Major Projects for Public Art and Design Major Commission (Australia)

Deadline: 6-Feb-23

The Government of South Australia is accepting applications for its Major Projects for Public Art and Design Major Commission to provide a significant investment in a major new work by a leading South Australian independent artist, group or arts and cultural organisation.

Projects must have a significant public outcome and be launched/ presented/ premiered/ exhibited first in South Australia in a high-profile setting.

Funding Information

• Up to $100,000.

Eligibility Criteria

• Independent artists and groups
• Funded organisations: small-to-medium organisations, major organisations
• Arts and cultural organisations not in receipt of annual or multi-year State Government funding
• Individuals and groups
  • Applicants must:
    • Be professional practicing artists or arts workers / cultural workers
    • Be Australian citizens or have permanent resident status
    • Live in South Australia six months or more per year.
    • In some cases, employees of South Australian Government funded arts and cultural organisations may be able to apply. Refer to individual grant categories for category-specific eligibility.
• Please note: Artists and arts workers employed by funded arts and cultural organisations (at least 0.6 FTE) require a financial contribution of a minimum of 30% of total activity cost to be made by the organisation if the eligible activity relates to their employment.
• Individuals and unincorporated South Australian groups may have their grant auspiced by a recognised incorporated body.
• Organisations
  • Generally, applications are accepted from not-for-profit South Australian arts and cultural organisations, including those funded through Arts South Australia, the Department of the Premier and Cabinet, the Department for Innovation and Skills and the Department for Education. Local Government and state government agencies and for-profit arts and cultural organisations are eligible applicants in some grant categories.
  • Refer to individual grant categories for category-specific eligibility.
  • Individuals and unincorporated South Australian groups may have their grant auspiced by a recognised incorporated body.

Criteria

• All applications are assessed against the following criteria.
• Artistic Merit and Viability are the two key criteria to consider in your proposal.
• Address the Engagement and/or Development criteria as they relate to your proposal – your proposal may meet all criteria.
• You do not need to respond to each individual bullet point.
• Artistic merit
  • In assessing the Artistic Merit criterion, the peers may consider:
  • Innovation, originality, quality, creativity and ambition
  • The track record, creative achievement and skill of the artist or artists involved
  • The context in which the work is being undertaken
  • The potential contribution to the development of the art form
  • Evidence of experimentation, risk taking and bravery.
• Viability
  • In assessing the Viability criterion, the peers may consider:
  • The planning and resources required to achieve the potential of the proposal
  • The ability of the applicant to meet the logistical challenges of the proposal
  • Evidence of strong financial and operational management, including a realistic budget and timeline
  • Evidence of additional resources and support, including other sources of income
  • In-kind contributions.
• Engagement
  • In assessing the Engagement criterion, the peers may consider:
  • The potential to grow audiences and their critical understanding of the art form
  • The development of new markets, locally, nationally and/or internationally
  • The development of new ways to engage with those markets
  • The potential to provide a broader range of people with opportunities to participate in arts experiences through strategies that increase access, social inclusion and cultural diversity
  • Evidence of deeper engagement with, and the involvement of, particular communities and/or audiences and the delivery of artistic benefits to them.
• Development
  • In assessing the Development criterion, the peers may consider:
  • The development of artist and art form practice
  • The potential to enhance the skills and/or professional reputation of the applicant
  • The capacity to forge new pathways for artist and sector development
  • The capacity to develop new networks, collaborations and partnerships
  • The contribution to South Australia’s reputation as a centre of cultural leadership
  • At a national and international level, and the resultant economic benefits.

Ineligible

• Statutory Authorities (but may be a commissioning partner)
• Organisations funded through the National Performing Arts Partnership Framework (NPAPF).

For more information, visit Major Projects.