective funding.
- Projects that duplicate existing services already provided in the Inner West Council area.
- Capital works, such as renovations to buildings. Note: this eligibility varies for Environment Grants in 2020/2021.
- Financial assistance for interstate or overseas travel, or other costs where it could be perceived that the applicant would derive excessive personal benefits.
- Salaries of permanent employees who will be supervising or working on the project as part of their usual duties. However, grants may fund additional staff to work specifically on the project.
- Ongoing operational expenditure such as fixed overheads and administrative costs.
- General donations to charities. The council does accept applications for projects run by charities.
- Activities that could be perceived as benefitting political parties or associated groups.
- Activities that could be perceived as divisive within the community.
Assessment Criteria
The following criteria will be considered in the process of assessing applications:
- Impact and quality of the project that contributes to the Council’s Community Strategic Plan and Arts grants objectives.
- Excellence and innovation in arts and creative practice and the delivery of arts projects.
- Enhance community connection to art in the public domain and provide social and creative benefits to communities in the Inner West.
- Applicant’s capacity to deliver a well‐planned project including relevant applicant experience and supporting material, skills, and time.
- Realistic budgets, including all sources of project income and quotes where relevant.
How To apply
- Council uses SmartyGrants administration software to manage its grants program.
- Applications must be submitted via the Inner West Council SmartyGrants webpage.
- Applications must meet the eligibility requirements and no late applications will be accepted.
- Hard copy applications are not accepted.
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