Deadline: 27 August 2023
Nominations are welcome for artists, creators and cultural leaders across the entire spectrum of the visual, performing, interdisciplinary, new media and literary arts, as well as the humanities.
The Sidney Myer Creative Fellowships provide unrestricted, tax-free grants over two years to individual Australian artists, creatives and cultural leaders. Specific outcomes for the Fellowships are not required. The Fellowships currently represent the largest single-program contribution to Australian individual artists, creators and cultural leaders in the country.
The Fellowships are intended for individuals in their ‘early mid-career’ – to be eligible, nominees must be at least seven years into their creative practice. They are also intended for those who will primarily be resident in Australia for the two years of their Fellowship.
Benefits
- Fellows will receive their grants in tax-free yearly instalments of $100,000.
Criteria
- To qualify for a Sidney Myer Creative Fellowship, nominees must be an Australian citizen or permanent resident nominated by another individual (who is not a member of their family).
- Nominations are reviewed by a national Peer Review Panel with consideration to two criteria: outstanding talent and exceptional courage. The Peer Review Panel will recommend the highest regarded nominations to the Trustees of the Sidney Myer Fund for endorsement.
- Individuals must be nominated by a third party for a Fellowship.
Who will be on the Judging Panel?
- The final decision about who receives the Fellowships is made by the Sidney Myer Fund Trustees on the recommendation of a national Peer Review Panel. Respected arts and cultural leaders from around the country are invited to join the Panel each year – the Panel’s membership is continually evolving. The Panel is only made public at the conclusion of each year’s judging.
For more information, visit Sidney Myer Creative Fellowships.
