Deadline: 20 October 2023
The Northern Territory Government is inviting applications for the Creative Fellowships and Arts Residencies to provide support for NT artists to undertake a planned period of research, professional development, or skills and knowledge exchange to benefit their own professional practice and the development of the arts, culture and creative industries in the NT.
Creative Residencies are open to early and mid-career artists to access structured professional development, skills exchanges and mentoring from leading NT art sector professionals. Residencies must be undertaken at an NT arts organisation, achieve a defined creative outcome and enable skills and knowledge exchange between an artist and an arts organisation.
Creative Fellowships are open to established NT artists across all art forms and creative practice to undertake a sustained period of self-directed research or professional development. Submissions must provide a project plan including timelines, locations of proposed activities and a statement on how the activity will impact and build the applicant’s career and contribute to arts development in the NT. Applicants must demonstrate a minimum of ten years’ arts practice in the NT.
Grant Objectives
- Profile: showcase and profile Northern Territory artists and arts and culture
- Employ: employment of Northern Territory artists and arts workers
- Create: support the development of new works by Northern Territory artists
Funding Information
Available to individuals only.
- Residencies – up to $20,000 per applicant for early and mid-career artists to immerse themselves in a host NT arts or cultural organisation to receive mentoring, make art, collaborate, explore and experiment with new ideas to produce a new work.
- Fellowships – up to $40,000 per applicant for established artists to undertake a self-directed and sustained period of structured activity/program to support their creative and career advancement which may include a mix of research, creative development or participation.
Eligibility Criteria
- Individual applicants must be:
- an Australian citizen or have permanent residence status
- over 18 years of age
- a current resident of the NT.
- You may be required to provide evidence, by providing a driver’s license, utilities bill, electoral roll registration or other similar documentation.
- If you are an individual applying for a grant over $15,000 you will need to either:
- be registered as Sole Trader with an active ABN and apply in GrantsNT with an Organisation Profile, or
- apply through an Administering Body
- Individuals applying with an Organisation Profile are still considered as Individuals for applicant eligibility purposes.
- Individuals cannot apply for funding on behalf of another individual, unless they are supporting a person with accessibility issues and are authorised by that person. Evidence of authorisation is required.
- Employees of the NT Government are ineligible to apply if there is a perceived or direct conflict of interest.
- Applicants must be at the appropriate level of their career for the category they are applying for.
- Arts NT does not fund the entire cost of an activity. Applicants must demonstrate funding from other sources to cover the complete cost of their project. Other funds can be cash or in-kind. Higher ratios of confirmed match funding will strengthen your application.
For more information, visit Northern Territory Government.
