The Australia Council for the Arts is the Australian Government's arts funding and advisory body. Grants are offerred in the areas of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander arts, community partnerships, dance, interdisciplinary arts, literature, music, theatre and visual arts. Website www.australiacouncil.gov.au
Amount: $20 000
Open to: commerical galleries
Support to attend international visual art, craft or design fairs to develop markets for Australian visual arts, crafts or design. Can include travel, accommodation and other art, craft and design fair related expenses. More
Closing 19 January 2012
Amount: $30,000
Open to: individuals/organisations
Supports Indigenous musicians and theatre makers to create and present innovative new music theatre works. More
Closing 12 March 2012
Amount: $2,000 for airfares
Open to: individual/groups & organisations
Provides travel support for career music managers interested in developing international markets for Australian musicians. More
Closing 16 March 2012
Amount: $2,000 for airfares
Open to: individual/groups & organisations
Supports Australian acts invited to showcase original music to travel to key internation music fairs or events. More
Closing 16 March 2012
Amount: not specified
Open to: individuals
Provides funding for an Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander arts organisation to employ an Indigenous arts worker for up to three years. More
Closing 16 July 2012
Amount: not specified
Open to: individuals/organisations
Helps Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander artists and organisations create new artworks. Projects may be in any artform or across artforms, such as theatre productions, writing for publication, songwriting for performance or recording or creating for exhibition. More
Closing 16 July and 19 November 2012
Amount: not specified
Open to: individuals/organisations
Supports the exhibiting, publishing, recording, presenting and promoting of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander artists and their works. More
Closing 16 July and 19 November 2012
Amount: not specified
Open to: individuals/organisations
Helps Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander artists and arts organisations develop their ideas and skills. They can support mentorship programs, arts workshops, professional development programs, conferences, seminars or planning and development programs. More
Closing 16 July and 19 November 2012
Amount: $50,000
Open to: individuals
Honours an eminent Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander artist who has made an outstanding lifelong contribution to the recognition of Indigenous arts in Australia and around the world. More
Closing 19 November 2012
Amount: $45,000 per year for 2 years
Open to: individuals
Provides recognised Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander artists with financial support to develop a major creative project or program. Fellowships are only available for musicians and writers. More
Closing 19 November 2012
Amount: $20 000
Open to: individuals
Supports a young Indigenous artist aged 18 to 26 to create a major body of work through partnerships either nationally or internationally. More
Closing 19 November 2012
Amount: not specified
Open to: organisations
Enhances international touring opportunities for Australian contemporary performing arts in the categories of dance, inter-arts, theatre and market development. More
Ongoing (at least 8 weeks prior to project start date)
Amount: not specified
Open to: individuals
Provides travel assistance for professional Australian performing arts presenters to attend performances by Australian artists to increase access to live work, to develop knowledge and awareness of Australian performance works and ultimately to increase national touring of Australian performance works in all regions of Australia. More
Ongoing
Amount: $20,000 - $30,000
Open to: individuals/organisations
Funding for for one-off community arts and cultural development projects that must have a public outcome and involve collaborations with a range of cross-sectoral partners. More
Closing 2 March, 25 May and 7 September 2012
Amount: $12,000
Open to: individuals
Funding for individual artists and arts workers to build their professional capacity as community arts and cultural development workers. More
Closing 2 March, 25 May and 7 September 2012
Amount: up to $20,000
Open to: individuals/organisations
One-off community arts and cultural development projects that involve a range of collaborating partners and may or may not have a public outcome. More
Closing 2 March, 25 May and 7 September 2012
Amount: $10,000
Open to: individuals/organisations
Recognises leadership among young community arts and culture practitioners. More
Closing 2 March 2012
Amount: $50,000
Open to: individuals/organisations
Honours an artsworker or artist with a proven record of high achievement in the field of community cultural development. More
Closing 2 March 2012
Amount: not specified
Open to: organisations
Support for significant community arts and cultural development programs consisting of a range of projects, targeting a variety of different groups and engaging a number of cross-sectoral partners. More
Closing 25 May 2012
Amount: up to $5,000
Open to: organisations
Funding to assist artists, groups, or organisations to undertake further development and/or extension of effective partnerships. More
Ongoing
Amount: $50,000 - $600,000 over 3 years.
