Arts North West Country Arts Support Program 2024 (Australia)

The Country Arts Support Program (CASP) is an annual small grants program funded by Create NSW and managed by Regional Arts Development Organisations. It is guided by the ACFP’s three major objectives:

• Grow creative leadership and programming excellence in NSW
• Strengthen NSW arts and cultural activity that drives community and social benefits
• Showcase NSW as a leader for strategic arts and cultural governance and strong financial management

Objectives

• The aim of the Country Arts Support Program is to support community arts and cultural development in regional NSW through small grants that:
  • Assist locally determined community arts and cultural activities
  • Increase opportunities for regionally based groups to access a diverse range of arts programs
  • Enable communities to explore and express their cultural identities
  • Bring social and economic benefits to the community through training, employment and promotional opportunities
  • Lead to greater awareness and appreciation of cultural diversity
  • Increase the sustainability and resilience of regionally based community arts organisations

Funding Information

• In the New England North West, Arts North West is offering grants of up to $3,000 for arts community groups and arts organisations to support their creative endeavour.

Eligible Projects

• Projects including but not limited to:
  • Workshops
  • Arts activities as part of community festivals or events
  • Artist-in-residence programs
  • Public art and design projects
  • Performances
  • Arts and cultural directories
  • Community seminars and forums
  • Exhibitions
  • Other local arts initiatives

Ineligible Projects

• Core administrative costs, office costs or the purchase of equipment
• Capital expenses
• Competitions
• Fundraising events
• Prizes and adjudication fees
• Applicants who have already received Create NSW funding for the same activities
• General operating expenses or ongoing costs of long-term continuous projects
• Projects that have commenced or are completed Sporting activities
• Activities which could be considered part of the curriculum for schools or tertiary institutions
• Rent, prize money or gifts

Who can apply?

• An Individual
• A not-for-profit incorporated body
• A local government authority
• A collective with a nominated administering body (see FAQS below)
• Applicants are required to have a current certificate of currency for Broadform Liability or ‘Public Liability’ Insurance
• Applicants who have discussed their project with the relevant regional arts development organisation via phone or email
• The eligible local government area’s include:
  • Armidale Regional
  • Glen Innes Severn
  • Gunnedah Shire
  • Gwydir Shire
  • Liverpool Plains Shire
  • Moree Plains Shire
  • Narrabri Shire
  • Tamworth Regional
  • Tenterfield Shire
  • Uralla Shire
  • Walcha Council
• Location that are eligible include Armidale Regional, Glen Innes Severn, Gunnedah, Gwydir, Liverpool, Moree Plains, Narrabri, Tamworth Regional, Tenterfield, Uralla, Walcha

Who is not eligible to apply?

• Individuals and Groups based in Sydney and the Blue Mountains, or for projects based in those areas or outside of the Arts North West service area.
• Interstate organisations
• Professional touring groups
• Commercial enterprises
• Groups/ensembles and unincorporated associations with no administering body
• Regional Conservatoriums
• Those who have already received CASP Funding
• Organisations that have applied for or received Create NSW funding for the same activity
• Previous recipients where the use of the grant did not, in the opinion of the CASP state assessment panel, conform to the spirit and intentions of these guidelines
• State and federal government departments, including schools (except P&Cs who are incorporated)
• Organisations that have overdue reports or acquittals for any funding programs administered by RANSW and/or Create NSW
• Applicants who have not discussed their project with the relevant regional arts development organisation.

For more information, visit New South Wales Government.