The Murray Arts region has access to a variety of arts and cultural development opportunities – available to artists and not-for-profit organisations. Listed below are helpful and relevant resources to support our creative and fast-growing community.
If you need a hand with applications or want to brainstorm your ideas, please get in contact with us at info@murraryarts.org.au. We’re happy to help!
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Create Grants
Copyright Agency Limited
Applications close 19 August 2019.
CREATE grants offer opportunities for mid-career and established creative writers and visual artists to create and develop new work by providing time to write and create. These grants are not intended to support academics with scholarly or academic works. Applications are assessed by a panel of independent peers from the writing, publishing and visual arts sectors. Amount of grant: $10,000, $15,000 or $20,000.
Quick Response Arts Grants
City of Melbourne
Applications close 20 September 2019.
Does your arts project or practice need a quick boost? Maybe a potential collaborator is in town or an unexpected opportunity has popped up? You can now apply for support up to $4,000 through our new Quick Response Arts Grants. You can be located anywhere, but your funding must result in a public outcome activated within the City of Melbourne municipality.
To apply and more info.
Aboriginal Arts Support (Quick Response)
Create NSW
Applications close 29 June 2019.
This program supports professional and market development opportunities for NSW Aboriginal artists and arts/cultural workers. You can apply for up to $5,000.
To apply and more info.
Stella Young Award 2019
Arts Access Australia
Applications close 14 June 2019.
Arts Access Victoria cherishes the memory of our collaborator Stella Young and honours her by awarding a young Australian disabled artist each year with $3,000. This is a great opportunity for young disabled artists aged between 16 and 30 years old to be recognised for their impact on disability activism and culture through their artistic practice (in comedy, performing arts or screen culture).
To apply and more info.
Music Passport Grant
Creative Victoria
Applications close 27 June 2019.
Music Passport Grants is a competitive grants category of the Music Passport program. The program seeks to support not for profit organisations to undertake international activities that increase economic opportunities for Victoria’s contemporary popular music sector. To apply and more info.
To apply and more info.
Fellowships
The Australia Council for the Arts
Applications close 4 June 2019.
Australia Council Fellowships of $80,000 support outstanding, established artists’ creative activity and professional development for a period of up to two years. Please read through the following grant guidelines.
To apply and more info.