Major Projects – Major Commission Grant Program (Australia)

Projects must have a significant public outcome and be launched/presented/premiered/exhibited first in South Australia in a high-profile setting. Funding may be sought for project costs at every stage, including development, production and presentation.

Applications must show how the commission will represent a scale of production and presentation that builds the applicant’s profile and extends their creative aspirations. Applications must include a commissioning partner, such as a production house, independent producer, festival, publisher, gallery, arts organisation or high-profile venue. Partners must have a track record of producing projects of a similar scale and commit to securing at least 30% of the project’s budget (cash or in-kind) from sources other than Arts South Australia.

Funding Information

• Grant amount: $100,000

What you can’t apply for?

• The Arts and Culture Grants Program does not fund:
  • projects without professional outcomes, such as amateur productions, fundraising, competitions, awards and prizes
  • costs related to tertiary education, academic research or publication of research, or any project relating to a course of higher education
  • contemporary music projects
  • design projects with a purely commercial outcome
  • screen-based projects aimed at the cinema, film festivals or television; media and gaming projects with a purely commercial outcome
  • start-up business costs and the purchase of basic equipment
  • manuscripts aimed at the education sector
  • framing costs

Who can apply?

• Individuals and groups
• Applicants must:
  • be professional practicing artists or arts workers/cultural workers
  • be Australian citizens or have permanent resident status
  • live in South Australia six months or more per year
• Individuals and unincorporated South Australian groups may have their grant auspiced by a recognised incorporated body.
• Organisations
  • Generally, applications are accepted from not-for-profit South Australian arts and cultural organisations, including those funded through Arts South Australia, the Department of the Premier and Cabinet, the Department for Innovation and Skills and the Department for Education. Local Government and state government agencies and for-profit arts and cultural organisations are eligible applicants in some grant categories.
• Individuals, groups and organisations
  • Your application will be ineligible if:
    • you have an outstanding acquittal for a previous grant
    • your organisation is insolvent or under administration

Who is ineligible?

• Statutory Authorities (but may be a commissioning partner)
• Organisations funded through the National Performing Arts Partnership Framework (NPAPF).

For more information, visit Government of South Australia.