Support materials - inter-arts
For your application to be eligible for consideration for funding, you must include the required support material described below with your application. Please provide only one copy of all required support material.
All categories
Applications to all categories must include:
- A summary of curriculum vitae of all people involved
- Examples of previous work
- Confirmation letters where appropriate.
Applicants also have the option to include support letters.
These items are explained below, except for confirmation letters - see ‘Support material before the assessment panel meeting’.
Curriculum vitae
Applicants must provide a summary of the CVs for each of the principal artists/artsworkers in the application. This summary must not exceed two A4 pages - excess pages will not be assessed.
Examples of previous work
Applicants must provide examples of previous work. These examples must be selected with the purpose of the category in mind. Examples of previous work submitted as sound or movie files, photo files or text will be distributed to the assessment panel members before the assessment meeting. It is strongly recommended that, where possible, applicants transfer their material into these formats.
All applicants must submit one example of previous work in a format listed below:
- Five A4 pages of text
- Five minutes of video (Windows Media or QuickTime coded in PAL format preferred)
- Five minutes of audio CD
- Five still images (jpeg 80 percent quality)
Support letters (optional)
Applicants may submit up to three different support letters of no more than one A4 page each from peers in the field, organisations, communities or other people relevant to the project. These letters can include comments supporting the application or can more fully describe resources being provided by a third party. For example, a mentor proposed in an application might provide a description of what they can offer and how they see a mentor relationship working. The applicant must ensure that support letters are submitted by the closing date, otherwise the assessment panel will not consider them.
Support material before the assessment panel meeting
For your application to be eligible for consideration for funding, you must submit the following support material before inter-arts assessment panel meeting.
The date that this material must be received will appear in the letter or email acknowledgment of your application.
All applicants must provide letters:
- From the proposed hosts confirming arrangements, timing and available facilities for the artist residency projects
- Confirming venues or sites when their proposal involves the public presentation of a work
- Confirming the names and availability from any other artists involved in their proposal
- Confirming relevant organisations or institutions in Australia or overseas relating to their proposed activities.
For applications involving community groups, a letter of support confirming the community’s full understanding of the proposal and willingness to work with the nominated personnel.
The assessment panel will be informed of these confirmations but may not see the letters.
In line with the National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander arts policy and its underpinning principles, the Australia Council requires that applications for projects containing representations of artistic/cultural practice or intended outcomes relating to Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander artists or communities must provide letters from relevant communities or artists. Letters must show clear evidence of support and agreement for the activities undertaken. In preparing your application, you may wish to consult the Indigenous protocol guides in song, performance, writing, media arts and visual arts.
File formats
Support materials can be submitted in the following digital formats:
- Audio files - .mp3 (128 - 44.1kb/s)
- Images - .jpg (80 per cent quality)
- Video - .mpg
- Documents - .pdf
Important information
Any material supplied in addition to the required support material will not be considered in the assessment of your application. If you need assistance in determining the support material you are required to submit or when it must be submitted, please contact Australia Council staff.