Open to: organisations
Supports major community arts and cultural development projects of excellence that deliver to the community partnerships priority areas, align arts and non-arts partners and have clear outcomes that extend beyond the life of the project. More
Ongoing
Amount: $45,000 for producer & $35,000 for project
Open to: individuals/organisations
Offered to individual producers to deliver community arts and cultural development projects, which engage artists and communities in the creation and presentation of new artistic works. More
Closing 25 May 2012
Amount: not specified
Open to: individuals/ organisations
Support the research, creative development, production, remounting or presentation of dance works by artists or organisations. More
Closing 10 February and 15 August 2012
Amount: not specified
Open to: individuals/ organisations
Support for dance works with a presentation outcome. More
Closing 10 February and 15 August 2012
Amount: not specified
Open to: organisations
Provides organisations with funding for programs of activity that develop Australian dance. More
Closing 15 August 2012
Amount: $50,000 over one year or $100,000 over 2 years
Open to: individuals
Provides individuals who have an outstanding record in dance with the financial support to undertake creative or professional development. More
Closing 15 August 2012
Amount: $20,000
Open to: individuals/organisations
Supports choreographers, dancers, composers and/or musicians to work collaboratively to create and develop innovative new dance / music work. More
Closing 9 March 2012
Amount: not specified
Open to: individuals/groups
Fosters new collaborations and creative partnerships between artists and scientists; develop partnerships with key players in the arts, science and technology sectors, nationally and internationally; and develop sustainable support for long-term collaboration between the arts and sciences. More
Closing 2 March 2012
Amount: up to $20,000
Open to: individuals
Residencies for artists creating work through interdisciplinary and hybrid arts. More
Closing 1 May 2012
Amount: not specified
Open to: individuals/organisations
Supports artists investigating new artistic practice through interdisciplinary and hybrid arts. More
Closing 3 December 2012
Amount: $15,000
Open to: individuals/organisations
Provide opportunities for forums, workshops or critical debates on hybrid and interdisciplinary arts practice in Australia. More
Ongoing
Amount: not specified
Open to: individuals
Support for individual writers and picture book illustrators through residencies and studios in Australia and overseas. More
Closing 30 March 2012
Amount: not specified
Open to: organisations
Support towards airfares, fees and expenses for the participation of Australian writers at literary festivals and conferences and other promotional activities.More
Closing 30 March and 2 October 2012
Amount: not specified
Open to: organisations
Support the publication of literary work by Australian writers in Australia and overseas.More
Closing 30 March and 2 October 2012
Amount: up to $50,000
Open to: individuals
Supports the creation and publication of a writer's second book. More
Closing 15 May 2012
Amount: $100,000 over 2 years
Open to: individuals
Supports excellence in Australian literature by providing highly accomplished literary writers with financial support for two years to enable them to create new work. More
Closing 15 May 2012
Amount up to $50,000
Open to: individuals
Acknowledges the achievements of eminent literary writers over the age of 60 who have made outstanding and lifelong contributions to Australian literature. More
Closing 15 May 2012
Amount: not specified
Open to: individuals
Assists in the creation of new work by developing and established Australian writers and picture book illustrators. More
Closing 15 May 2012
Amount: not specified
Open to: individuals
Assists Australian writers and illustrators working in the digital space to create digital and/or new media works with a literary focus. More
Closing 15 May 2012
Amount: not specified
Open to: individuals
One-year funding to a limited number of significant organisations that contribute to a viable strategic infrastructure that supports the work and professional development of Australian writers and the general advancement of Australian literature. More
Closing 2 October 2012
Amount: up to $10,000
Open to: individuals
Travel support for Australian publishers and literary agents to promote Australian literary works and authors overseas and develop international demand for Australian literary works and authors. More
Ongoing (at least six weeks before project start date)
Amount: $15,000
Open to: individuals
Supports a three-month songwriter residency in Nashville. More
Closing 12 March 2012
Amount: up to $10,000
Open to: individuals/organisations
Supports skills development for professional artists and artsworkers, and projects that foster skills development More
Closing 26 March & 4 September 2012
Amount: up to $20,000
Open to: individuals/Groups & Organisations
Supports international touring by Australian musicians performing predominantly original Australian music. More
Closing 26 March 2012
Amount: up to $50,000
Open to: organisations
Provides funding for a limited number of dynamic organisations with a track record of achievement in presentation, service delivery, youth training or other relevant areas. More
Closing 2 May 2012
Amount: $20,000
Open to: individuals
Offered to artists or a significant creative and/or developmental project that will benefit their artistic development. More
Closing 18 June 2012
Amount: $30,000
Open to: individuals/ organisations
Supports one-off projects that present, publish, distribute and/or market quality music of any style. More
Closing 18 June and 12 November 2012
Amount: $25,000
Open to: individuals
Offered to artists for a significant creative and/or developmental project that will benefit their artistic development. More
Closing 4 September 2012
Amount: $45,000 per year for 2 years
Open to: individuals
Provides artists with financial support for two years for creative work and/or professional development. More
Closing 4 September 2012
