Applications open for Playing Australia Project Investment

The program supports costs associated with touring to regional and remote areas of Australia. There is no limit on the amount that can be requested. Touring activity must be confirmed prior to seeking investment through this category.

Eligible Activities

• Applicants may seek investment for alternative touring models that:
  • propose activity such as residency models with live performance outcomes or concept touring
  • present a tour that includes significant and targeted community engagement
  • present an annual touring program for single or multiple works
  • propose a digital tour.
• You can apply for support towards:
  • a tour that has a confirmed itinerary
  • payment of fees and salaries for artists and touring party
  • costs associated with remounting or rehearsing a work
  • production costs associated with touring the work or delivering the activity
  • touring costs including freight, transport, accommodation and travel allowances
  • tour co-ordination
  • costs associated with reducing the environmental impact of your tour
  • costs associated with supporting the wellbeing of the touring company.

Ineligible Activities

• You can’t apply for:
  • touring projects that do not have a confirmed itinerary
  • touring projects that do not include three or more locations
  • tours for which the performers and artistic personnel are not paid at award rates
  • tours of an international production
  • tours that only include capital city or metropolitan presentations
  • tours that only include presentations in schools, aged care facilities or other settings not open to the general public
  • tours that have already taken place
  • tours that show a budget surplus
  • activities engaging with First Nations content, artists and communities that do not adhere to Creative Australia First Nations Cultural and Intellectual Property Protocols.

Eligibility Criteria

• Legally constituted organisations only may apply.

Ineligibility Criteria

• You can’t apply for a grant if:
  • you have an overdue grant report
  • you are an individual or a group
  • you are in receipt of Playing Australia Multi-Year Investment
  • you owe money to Creative Australia.

For more information, visit Creative Australia.