Other funding options
Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet - Office for the Arts
The Department administers programs and policies that encourage excellence in artistic effort, support for cultural heritage and public access to arts and culture.
GrantsLINK
The GrantsLINK directory has information about federal, state and local government funding programs that can help you to develop solutions to local and national problems, fund ideas and initiatives and get assistance in times of hardship.
Other organisations
Asialink
Asialink aims to promote cultural understanding, information exchange and artistic endeavour between Australia and Asian countries.
British Council
The focus of British Council work differs from country to country; in some places there is an extensive arts programme, in others there may be just a few events a year. British Council looks for arts work that is both excellent of its type, and fits with their strategic objectives in that country or region.
Our Community
Resource for organisations looking for grant opportunities offered through government, philanthropic and corporate bodies across the country.
Copyright Agency Limited
CAL's Cultural Fund supports a wide variety of projects which aim to encourage, and provide practical assistance to CAL's members and the Australian cultural community. The priority area of funding is ‘supporting innovation in the Australian creative industries to develop local and foreign markets for Australian works.’
Philanthropic organisations
- The Besen Family Foundation
- Fulbright Scholarships
- The Harold Mitchell Foundation
- The Ian Potter Foundation
- Marten Bequest Travelling Scholarships
- Sidney Myer Fund and The Myer Foundation
- Winston Churchill Memorial Trust
For more resources on philanthropy, visit Artsupport Australia webpage
Specific artform funding sources
Visual Arts
Dance
Community Partnerships
Community Arts and Cultural Development projects and initiatives attract funding from a diverse range of sources within both the arts and non –arts sectors. Given the nature of Community Arts and Cultural Development, non-arts funding predominately comes from the health, welfare, justice, education, local government and philanthropic sectors. Please view the state and regional funding sources, as well as Community Arts Network WA
Music
- APRA/AMCOS
- Contemporary Music Touring Program
- Festivals Australia
- The JB Seed
- Playing Australia
- PPCA Performers Trust Foundation
Inter-Arts
Please note: not all funding opportunities listed will be applicable to all projects. Some of the funding opportunities listed above are only applicable to applicants living in certain geographical areas. The information listed is current as of 28 February 2011.
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