Amount: $60,000
Open to: individual/Group
To publicly honour a senior artist of high distinction who has made an outstanding and sustained contribution to music in Australia. More
Closing 4 September 2012
Amount: $50,000 per year for three years
Open to: organisations
Provides three-year funding to assist the presentation of programs of new high quality contemporary theatre work. More
Closing 4 June 2012
Amount: $35,000 (Creative Development) $15,000 (young artists / productions)
Open to: individuals
Supports one-off projects that result in the creation of new contemporary theatre work. This can include a new production of an existing text. More
Closing 4 June and 5 November 2012
Amount: $20,000
Open to: individuals
Supports individuals with several years theatre experience and/or leadership experience to pursue programs of professional leadership development. More
Closing 4 June and 5 November 2012
Amount: $20,000
Open to: individuals
Supports individuals in the formative stages of leadership development, or who are beginning to explore leadership in theatre sector areas where it is under-developed or fragile. More
Closing 4 June and 5 November 2012
Open to: organisations
Supports a limited number of outstanding organisations to make high-quality theatre works, or to create opportunities for others to do so - for theatre works, or to create opportunities for others to do so - for theatre organisations who have received Australia Council assistance (emerging or multi-year). More
Closing 9 July 2012
Amount: $45,000 per year for two years
Open to: individuals
Provides individual artists with financial support to undertake a two-year program of creative work and/or professional development that extends their practice and develops their career. More
Closing 5 November 2012
Amount: not specified
Open to: organisations
Assists arts organisations to present and promote contemporary Australian craft, design, media and visual arts to audiences in Australia and overseas. More
Closing 20 August 2012
Amount: $60,000 per year for two years
Open to: individuals/groups
Extended support to craftspeople, designers, media artists and visual artists of outstanding ability to enable them to realise ambitious projects and develop their practice to new levels of achievement. More
Closing 16 April 2012
Amount: $10,000
Open to: individuals/groups
Supports the creation of new work by early career craftspeople, designers, media artists, visual artists and arts writers. More
Closing 16 April 2012
Amount: $20,000
Open to: individuals/groups
Supports the creation of new work by mid career craftspeople, designers, media artists, visual artists and arts writers. More
Closing 18 April 2012
Amount: $20,000
Open to: individuals/groups
Supports the creation of new work by established craftspeople, designers, media artists, visual artists and arts writers.More
Closing 18 April 2012
Amount: $10,000 - $35,000
Open to: individuals
Skills and Arts Development – overseas studio residency grants support excellence in the arts by providing professional development opportunities for craftspeople, designers, media artists and visual artists. More
Closing 20 August 2012
Amount: not specified
Open to: individuals
Professional development opportunities for craftspeople, designers, media artists, visual artists, arts writers and curators. More
Closing 22 August 2012
Amount: $20,000 (emerging curators); $50,000 (established curators)
Open to: individuals
Supports emerging and established curators to undertake independent curatorial research. More
Closing 22 August 2012
Amount: $10,000
Open to: individuals
Assistance to recent creative arts graduates to help them establish an arts career. More
Closing 2 March 2012 and 20 September 2012
Amount: $20,000
Open to: individuals/groups
To assist artist run initiatives to present cross-artform or interdisciplinary projects which develop the professional skills and/or networks for young and emerging artists. More
Closing 1 February 2012
Amount: $80,000
Open to: individuals/organisations
Three-year funding initiative supporting 10 projects to tell new stories with potential public outcomes. Artistic works must express reactions and outcomes to the way society has transformed in the first decade of the 21st century. More
Closing 16 January 2012
Amount: up to $100,000
Open to: individuals
Two fellowships awarded per year to support the professional development of outstanding established artists.More
Closing 31 January 2012
Amount: up to $60,000 (up to $30,000 per year)
Open to: individuals
Two-year fellowships to support the professional development of early career artists . More
Closing 31 January 2012
Amount: $30,000
Open to: individuals/groups
For artists wishing to explore innovative ideas and collaborations to make major artworks possible. It may include honing a plan or concept, developing a model or prototype, finding partners and securing other funding. More
Closing 1 August 2012
Amount: $80,000
Open to: individuals/groups
Support for New Art - Creative Development recipients to produce and present their work. More
Closing 1 August 2012
The 2012 closing dates for the following grants are yet TBC:
Amount $50,000
Open to: individuals
A two or three month residency at the Josef and Anni Albers Foundation residence studios in Connecticut, USA will be available for an Indigenous artist from October 2010. More
***TBC
Amount $10,000
Open to: individuals/Group
Acknowledges a young and emerging Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander visual artist who is making an outstanding contribution to Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander visual arts. Highlights the role that young and emerging artists play in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities in maintaining culture from elders to young people. More
*** TBC
Amount not specified
Open to: organisations
Supports new or recently established Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander arts organisations or Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander organisations changing direction to strategically contribute to a national networked arts infrastructure. More
*** NOT OPEN AGAIN UNTIL 2013
Amount: not specified
