Deadline: 30-Jun-23
Country Arts SA’s Skills Development Assistance Grants are available to support artists and arts workers to participate in professional development opportunities by contributing to travel and accommodation costs associated with the opportunity.
Funding Information
- Up to $1500 per application.
- The applicant is expected to cover any additional costs associated with participating in the professional development opportunity through their own contributions or other funding sources.
What is classified as a skills development opportunity?
The following activities are considered skills development opportunities:
- Participation in courses, residencies, workshops etc;
- Mentorships with a professional artist whose practice is suitable to your development;
- Attending a conference, masterclass, seminar, performance, exhibition etc;
- Work experience, internship or volunteer role;
- The engagement of a professional artist (or artists) to run workshops or deliver a presentation in your community – in this instance the grant will be used to cover the travel and accommodation costs of the artist/s that have been engaged, rather than the applicant.
Eligible Expenditure
- Skills Development Assistance Grant monies may only be spent on:
- Skills Development costs – Fees for workshops, masterclasses, conferences, seminars, shows, mentors etc.
- Travel costs – Flights, bus, train or tram fares, fuel, taxis (or ride share) fares.
- Accommodation – Up to $130.00 per night
- Applicants are required to include receipts for expenditure when the grant is acquitted
Eligibility Criteria
To apply for a Country Arts SA grant you must be:
- An individual artist/arts worker over the age of 161 with an ABN2 or an employee of a legally incorporated organisation; and
- A permanent resident of regional or remote South Australia, residing in locations classified as MM2-MM7 according to the Modified Monash Model.
For more information, visit Country Arts SA.