2020 Resilience Fund: open for applications
The 2020 Resilience Fund is designed to provide emergency relief to support the livelihoods, practice and operations of Australian artists, groups and organisations during the COVID-19 pandemic. Apply now
Australia Council response to COVID-19
The Australia Council is announcing its first Response Package to support artists, arts practitioners, arts groups and arts organisations coping with the impact of COVID-19. 25 March 2020
Arts and Disability Mentoring Initiative: applications now open
If you are an individual artist or arts worker with
disability, these grants can provide support to extend your arts practice,
networks, skills and ambition.
Creative Connections: A new webinar series for the arts and creative sector
Creative Connections is an online webinar series for the cultural and arts sectors and will offer practical, accessible and useful content delivered by industry experts on key topics and emerging themes. Register now.
Future Form: Transforming arts business models
Discover, ideate, experiment, evolve. Future Form is a six-month program that works with small-to-medium arts organisations to reimagine and transform their business models. The program includes online sessions and residentials, with expert facilitators, mentors and coaches.
2020 Australia Council Awards: Meet the recipients
These prestigious national awards recognise outstanding and sustained contributions by Australian artists in music, literature, community arts and cultural development (CACD), emerging and experimental arts, visual arts, theatre, and dance. We are proud to announce the 2020 recipients of these prestigious awards.
What We Do
The Australia Council for the Arts is the Australian Government's arts funding and advisory body.
Our focus is on increasing the visibility of Australia's vibrant arts and culture, and recognising the evolving way that Australians make and experience art. Our role is to support the unimagined along with the reimagined, the unknown and experimental along with the keenly anticipated. We are a champion for Australian arts both here and overseas. We invest in artistic excellence through support for all facets of the creative process, and are committed to the arts being accessible to all Australians.
Useful Links
Find a Grant in 2020
The Australia Council's new funding model is focused on making it easier and simpler to apply for grants.
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Stay up to date on Australia Council programs and projects.
Donate
The Australia Council is committed to growing the private, public and philanthropic funds available to support the arts.
Latest Research
The Australia Council for the Arts has released new research highlighting the important and growing role of the arts for international tourism to Australia.
Artist Stories
Read more about the arts and artists of our daily lives.
Frequently Asked Questions
For FAQ's relating to the grants model, please click here.
Acknowledgement of Country
The Australia Council for the Arts acknowledges the traditional owners of country throughout Australia and pays its respect to their Elders past and present.