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Willoughby City Council’s Arts and Cultural Grants Program – Australia

Deadline: 4-Jun-21

The Willoughby City Council is pleased to announce applications for Arts and Cultural Grants Program to supports the artistic development and cultural vitality of its diverse community that plays a key role in building community spirit and a sense of belonging by exploring, expressing, reflecting, challenging, and celebrating who they are.

Aims

  • Support activities which contribute to the development of arts and culture in the Willoughby local government area and to aim to cultivate participation and engagement.
  • To support and strengthen the sense of identity and social cohesion of local communities.
  • To encourage expressions of the cultural diversity of Willoughby LGA.
  • To encourage partnerships between community groups and artists.
  • To encourage the implementation and development of innovative arts programs and projects.
  • Demonstrate a commitment to the development of local creative skills and cultural pursuits.
  • To promote Willoughby LGA as a vibrant, creative and artistically diverse community.

Funding Information

The maximum that will be awarded is $3,000 excl GST. The minimum that will be awarded is $1,000 excl GST.

Outcomes

  • Projects Must:
    • The final outcome of the grant must be shown/staged etc. in Willoughby LGA within the 12 month period from when the grant was awarded. Funding must be towards a specific project such as:
      • Creating and implementing an exhibition, marketing a project and holding an art performance or installation.
      • Conducting workshops, providing mentorship opportunities or seeding funds for an arts project etc.
      • A collaborative approach or joint project between an artist and a community or cultural group.
      • Activation of city streets and public spaces through temporary art works and installations to create places for creative and social activities.
      • Support creative-based projects that raise awareness of importance issues in the community.

Eligibility Criteria

  • Artists working in all art forms. Artists may be amateur/emerging, a tertiary student or professional.
  • The creative director or key member for this project
  • Not-for-profit organizations/community groups who wish to undertake an art-based project.
  • Individuals, artists and groups applying for funds should be based within and/or principally serve people living and working in the Willoughby Local Government area.
  • Be not-for-profit, incorporated groups (or groups auspiced by an incorporated body).
  • Be able to demonstrate in their application the ability to successfully deliver the project. Have current Public Liability Insurance ($10 million).
  • Individuals, artists and groups applying for funds can apply to NAVA PLUS PREMIUM for public liability insurance and NAVA is able to act auspice for the artist.

Ineligible

  • Unincorporated groups, profit making organisations and private businesses.
  • Applicants that have substantial reserve funds and could self-fund.
  • Applicants who have failed to comply with previous funding requirements.
  • Applicants with considerable opportunity to access funding from other sources.
  • Applicants that are already receiving considerable in-kind assistance from Council e.g. subsidised venue hire over $10,000 per annum.
  • Government departments or agencies.
  • Individual artists who have received funding in the previous year.
  • Applications may be reconsidered if undertaking a new partnership or part of a community based project.
  • Council staff, Family members of Council staff can apply if they meet all of the criteria.

Ineligible Projects

  • Projects outside of the Willoughby LGA.
  • Retrospective projects.
  • Staff positions that require recurrent funding.
  • Upgrades to Council owned property.
  • Payment of Public Liability Insurance. Capital works projects. Prize money, trophies and competitions.
  • Course fees (tertiary education fees, workshop/tuition fees/master class fees etc).
  • Costs associated with transport (e.g. airfares, train tickets).
  • Party political purposes (i.e. projects and activities associated with political parties).
  • Costs for purchase of assets (e.g. musical instruments, cameras).
  • Shortfalls in the applicant’s operational budget.

For more information, visit https://www.willoughby.nsw.gov.au/Events/Arts-and-Cultural-Grants-2021