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Kluge-Ruhe Residential Fellowship: First Nations Curator
April 4, 2023 3:00 pm (AEDT)
up to $60,000
The Kluge-Ruhe Aboriginal Arts Collection of the University of Virginia seeks applications for a new program.
Indigenous Visual Arts Industry Support program
April 16, 2023 12:00 pm (AEST)
The Indigenous Visual Arts Industry Support program helps fund the operations of around 80 Indigenous-owned art centres, and a number of art fairs, regional hubs and industry service organisations at the heart of Australia’s Indigenous visual art movement. Competitive grant applications close on 16 April 2023.
Indigenous Contemporary Music program
April 20, 2023 12:00 pm (AEST)
The Indigenous Contemporary Music program supports Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander musicians and bands, providing opportunities and skills to develop ongoing income and employment pathways in the music industry. Applications close Thursday 20 April 2023.
Space to Create II: Music Residency
May 9, 2023 3:00 pm (AEST)
Space to Create is an intensive residential program. The delivery of the program will be flexible to adapt to each of the participants’ requirements.
Flourish II: First Nations Textile Design & Fashion Innovation Fund
up to $50,000
The Flourish II First Nations Textile Design & Fashion Innovation Fund is a grant opportunity of up to $50,000 that aims to build sustainable businesses and support economic, cultural and social development opportunities.
Auckland Writers Festival First Nations Exchange
The Auckland Writers Festival is hosting a First Nations Literature Cultural Exchange as part of their 2023 program.
Playing Australia Project Investment
Playing Australia Project Investment supports performing arts tours to reach regional and remote communities across Australia.
Contemporary Music Touring Program
$5,000 – $50,000
The Contemporary Music Touring Program (CMTP) supports national touring activity undertaken by Australian musicians performing original Australian contemporary music.
Kluge-Ruhe Residential Fellowship: First Nations Curator
up to $60,000
The Kluge-Ruhe Aboriginal Arts Collection of the University of Virginia seeks applications for a new program.
Indigenous Visual Arts Industry Support program
The Indigenous Visual Arts Industry Support program helps fund the operations of around 80 Indigenous-owned art centres, and a number of art fairs, regional hubs and industry service organisations at the heart of Australia’s Indigenous visual art movement. Competitive grant applications close on 16 April 2023. Indigenous Contemporary Music program
The Indigenous Contemporary Music program supports Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander musicians and bands, providing opportunities and skills to develop ongoing income and employment pathways in the music industry. Applications close Thursday 20 April 2023.
Space to Create II: Music Residency
Space to Create is an intensive residential program. The delivery of the program will be flexible to adapt to each of the participants’ requirements.
Flourish II: First Nations Textile Design & Fashion Innovation Fund
up to $50,000
The Flourish II First Nations Textile Design & Fashion Innovation Fund is a grant opportunity of up to $50,000 that aims to build sustainable businesses and support economic, cultural and social development opportunities.
Auckland Writers Festival First Nations Exchange
The Auckland Writers Festival is hosting a First Nations Literature Cultural Exchange as part of their 2023 program.
Playing Australia Project Investment
Playing Australia Project Investment supports performing arts tours to reach regional and remote communities across Australia.
Contemporary Music Touring Program
$5,000 – $50,000
The Contemporary Music Touring Program (CMTP) supports national touring activity undertaken by Australian musicians performing original Australian contemporary music.- investment in Australian artists at various stages of their careers through our grants programs, fellowships and awards. This investment supports the public’s engagement with arts and creativity
- our multi-year investment in organisations through Four Year Funding, multi-year investment in First Nations-led organisations, and the National Performing Arts Partnership Framework. This investment supports cultural organisations to achieve an array of artistic, social, cultural and economic outcomes to national acclaim
- management of government initiatives such as the Visual Arts and Craft Strategy and the national regional touring programs which provide greater access to enriching arts experiences for all Australians
- investing in diverse artists, creators and organisations to tell their stories and present this work to broad audiences
- ensuring inclusive decision-making and diverse peer assessment panels for our grants and other direct investment
- dedicated funding to First Nations people, groups and organisations through our grants program
- delivering co-investment that leverages our investment and expertise to support Australian arts and culture.
- sector development work underpinned by a significant national sector recovery consultation in 2020–21
- stakeholder engagement, partnerships and consultation guided by the principle of ‘nothing about us without us’
- strategic initiatives that encourage diverse representation, including capacity building programs and international development activity
- support for the arts and cultural sector to develop new practices and business models to increase audience access to transformative experiences
- support and capacity building for the digital and physical mobility of Australian arts and creativity
- research that provides a comprehensive picture of Australians’ evolving relationship with the arts in their daily lives, and the economic, social and cultural value of arts and creativity
- leveraging our investment and expertise through strategic partnerships
- brokering new opportunities for audiences to experience Australian arts
- capacity building programs that develop people, grow networks and broker opportunities for Australian arts and artists, contributing to the long term resilience of the Australian arts community
- our Digital Culture Strategy 2020–2024 that sets out our approach to support a digitally enabled and thriving arts and cultural sector
- strategic partnerships that create new opportunities
- pursuing new sources of co-investment to grow the funds available for the arts
- international opportunities that nurture meaningful and effective international engagement for the Australian arts and cultural sector.
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