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Investment and
development

Angela Goh, Desert Body Creep, photo by Zan Wimberley.

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Open ACF

Australian Cultural Fund

A fundraising platform for Australian artists. Upload your project, start your fundraising campaign and invite art lovers and supporters to donate with 100% of donations going directly towards your creative project.

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Debra Porch Award: Visual Arts Residency

Closing Date:

May 28, 2024 3:00 pm (AEST)

Investment to support both an Australian artist and a Thai artist to undertake reciprocal residencies.

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Philanthropy Australia: National Conference Attendance Subsidy

Closing Date:

May 29, 2024 12:00 am (AEST)

We’re offering 20 mid-to-senior career arts fundraisers and/or CEOs the opportunity to attend and participate in Philanthropy Australia’s National Conference.

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Fundamentals of Arts Fundraising (Mparntwe/Alice Springs)

Closing Date:

May 31, 2024 9:00 am (AEST)

Understand the foundations of arts fundraising to build greater sustainability for arts organisations and artists.

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Fellowships

Closing Date:

June 4, 2024 3:00 pm (AEST)

$80,000

Creative Australia Fellowships of $80,000 support outstanding, established artists’ or arts workers’ creative activity and professional development for a period of up to two years.

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Playing Australia Project Investment

Closing Date:

June 4, 2024 3:00 pm (AEST)

Playing Australia Project Investment supports performing arts tours to reach regional and remote communities across Australia.

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Open

VACS Major Commissioning Projects

Closing Date:

June 4, 2024 3:00 pm (AEST)

$100,000

This program funds new visual arts and craft commissions to be created for presentation nationally and internationally.

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Open

Uplift

Closing Date:

June 4, 2024 3:00 pm (AEST)

Supporting First Nations led digital capability and training initiatives.

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Closing soon

Debra Porch Award: Visual Arts Residency

Investment to support both an Australian artist and a Thai artist to undertake reciprocal residencies.
Closing soon

Philanthropy Australia: National Conference Attendance Subsidy

We’re offering 20 mid-to-senior career arts fundraisers and/or CEOs the opportunity to attend and participate in Philanthropy Australia’s National Conference.
Open

Fundamentals of Arts Fundraising (Mparntwe/Alice Springs)

Understand the foundations of arts fundraising to build greater sustainability for arts organisations and artists.
Open

Fellowships

$80,000

Creative Australia Fellowships of $80,000 support outstanding, established artists’ or arts workers’ creative activity and professional development for a period of up to two years.
Open

Playing Australia Project Investment

Playing Australia Project Investment supports performing arts tours to reach regional and remote communities across Australia.
Open

VACS Major Commissioning Projects

$100,000

This program funds new visual arts and craft commissions to be created for presentation nationally and internationally.
Open

Uplift

Supporting First Nations led digital capability and training initiatives.
Open

Creative Futures Fund

The Fund will support the creation and sharing of Australian stories and new ways for people to engage with them.