Mornington Peninsula Shire – Performing Arts Fund (Australia)

Objectives

This fund aims to:

• Support artists and organisations in the exploration and creation of innovative new performance-based work
• Support capacity building, mentoring, career pathways and collaboration opportunities in the performing arts sector and building broader cross-sector relationships
• Assist artists and artworkers to build sustainable professional practices and contribute to employment outcomes in the cultural sector
• Support arts and cultural organisations in the planning, development and delivery of performing arts outcomes, and rethinking strategies and business models
• Support business partnerships and increase opportunities for co-investment from private sector sources
• Increase Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander representation within programming, new works, organisational workforce and leadership
• Support innovative approaches to audience development, digital technology, marketing and commercial opportunities for performing arts
• Address barriers and increase engagement across key diversity areas (including disability, gender, LGBTIQ+, age and cultural diversity) in arts practice
• Support the delivery of tour-ready performances, engagement and education activities to develop new audiences and contribute to the diversity of performing arts products available to the community
• Support resilience, sustainability and recovery of the Mornington Peninsula through performing arts practice. 

Funding is available for new works at all stages of the creative life cycle, from development to presentation. Applications are encouraged from creative practitioners working across the following art forms with performance outcomes: dance, music, theatre, cabaret, puppetry, spoken word, circus and physical performance, live art, film making and multidisciplinary practice.

Eligibility Criteria

• Applicants must be based within the Mornington Peninsula Shire Local Government Area.
• Program is open to creative and cultural sector incorporated not-for-profit community groups/organisations, commercial creative and cultural sector organisations and individuals (for the purpose of this grant referred to as ‘artist’) registered as a sole trader.
• Non-for-profit group applicants without incorporation or Sole Trader status are able to be auspiced by an eligible organisation. An Auspice Agreement must be completed and attached to the application. The organisation that agrees to auspice must be involved in the conduct and financial management of the project for which a grant is being sought. An auspice organisation is limited to auspice a maximum of 2 unincorporated groups.
• ABN status must be provided. Applicants without an ABN must submit an Australian Tax Office Statement by a Supplier Form with their application.
• The applicant must have a current and adequate level of public liability insurance relevant to the project.
• Only one application per organisation can be accepted to a maximum of 2 funding programs in a financial year.
• While there is no restriction on where activities during the development are undertaken, any associated performance outcome must debut within the Mornington Peninsula Shire Local Government area.
• The organisation/applicant must not be in debt to the Council and must have acquitted oris compliant with all grants previously awarded by Council.

For more information, visit Mornington Peninsula Shire.