Deadline: 14 April 2025
The MidCoast Council is seeking grant applications to enhance opportunities for artists and contribute to a thriving community.
Funding Information
- The total grant pool for the first round is $15,000, applicants can request funding for a total of $5,000 or less for their project.
Expected Outcomes
- Here are some of the key outcomes taken from the Cultural plan:
- A well-resourced community and professional creative workforce.
- New pathways to support, fund and contribute to the creative industries.
- More interesting and attractive spaces through creative expression and public art.
- More opportunities for young people to learn and participate in caring for Country.
- Stronger networks across business, industry, education, arts, and social sustainability.
- A region leveraging existing and new platforms for knowledge generation, cross-pollination of ideas and learning.
- Showcase a cultural destination of choice for residents and visitors.
- Growing clusters of new creative industries with local employment opportunities.
- Increase reputation for the MidCoast region as a nurturing place for creatives.
Eligible Projects
- Projects requesting funding should have strong arts, cultural and community benefits. These must be clearly identifiable and, where possible, quantifiable with some measures of success.
Ineligible Projects
- What cannot be applied for:
- Projects that have already applied to this round of MidCoast Arts Support Program.
- Promotion and marketing of individual or private business.
- Projects or activities that do not have a clearly defined arts component.
- Projects that have already taken place or will take place after June 30th 2026.
- Activities that do not adhere to First Nations Cultural & Intellectual Property Protocols.
- Rent for a studio space.
- Paying for accommodation or transport.
- Projects involving the building of infrastructure.
Eligibility Criteria
- This grant is only available to individual artists, collectives and cultural practitioners who reside in the MidCoast Council Local Government Area and enrich the cultural fabric of their region.
Ineligibility Criteria
- Applicants who have not submitted an outcome report from a previous funding round for this Grant or other MidCoast Council grants, are not eligible to apply.
For more information, visit MidCoast Council.
