ARTS FUNDING
Funding to support the arts is available from public, private and philanthropic sources. Applying for funding requires lot of time and effort, and arts funding is highly competitive. However it’s always a good process to go through, requiring you to consider creative processes, planning, scheduling, partners, budgeting and broader benefits.
South East Arts staff are available to help artists, arts organisations and community groups to apply for arts related grants and to assist in finding funding opportunities. Please contact us if you need assistance or advice.
Check out the arts funding opportunities below and our Top Ten Tips for Arts Funding Application HERE.
Regional Arts NSW have a very helpful guide to writing grants available HERE.
CREATIVE AUSTRALIA
Creative Australia is the Australian Government’s arts funding and advisory body. A modernised Australia Council and a bold new chapter for arts and creativity, a new First Nations-led Board, Music Australia, Writing Australia, and Creative Workplaces.
CREATE NSW
Create NSW’s Arts and Cultural Funding Program provides funding opportunities for arts and cultural organisations, professional artists and arts/cultural workers across a wide range of artforms and disciplines.
MUSIC NSW
MusicNSW is the state music body in NSW. They are a not-for-profit organisation, funded by Create NSW.
MusicNSW empowers and connects artists and industry. They do this through a range of programs and services, including FEEDBACK, Levels and Sound Advice.
MUSEUMS & GALLERIES NSW
Museums & Galleries of NSW helps small-medium museums, galleries and Aboriginal cultural centres create exciting experiences for visitors. They connect them with others in the industry, provide funding, point visitors their way, and give them access to ground-breaking exhibitions.
NAVA
The National Association for the Visual Arts (NAVA) leads advocacy, policy and action for a contemporary Australian arts sector that's ambitious and fair.
REGIONAL ARTS NSW
Supporting and promoting arts and cultural development for the 1.7 million people living and working in regional New South Wales. RANSW manages the annual Regional Arts Fund and has an ongoing Quicks fund.
SCREEN NSW
Each year Screen NSW receives recurrent funding from the NSW Government in the budget for programs and operations. Screen NSW then allocates the program funding across its programs for that year. This process occurs at the start of each year to enable planning for the year across funding rounds.
Other Sources
Windmill Trust – supporting regional artists
Grants for Visual Artists from NAVA
Dreams for a Better World – community grants