Investment

Due to current travel restrictions, the following international investment opportunities will not be available in 2020:

• International Arts Strategy Outcomes Fund
• International Residencies Program 
• Support to attend international markets and platforms

Artists and organisations seeking funding for viable international engagement can apply to the Arts Projects grant categories closing Tuesday 1 September 2020 and subsequent rounds in 2021.

Please note that applications for international engagement that include physical mobility are unlikely to be considered as competitive until the Australian Government’s travel ban is lifted. Therefore, we strongly encourage you to adapt your international engagement to the digital space for the foreseeable future.

Applicants should ensure duty of care, health and wellbeing, risk mitigation, and adapting to ongoing travel restrictions and social distancing measures are all considered. 

Further information about strategic international opportunities will be announced in late 2020. 

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The Australia Council for the Arts is pleased to announce the international curators participating in the Visiting International Curators Program 2020.  The Australia Council’s Visiting International Curators Program showcases art and artists here in Australia to international tastemakers. 

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The A.S.K (Art Space for Kids) is China’s leading theatre for children. The A.S.K presents international productions and commissioned works in Shanghai and Beijing, and maintains a robust touring program throughout China.

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The Australia Council has worked in partnership with the International Network for Contemporary Performing Arts Network (IETM) since 2009 to develop long term collaborations and co-productions between Australian and European artists. This project has now evolved into a broader engagement with European networks and partners.

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This program supports a delegation of international publishers, scouts and literary agents to travel to Australia to participate in an intensive week-long schedule of business meetings, networking events, industry forums, bookstore visits, writers’ festival events, and panel discussions with Australian publishers and agents. It provides them with the opportunity to immerse themselves in Australia’s unique literary culture, share insights into global publishing trends, and expand opportunities for Australian authors overseas.

Now in its fifth edition, the Dhaka Art Summit (DAS) is a hub for art and architecture in South Asia, held at the Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy, in the People’s Republic of Bangladesh.