Arts funding
Arts Funding delivers grants and initiatives through its artform boards to support artists and arts organisations in the fields of dance, music, theatre, visual arts, literature, community arts and cultural development, and interdisciplinary and hybrid arts. The division directly manages two cross artform initiatives that support artists: ArtStart and the Creative Australia Fellowships.
ArtStart
australiacouncil.gov.au/grants/artstart02 9215 9162 or 1800 226 912
artstart@australiacouncil.gov.au
Applications close 2 Mar 2012
Decisions advised Jun 2012
Applications close 20 Sep 2012
Decisions advised Dec 2012
Amount up to $10,000
The Australia Council provides financial assistance to recent creative arts graduates who are committed to establishing a career as a professional writer, visual, hybrid or performing artist, or a creative practitioner working in community arts or cultural development.
Grants provide funding for services, resources, skills development and equipment that help graduate artists to build an income-generating career in the artform they have studied.
Applicants must present a viable plan outlining their proposed ArtStart activities, demonstrate their potential for artistic excellence and display a strong commitment to their chosen field.
You are eligible to apply if you have completed accredited artist training in the last three years or if you will have completed accredited artist training (Certificate IV or above) before the project start date for each round.
You are eligible to receive only one ArtStart grant during your career.
Visit artstartgrant.com.au for more information.
Creative Australia Artists Grants
In May 2011 the Australian Government announced the Creative Australia Artists Grants program, a new initiative to support artists to create and present new Australian work across all artforms. This five-year, $10 million program provides funding for artists, including young and emerging artists, and will support more than 150 additional artistic works, presentations and fellowships for outstanding artists working across all artforms.
Grants that provide funding for new work and presentations will be offered by the following boards of the Australia Council:
| Year | New Work Grants | Presentation Grants |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | ATSIA, Inter-Arts, Literature | Inter-Arts, Music |
| 2013 | ATSIA, Dance, Inter-Arts, Literature, Music, Theatre, Visual Arts |
ATSIA, Dance, Inter-Arts, Literature, Music, Theatre, Visual Arts |
| 2014 | Inter-Arts, Dance, Music, Theatre, Visual Arts | ATSIA, Dance, Inter-Arts, Literature, Music, Theatre, Visual Arts |
| 2015 | Dance, Music, Theatre, Visual Arts | ATSIA, Dance, Inter-Arts, Literature, Theatre, Visual Arts |
Creative Australia Artists Fellowships
australiacouncil.gov.au/creativeaustralia
02 9215 9000 or 1800 226 912
These fellowships are a major new initiative to support the professional development of outstanding artists working across the sector and across Australia. Over five years, between 2011/12 to 2015/16, the Australia Council will award 10 fellowships for established artists and 13 fellowships for early career artists. These new Australia Council Creative Australia Fellowships will provide financial support for artists across all artforms to undertake a program of creative or professional development and to develop innovative practices when creating work, particularly interdisciplinary approaches.
Creative Australia Fellowships (Established Artists)
Arts Funding
Applications close 31Jan 2012
Decisions advised Apr 2012
Amount $100,000 over one year
Creative Australia Fellowships (Young and Emerging Artists)
Arts Funding
Applications close 31Jan 2012
Decisions advised Apr 2012
Amount $60,000 over two years ($30,000 per year)
You can call any artform section of the Australia Council for advice on submitting an application: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Arts, Community Partnerships, Dance, Inter-Arts, Literature, Music, Theatre or Visual Arts. See page 68 for contact details.
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