Hume City Council Arts Grants Program (Australia)

This program is intended for applicants who have demonstrated a strong commitment to their chosen arts or heritage practice.

Grant Categories

• Creative Activity Grant
  • Apply for this grant if you are an individual or organisation with a small to medium scale project, you are wanting to attend professional development opportunities or purchase equipment to support your creative practice.
  • This category is ideal for projects that support emerging artistic practice, develop and trial new ideas and support the generation of new work. Funding also supports the costs to attend recognised opportunities and purchase of equipment to further develop your creative practice. Opportunities and work must be of benefit to the Hume community.
• Creative Project Grant
  • Apply for this grant if you have a larger scale project that can demonstrate significant benefit to the arts sector and/or community. This category requires matched funding and public outcomes of significance.
  • Examples include:
    • Medium to long term participatory projects (including matched funds from other partners).
    • Medium to large scale works of public art and performance.
    • Collaborative projects with leaders in the arts sector.

Funding Information

• Creative Activity Grant
  • Grant Amount: Up to $3,000
• Creative Project Grant
  • Grant Amount: Up to $20,000

Ineligible Funding

• Alcohol licenses, tobacco, gambling related activities and activities at gambling venues.
• Projects that are for general fundraising and fundraising events, competitions, prizes or awards.
• Fixed/permanent equipment and capital improvements (such as portable buildings and artist studio).
• Activities that have already started and/or need retrospective funding.
• Fees associated with tertiary education qualifications.
• Shortfalls in funding from other local, state and/or federal governments
• Activities, projects, programs and events that are owned, managed or already funded by Hume City Council
• Projects that do not meet the aims of the Arts Grants Program or Council priorities.
• Personal expenses (i.e. petrol and phone bills).
• Applications that do not meet eligibility requirements.
• Schools, Neighbourhood Houses, and other community organizations are not eligible for funding.
• Artists paid to deliver projects in partnership with above listed entities are eligible to apply.
• Activities that may compromise Council’s reputation, image, probity or ability to fulfill its functions and responsibilities.

Eligibility Criteria

• Creative Activity Grant
  • All applicants must:
    • Have a strong commitment to their chosen arts or heritage practice demonstrated through evidence of performance, public presentation, or documentation of a body of creative work. This includes literature, music, theatre, musical theatre, opera, dance, circus, heritage, comedy, puppetry, arts festivals, visual arts and crafts, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander arts, community arts, and experimental arts.
• Creative Project Grant
  • All applicants must:
    • Have a strong record of achievement in the arts sector. This includes literature, music, theatre, musical theatre, opera, dance, circus, heritage, comedy, puppetry, arts festivals, visual arts and crafts, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander arts, community arts, and experimental arts.
• Organisations must have a recognised legal structure (ie. company or incorporated association) or be auspiced. Organisations/groups must be Hume-based and/or run the proposed activity or project from a location within Hume and/ or show that it will substantially benefit residents of Hume City.
• Be a resident of Hume City.
• Have no outstanding debts owing to Hume City Council.
• Have satisfactorily acquitted any previous funding received by Hume City Council (if applicable).

For more information, visit Hume City Council.