Grants
The Australia Council for the Arts offers a wide range of funding programs for Australian artists and arts organisations.
In 2008, we will offer grants in 58 categories and more than 60 initiatives either directly or with partner organisations.
These are for all major areas of arts practice - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander arts, community partnerships, dance, inter-arts, literature, music, theatre and visual arts.
All Australian artists, groups and arts organisations are welcome to apply to our grant programs and many of our initiatives.
Please note that application forms will be available for download before six weeks prior to the closing date.
Grants pending
Creative communities partnership initiative - closing date:
Creative communities partnerships aim to support major community arts and cultural development projects of excellence.
Publishing and promotion - literature - closing date: 01 October 2008
Publishing and promotion grants support activities that foster greater awareness and appreciation of Australian creative writing.
Program - artform development - dance - closing date: 03 November 2008
Program - artform development grants provide organisations with funding for programs of activity that develop the artform.
New work - dance - closing date: 03 November 2008
New work grants support the research, creative development, production, remounting, touring or presentation of dance works by artists or organisations.
Fellowships - dance - closing date: 03 November 2008
Fellowship grants provide individuals who have an outstanding record in dance with financial support for two years.
Fellowships - theatre - closing date: 15 November 2008
Fellowship grants provide individual artists with financial support to undertake a two-year program of creative work and/or professional development.
Presentation and promotion - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander arts - closing date: 15 November 2008
Presentation and promotion grants support projects that promote Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander artists and their work regionally, nationally and internationally through publications, recordings, performances, exhibitions and international export.
New work - music - closing date: 15 November 2008
New work grants support one-off projects that involve the creation or development of music, new musical material or media arts projects.
New work - theatre - closing date: 15 November 2008
New work grants support one-off projects that result in the creation of new contemporary theatre work.
New work - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander arts - closing date: 15 November 2008
New work grants support projects that assist Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander artists, arts organisations or community organisations to create new work with an expected public outcome.