2020 First Nations Arts Awards: Meet the recipients
Formerly the National Indigenous Arts Awards, the First Nations Arts Awards recognise and celebrate the outstanding creativity and lifetime achievements of First Nations artists. These significant awards are held each year on May 27 to mark the anniversary of the 1967 referendum.
First Nations' Roundtables: Register for this week's Roundtable - Red Carpet Roundtable
The First Nations' Roundtables are an ongoing series of updates and discussions about the implications COVID-19 is having on the First Nations independent and small to medium sector, live performance and public gatherings. Register for this week's Roundtable - Red Carpet Roundtable
2020 Resilience Fund: applications will now close at midday AEST, Monday 1 June 2020
Due to technical issues we have extended the deadline for Resilience Fund applications to midday AEST Monday 1 June. Please read the guidelines for more information.
Think Inside the Square: Digital diversity
This weekly online conversation has been developed for the Arts and creative industry: digital support facebook group. Every week, industry experts, artists and digital adaptors will join the panel to discuss solutions and ideas that inform the industry. Register for next week's episode: Digital diversity.
INTEL: Podcast Series
s a storyteller, Kamini Ramachandran's tools of trade are her voice, her body and her vast knowledge of oral traditions from Southeast Asia. In this strange new world we live in today, she finds that she and her other artists friends have to adapt their practices, but yet, solidarity and support for one another never waver.
Opportunities for First Nations Artists
You are warmly invited to take part in a Survey of First Nations Music Artists.With the development and growth of the First Nations music sector prior to COVID-19, the Australia Council wishes to gather and hear the voices of First Nation musicians. We have identified musicians that reflect the diversity of First Nations artists around Australia and we invite you to participate in this survey. |
Impacts of COVID-19 on First Nations arts and culture
This paper outlines the immediate and longer term needs, concerns and potentially catastrophic impacts for First Nations arts and culture in light of COVID-19. This includes potential for the most significant loss of arts, culture and language since the arrival of the First Fleet. Drawing on research and sector intelligence, the paper highlights opportunities for First Nations arts specific support and cross-portfolio advocacy and engagement.
First Nations' Roundtables
The Australia Council for the Arts will be hosting a series of First Nations' Roundtables for arts and creative independents, and organisations, to discuss the current situation that affects us all in relation to COVID-19.
We appreciate that you are all managing challenging circumstances and that people want to have a First Nations perspective on these rapidly changing times.
A weekly Roundtable will enable people to connect, share and put forward ideas on how we navigate this period of the COVID-19 challenge.
Aside from our core grants program, which is open to individuals, artists and organisations on an ongoing basis, the Australia Council also offers the below opportunities, which are open only to Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander artists.
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The Australia Council Fellowship for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Arts $80,000 (Suspended) The Australia Council offers a Fellowship for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Arts of $80,000 support outstanding, established artists’ creative activity and professional development for a period of up to two years. Learn more |
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First Nations Writers' Residency (Applications are now closed) The Australia Council for the Arts in partnership with Magabala Books are calling on applications for the First Nations Writers’ Residency to be held in Broome between 4 -13 May 2020. The residency will enable 6 participants to be immersed in their craft of writing and have the space to reflect and reconnect to their practice in collaboration with likeminded creatives. |
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Signature Works $10,000 - $25,0000 (Applications are now closed) Signature Works is an invitation only opportunity. Signature creative works impact artists, audiences and markets. The richness of creative ideas translated to an engaging experience for audiences, furthers market growth opportunities and provides an insight into the vitality and vibrancy of First Nations arts in the national and international arts landscape. Learn more |
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Chosen up to $50,000 (Nominations are now closed) Chosen allows First Nations communities to take control and plan for how they will nurture younger people from their community/sector in the arts and/or culture. Chosen sets out to reinvigorate the cultural practice of master apprentice relationships and mentorships within the arts community and sector, successful projects will facilitate intergenerational transfer of knowledge. Apply now |
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The Red Ochre Award $50,000 (Nominations are now closed) The prestigious Red Ochre Award pays tribute to a senior Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander person for their outstanding lifetime achievement in the arts and their contribution to the recognition of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander arts, both nationally and internationally. Learn more |
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The Dreaming Award $20,000 (Applications are now closed) The Dreaming Award recognises an inspirational young artist aged 18-30 years and supports them to create a major body of work through mentoring and partnerships, either nationally or internationally. Learn more |
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The Custodianship program (Applications are now closed) Unearthing First Nations leadership by developing different ways of knowing, being and doing. Connecting legacy between past and future generations. The Custodianship program is designed by First Nations leaders for First Nations leaders to transform sustainability in culture, practice, community and the arts. Learn more |
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The Festival of Pacific Arts and Culture (FESTPAC) - Expressions of interest (Applications are now closed) FESTPAC-Hawaiʻi 2020 will feature live performances, cultural workshops, hands-on demonstrations, film, storytelling and more, exemplifying the diversity of traditional and contemporary arts and culture across Oceania. Australia Council for the Arts are calling on expressions of interest from individuals, groups and organisations to be part of the Australian Delegation.Learn more |
Please visit our funding page to find all the other current opportunities available to all artists and arts workers.
Need help with your application? Contact a Grants Officer now.