Visual Arts

Career Development Grants for Individuals

The Australia Council offers three grant rounds each year for this category. In 2017, the grant rounds will close on:

• Tuesday 7 February for projects starting after 1 May 2017
  
• Tuesday 6 June for projects starting after 1 September 2017
  
• Tuesday 3 October for projects starting after 1 January 2018.
  

If you are an individual artist, arts worker or group of artists, a Career Development Grant can provide support to further develop your skills or improve your capacity to build an enduring career in the arts. Career Development grants are available from $5,000 to $25,000. These grants can support a broad range of activities such as skills and professional development, mentorships, showcases, residencies and other projects directly related to your career development. Supported activities must last no longer than two years from the proposed start date.

To see case studies of a project that could be submitted through this program please click here.    

Arts Projects for Individuals and Groups

The Australia Council offers three grant rounds each year for this category. In 2017, the grant rounds will close on:

• Tuesday 7 February for projects starting after 1 May 2017
• Tuesday 6 June for projects starting after 1 September 2017
• Tuesday 3 October for projects starting after 1 January 2018.

Our arts projects program funds a range of activities that deliver benefits to the arts sector and wider public, including national and international audiences. Examples of activities this grant supports include the creation of new work, creative development, touring, festivals, productions, exhibitions, publishing, recording and market development activity.

To see case studies for projects that could be submitted through this program please click here.    

Artists with Disability Funding

Artists with disability funding provides support for artists and groups who identify with disability. There is only one closing date for this funding round in 2016. Applications will be available again in 2017. 

The Australia Council will offer one grant round in 2017. That grant round will close on Tuesday 7 February for projects starting after 1 May 2017.

To see case studies of a project that could be submitted through this program please click here.

Arts Projects – Organisations

The Australia Council offers three grant rounds each year for this category. In 2017, the grant rounds will close on:

• Tuesday 7 February for projects starting after 1 May 2017
• Tuesday 6 June for projects starting after 1 September 2017
• Tuesday 3 October for projects starting after 1 January 2018.

Our arts projects program funds a range of activities that deliver benefits to the arts sector and wider public, including national and international audiences. Examples of activities this grant supports include the creation of new work, creative development, touring, festivals, productions, exhibitions, publishing, recording and market development activity.

To see case studies of a project that could be submitted through this program please click here.    

Fellowships

The Australia Council offers one grant round each year for Fellowships. In 2017, Fellowships will close on Tuesday 6 June.

Applicants will be notified of the outcome of their application approximately 12 weeks after the closing date.

Australia Council Fellowships support outstanding, established artists’ creative activity for a period of up to two years.

Playing Australia: Regional Performing Arts Touring Fund

The Australia Council offers three grant rounds each year for Playing Australia. In 2017 the grant rounds will close on:

• Tuesday 7 February for projects starting after 1 May 2017
  
• Tuesday 6 June for projects starting after 1 September 2017
  
• Tuesday 3 October for projects starting after 1 January 2018.
  

The Regional Performing Arts Touring program supports performing arts to reach regional and remote communities across Australia. Grants are available to support the net touring costs associated with a national tour. There is no limit on the amount that can be requested. 

Contemporary Music Touring Program

The Australia Council offers two grant rounds each year for the Contemporary Music Touring Program. In 2017 the grant rounds will close on:

• Tuesday 7 February for projects starting after 1 May 2017
  
• Tuesday 3 October for projects starting after 1 January 2018.
  

The Contemporary Music Touring Program (CMTP) supports national touring activity undertaken by Australian musicians performing original contemporary music. It provides travel support of up to $15,000 for artists and their manager for tours in Australia that include performances in regional and remote areas.  Up to an additional $15,000 can be requested for tours that meet the conditions for remote and very remote touring.

Four Year Funding for Organisations

Four Year Funding Recipients announcement here.

Applications for this program have currently closed and will open again in 2019.

Four Year Funding for organisations replaces the previously suspended six year funding program. To read more about the revised grants model click here.

The Four Year Funding program provides multi-year core program funding for small to medium arts organisations of significant regional, national or international standing.

For a list of the Four Year Funded Organisations click here.

Contemporary Touring Initiative

Closing date: Tuesday 7 February 2017, for projects starting after 1 May 2017.

Technical support will not be available after 7pm on the closing date. Applicants will be notified of the outcome of their application approximately 12 weeks after the closing date.

The Contemporary Touring Initiative, as part of the Visual Arts and Craft Strategy, supports significant exhibitions of work by living contemporary visual artists and craft practitioners that reach and engage national audiences, and extend into regional communities. The grant provides up to three years of funding for the development and/or national touring of nationally significant contemporary visual arts and craft exhibitions. 

National Touring Status Grant

For 2016, the closing dates are at midnight on the:

       Midnight, 4 October 2016, for tours starting after 1 January 2018

This Grant supports Australian organisations with demonstrated national touring experience, to program tours from 2018-2020. The Grant focuses on the opportunities to develop and engage regional and remote audiences through established partnerships with presenters.

International Residencies

The International Residencies Program enables the artistic development of individual artists and groups by brokering and offering high quality residency experiences.

For more information about the International Residencies program, please click here.

Closing dates

In 2017, the international residencies round will close on:

• Tuesday 3 October for projects starting after 1 January 2018.

Please note technical support will not be available after 7pm on the closing date.

Applicants will be notified of the outcome of their application approximately 12 weeks after the closing date.

Leadership Program

The Leadership Program offers a dynamic suite of development opportunities for arts leaders at all career stages. The Program is made up of five components including the Arts Leaders Program, Future Leaders Program, Governance Program, Mentoring & Secondments and Scholarships & Partnerships.

International Collaboration

Expressions of Interest (EOI) are now open for alumni of the British Council ACCELERATE Leadership Program to apply for up to $5,000 in seed funding to generate international collaborations.  Collaborative projects or activities to be considered could be based either in Australia or internationally and we encourage you to be flexible, simple and open to new ideas. Projects must be delivered between 1 October 2016 and 31 December 2017.

MPA Collaborative Arts Projects

Our Collaborative Arts Projects - Organisations program funds new collaborations and partnerships between major performing arts companies (MPA) and the broader sector and community groups. 

The program is intended to support and encourage a range of activities that foster meaningful long term positive outcomes for collaborative partners and focus communities, with particular emphasis on the six priority areas set out in the Australia Council’s Cultural Engagement Framework

Mordant Family/Australia Council Affiliated Fellowship

Location: Rome, Italy

Artform: Visual Arts

Dates: Sept 2017 – Jul 2018 (specific period to be negotiated directly with AAR)

Expressions of interest close: 14 March 2017

Length: 2 months

Grant amount: $7,500

Website: www.aarome.org

Assitej 2017 Youth Arts Leadership Delegation

Amount:   $3,750 plus registration

Expressions of interest close:   6 March 2017

Notification:   13 March 2017

Delegation dates:   16 – 22 May 2017 (Exact dates will be confirmed soon)

About the opportunity

Expressions of Interest are now open for emerging and mid-career leaders from the Youth Arts sector to join a delegation to the 19th ASSITEJ World Congress and International Theatre Festival for Children and Young People in Cape Town, South Africa, during May 2017.