Funding available for Regional Arts Touring (Australia)

Funding is available for tours of all artforms, including performing arts, music, visual arts, literature, history, museums and multi-arts.

Program Objective

• Applicants should demonstrate strong audience development and engagement strategies.
• It aims to:
  • provide people in regional NSW with access to a high-calibre and diverse range of artistic and cultural experiences, no matter where they live.
  • support best practice programming in regional and rural facilities.
  • build audiences by encouraging and promoting regional and local support for arts and culture.
  • build the viability of NSW arts and cultural organisations by developing new markets and audiences.

What you can apply for?

• Funding is available for a wide range of touring activity to regional NSW which may include but is not limited to:
  • a Sydney-based dance company touring to three regional NSW destinations and delivering workshops with young people
  • a regional NSW theatre organisation touring a performance to one Western Sydney and two regional NSW locations
  • an artist/curator from Western Sydney touring an exhibition to multiple regional NSW galleries a band touring regional NSW to support an album release.
• You can apply for tours in development, however, you will need to identify the venues/regions in the touring itineritinerary and provide a rationale for the chosen tour regions. You can apply for works in development, which is when the tour may include local outputs such as workshops, professional development or engaging local performers.
• If you are a Sydney, Western Sydney or interstate-based organisation, 70% of your funding request must be going towards the regional NSW component of your tour.

What you can’t apply for?

• You cannot apply for Regional Arts Touring funding towards:
  • in-house salaries or fees
  • interstate and international touring
  • touring to primary or secondary schools
  • accredited study, training or university courses or education programs.
  • fundraising, awards or prize money
  • the purchase of musical instruments, artworks or vehicles
  • loan repayments
  • the cost of plans, feasibility studies or architectural drawings
  • filmmaking, screen production, mainstream animation or film
  • Reimbursement to cover costs of items already purchased or vehicles
  • Capital works.

Eligibility Criteria

• To be able to apply for Regional NSW Arts Touring funding, you need to meet the following criteria:
  • 18 years and above
  • an Australian citizen or
  • an Australian permanent resident or
  • a group located in Australia with Australian citizen and/or permanent resident members or
  • a small to medium independent arts and cultural organisation based in Australia -preference is given to NSW-based organisations
  • an NSW Local Government Authority (LGA)
  • a professional artist or arts/cultural worker (including museum workers) with:
    • a commitment to arts and cultural work as a major aspect of their working life (even if this work is not the main source of your/their income) and
    • A degree of training, experience or manner of working that allows your/their work to be assessed against the highest practiced standards in the relevant artform or discipline.
• Preference is given to NSW-based individuals, groups and organisations who apply.

Ineligibility Criteria

• You cannot apply for Regional Touring Funding if you:
  • are a:
    • National Performing Arts Partnership Organisation (NPAP)
    • State and Federal Government departments and/or agencies
    • State Significant Organisations or State Significant Institutions
    • Screen based organisation/individual and group applying for filmmaking screen production, mainstream animation or film festivals.
    • you are an educational institution (including preschools, primary and secondary schools)
  • have received Create NSW funding for the same stage/phase of the tour/s or for tour top ups
  • do not meet the ABN requirements
  • are a current employee of Create NSW (note in addition, Create NSW employees cannot benefit from this funding round)
  • have been employed by Create NSW within the last 12 months
  • have already started your tour or it has already taken place.

For more information, visit Create NSW.