Funding Opportunities for the Arts
There are some fantastic funding opportunities coming up for artists, writers, musicians and other creatives. These grants can support creative people in our community to realise their creative ambitions, develop their skills and connect with audiences. Teams at Creative Australia, Screen Australia and Arts ACT can talk with you about how to apply for these grants and how to relate your project to each grant’s assessment criteria. They can also suggest alternative avenues for support that may be relevant to your work.
ARTS ACT
Arts Activities funding – up to $5,000
Arts Activities Funding provides support for Canberra artists, groups and organisations to undertake arts activities including creating new work, professional or skills development, mentoring, residencies, and community arts and cultural development and engagement.
Activities can be across a range of artforms including dance, digital, literature, music, new media, screen, theatre, visual arts, and arts-based festivals.
Deadline: Open all year
Amount: up to $5,000
Arts Activities funding – $5,000 to $50,000
Arts Activities Funding provides support for Canberra artists, groups and organisations to undertake arts activities including creating new work, professional or skills development, mentoring, residencies, and community arts and cultural development and engagement.
Activities can be across a range of artforms including dance, digital, literature, music, new media, screen, theatre, visual arts, and arts-based festivals.
Deadline: 31 July, 2025
Amount: up to $5,000
CREATIVE AUSTRALIA
Arts Projects for Individuals and Groups
This program funds projects that deliver benefits to the arts sector and wider public, including national and international audiences and communities. A range of activities can be funded, for example: the creation of new work, productions, festivals, exhibitions, performances, publishing, recording, touring, experimentation, creative development, promotion and marketing, practice based research, market development activity, collaborations and exchanges and professional skills development, including mentoring and residencies. Activities can take place nationally, internationally, online, or in a combination of in-person and online.
Deadline: 2 September 2025
Amount: $10,000 to $50,000
Arts Projects for Organisations
This program funds a range of activities that deliver benefits to the arts sector and wider public, including national and international audiences and communities. Organisations that undertake arts programs, projects, or that provide services to artists, are welcome to apply.
Organisations can propose a single project, a suite of projects or an annual program of activity.
A range of activities can be funded, for example: the creation of new work, productions, festivals, exhibitions, performances, publishing, recording, touring, experimentation, creative development, promotion and marketing, activities to develop the arts sector, practice-based research, market development activity, collaborations and exchanges and professional skills development, including mentoring and residencies. Activities can take place nationally, internationally, online, or in a combination of in-person and online.
Deadline: 2 September 2025
Amount: $20,000 to $100,000
The Australian Cultural Fund (ACF) is a fundraising platform for Australian artists. Through the ACF, artists upload their project, start their fundraising campaign and invite art lovers and supporters to donate with 100% of donations going directly towards artists’ creative projects. Through the ACF you can offer tax deductibility to your donors. The ACF has helped raise millions of dollars for Australian artists, enabling a wide range of projects to come to life and offering support to Australia’s cultural sector.
Deadline: Always open