Creative producer - community partnerships

Creative producer grants will be offered for producers to deliver community arts and cultural development projects.

Closing date: 15 June 2008
Decisions advised: October 2008
Projects may start: 1 January 2009

Amount

$45,000 stipend

About this category

In 2008, community partnerships is offering support for up to two creative community producers to deliver community arts and cultural development projects by working with artists and communities to create and present works.

It is expected that the stipend will cover the creative community producers for a 12-month period. The community partnerships committee will be open to extend the timeframe beyond the first 12 months if financial support can be secured from sources other than the Australia Council.

Applicants will also be able to access project money to realise the proposed activities. The amount available is up to $35,000. Successful applicants to creative community producers will need to provide by March 2009, completed project budgets indicating how funds are to be allocated, or used to leverage other sources of funding.

Who is eligible to apply?

This category is only open to individuals. Applicants must meet the general eligibility requirements.

While the recipients can undertake other projects during their creative community producer period, they must not pursue any work that prevents them from fulfilling the terms of their activity.

What are the selection criteria?

Calibre and experience of the individual in producing community arts and cultural development projects
Quality and innovation of proposed community arts and cultural development outcome
Evidence of an effective community engagement and development strategy
The capacity to deliver proposed activities independently of an established arts organisation
The capacity to deliver against one or more of the community partnerships priority areas. These include regional Australia, disability, young people, cultural diversity, emerging communities, Indigenous people, remote Indigenous communities, and specific social and cultural issues.