Open to: organisations
Supports outstanding Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander arts organisations that demonstrate a leadership role in advancing Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander arts and culture. Eligible organisations must be well-established leaders in their field, and support cultural maintenance or artistic vibrancy. More
*** NOT OPEN AGAIN UNTIL 2016
Amount: not specified
Open to: individuals
Supports Australian participation at key international performing arts markets. More
***TBC for 2012
Amount: $75,000
Open to: individuals
Supports substantial, long term research and development projects involving experimentation and collaboration between artists from multiple disciplines to explore new artistic practices. More
Closing date for 2012 TBC
Amount: not specified
Open to: organisations
The languages other than English (LOTE) publishing initiative supports the translation and publication of works by authors writing in languages other than English. More
***TBC for 2012
Amount: not specified
Open to: organisations
To develop a viable infrastructure that supports the work and professional development of Australian writers and advances Australian literature. More
*** NOT OPEN AGAIN UNTIL 2013
Amount: not specified
Open to: individuals
10 paid mentorships for emerging producers, agents, gallery dealers and rights managers over an 18 month period. The selected candidates will have the opportunity to work alongside industry leaders. More
*** NOT OFFERED IN 2011
Amount: not specified
Open to: individuals/ organisations
Supports one-off projects that present, publish, distribute and/or market quality music of any style. More
Closing 15 June and 16 November 2011
Amount: $10,000
Open to: individuals
A three-month residency at the Australia Council’s residential studio at the CitÉ Internationale des Arts in Paris for a professional music artist or artsworker. The residency must occur between 31 May 2012 and 30 August 2012. More
Closing 1 September 2011
Amount: not specified
Open to: organisations
Three year funding to youth theatre companies which develop and present the stories of youth and which offer professional development pathways with the potential to help young people become artists or artsworkers. More
*** CONTACT THE AUSTRALIA COUNCIL FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
Open to: organisations
For theatre organisations that have a sustained national or international influence, are leading innovators that stretch theatre practice or are acknowledged centres of excellence. More
*** CONTACT THE AUSTRALIA COUNCIL FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
Amount: $20,000
Open to: organisations
Supports young and emerging artists to develop their professional skills and/or build their professional connections and networks. More
Closing 1 February 2011
Amount: Award $40,000; Medal $10,000
Open to: individuals
The visual arts emeritus award and medal recognise the special achievements of Australian visual artists and arts writers who are making an outstanding contribution to the development of Australian art. More
Closing 10 August 2011
Amount: $20,000 (emerging curators); $50,000 (established curators)
Open to: individuals
Supports professional independent curators who are developing their career outside arts and cultural organisations. It will fund projects that engage with innovative contemporary curatorial practice. More
Closing 10 August 2011
Amount: not specified
Open to: individuals
Professional development for emerging leaders consisting of 5 day residential workshop and period of mentoring by senior executive. More
Closing 31 October 2011
Amount: up to $5,000
Open to: individuals
The JUMP National Mentoring Program for Young and Emerging Artists supports the career development of artists aged 18-30, and in the first five years of their professional practice, by providing mentoring opportunities with established professionals in their artform. More
Closing October 2011 (contact the Australia Council for further details)
Amount: up to $20,000
Open to: organisations
Training, placements, mentorships and creative workforce traineeships for Major Performing Arts organisations. More
Closing 3 December 2011
Amount: $1,000
Open to: individuals/ organisations
For arts and cultural managers, art marketers, community arts specialists, producers, curators and artists, who wish to refine their skills by utilising cultural diversity for audience development, marketing and targeted communications; creative collaboration and project development, and international collaborations. More
Closing TBC
Amount: not specified
Open to: individuals
An intensive three month business coaching program for emerging independent producers to be matched with highly regarded producers commencing February 2012 and including attendance at the Australian Performing Arts Market. More
Closing 15 December 2011
Amount: $30,000-$60,000
Open to: individuals
Supports and develops independent producers in any performing arts related artform such as music, dance, theatre, hybrid and circus through strenthening their business model and improving market development outcomes that raise the profile of Australian artists. More
Closing dates for 2012 TBC
Amount: not specified
Open to: individuals
Provides travel assistance for professional Australian performing arts presenters to attend performances by Australian artists to increase access to live work, to develop knowledge and awareness of Australian performance works and ultimately to increase national touring of Australian performance works in all regions of Australia. More
Ongoing
Amount: up to $20,000
Open to: organisations
Training, placements, mentorships and creative workforce traineeships for Major Performing Arts organisations. More
Closing 31 October 2011
Top of Page | Site Map | Privacy | Site Credits
© 2007 Regional Arts NSW. This page last modified
9 February, 2012
.
Site maintained by Tatiana Barisa
Regional Arts NSW· Pier 5, 15 Hickson Road, Millers Point NSW 2000 Australia
Tel 02 9270 2500 · Fax 02 9247 7829 · Email info@regionalartsnsw.com.au
A member of Regional Arts Australia
