Deadline: 4 March 2025
The Creative Australia is pleased to announce its Arts Projects for Individuals and Groups.
Funding Information
- Grants are available from $10,000 to $50,000.
Eligible Activities
- They fund a range of activities, for example:
- professional skills development, including mentoring and residencies
- the creation of new work
- practice based research
- creative development
- experimentation
- collaborations and exchanges
- touring
- festivals
- productions
- exhibitions
- performances
- publishing
- recording
- promotion and marketing
- market development activity
- activities that creatively engage communities.
Ineligible Activities
- You can’t apply for:
- projects or activities that do not involve or benefit Australian practicing artists or arts professionals
- projects or activities that do not have a clearly defined arts component
- projects that have already taken place
- the same projects or activities you are applying for via the International Engagement Fund
- activities engaging with First Nations content, artists and communities that do not adhere to Creative Australia’s First Nations Cultural & Intellectual Property Protocols.
Eligibility Criteria
- You can only submit one application to each closing date for Arts Projects for Individuals and Groups.
- Only individuals and groups may apply to this category. You must be an Australian citizen or an Australian permanent resident, and a practicing artist or arts professional.
- Applications for funding to the First Nations panel must come from First Nations individuals or groups.
Ineligibility Criteria
- You cannot apply for this grant if:
- you have already applied to this closing date for Arts Projects for Individuals and Groups
- you are applying to the International Engagement Fund for the same activities
- you have an overdue grant report
- you owe money to Creative Australia
- you are an organisation.
Assessment Criteria
- Quality
- Viability
- Alignment
Application Requirements
- Artistic support material: This should include relevant, recent examples of your artistic or cultural work.
- Biographies and CVs: You can include a brief bio or curriculum vitae (CV) for key artists, personnel or other collaborators involved in your project.
- Letters of support: Individuals, groups, or organisations can write letters in support of your project. A support letter should explain how the project or activity will benefit you, other artists or arts professionals, participants, or the broader community.
- Letters of confirmation: If your application involves an international presentation, you must provide letters of confirmation from your presenting partners, such as festivals and venues. Each letter must include confirmation of any invitations, partners’ fees or contributions to the activity, whether cash or in-kind.
For more information, visit Creative Australia.