How to use this guide

Welcome to the Australia Council for the Arts’ 2010 funding guide.

As the Australian Government’s arts funding and advisory body, the Australia Council supports Australian artists and arts organisations. This guide is your introduction to our grant categories and initiatives. It’s a plain English overview of how the Australia Council can support your art.

The guide also contains information about the many different ways we develop audiences at home and abroad, the infrastructure of arts organisations, and philanthropic support for the arts. For the full details of each funding program, and how to apply, visit the Grants section on our website.

The Australia Council has a strong focus on building artists’ careers—this is one of our five key priority areas. We support artists’ careers directly through our funding programs for artists, and through a range of initiatives that build audiences and other income streams.

In 2010, we’re offering 58 grant categories and 40 initiatives to help support your artistic practice. I hope you find something that suits you.

Kathy Keele, chief executive officer

Languages other than English

We accept grant applications in any language. To speak to us in your first language, call the Translating and Interpreting Service on 131 450 and ask to be connected to the Australia Council.

Indigenous languages

We acknowledge and support the use of Australia’s Indigenous languages. To discuss your project or submit an application in your first language, we recommend you contact
an Indigenous language centre. The National Indigenous Languages Contacts Directory is available from the Federation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Languages on 03
9602 4700 or www.fatsil.org.au/.

Assistance for people with disabilities

We are committed to making our programs accessible to people with disabilities. Contact us for more information or assistance. General information about arts and disability matters is available from Arts Access Australia member organisations. A list is available at www.artsaccessaustralia.org/.