Cultivate
Cultivate is a new professional development fund for Australian artists with disability.
Image: From DADAA WA Fibre and Environmental Art
workshops. Photo by Anna Eden
Cultivate will provide seed funding to artists who want to further develop their professional artistic practice with the aim of being better placed to pursue a professional artistic career and to compete for funding in general arts funding programs.
Grants of up to $8,000 are available for the costs associated with developing your professional practice as an artist. This could include specific skills or professional development opportunities including mentoring.
Key dates
Closing date: 10am, Monday 12 September 2011
Assessment: September 2011
Decisions advised: October 2011
Projects start: 1 November 2011
Projects end: 31 August 2012
Important information
Grants are for the costs associated with establishing or furthering your professional practice as an artist. This could include specific skills or professional development opportunities, professional fees, travel, training or mentoring.
Cultivate is not intended to be project funding, but can include the cost of developing of new artistic work if the lack of opportunities to develop or showcase your work has been identified as a problem in developing your artistic career. The focus of the proposal must be on career development, not the production of the work itself.
A reasonable level of administrative costs may be included.
Grants cannot cover living costs or funding to purchase equipment such as cameras or computers (unless they are access requirements and specifically related to your arts practice).
Applicants can apply for a maximum of $8,000 (including access costs). We encourage you to manage your application independently. However, if you require assistance due to access needs, you may request an organization to auspice your grant.
In your application form, you will need to provide a budget outlining all the income and expenses relating to your project. In some instances, the Cultivate grant may not cover all the costs associated with the project. If this is the case for your application, you will need to seek additional support from other sources and/or include your own contribution (cash or in-kind support) towards the project.
Eligibility
To apply, you need to:
- identify as an artist with disability
- be either an Australian citizen or have permanent residency status
- have applied to a State, Territory or Federal arts funding agency between 2006 and 2011 but have not been successful with any application.
Selection criteria
Applications will be ranked against the following criteria:
- the artistic quality of the applicant and other project partners
- suitability of the proposal to the artist’s professional development
- the direct benefit to the artist involved
- good planning and effective use of resources.
How to apply
Applicants are encouraged to contact Arts Access Australia prior to submitting your application. Go to Arts Access Australia for more information. Only one proposal per person will be accepted.
Applications must be received by 5pm on Monday the 5th of September.
AAA can be contacted via:
Email: info@artsaccessaustralia.org
Phone: 0419 201 338 (voice / text)
Skype: artsaccessaustralia2
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