About the program
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.
Grants are available from $20,000 to $100,000. Supported activities must last no longer than two years from the proposed start date.
Eligibility
Who can apply
You can only submit one application from your organisation’s account to each closing date for Arts Projects for Organisations.
Only organisations may apply to this category.
Organisations that provide a service to the arts may apply.
International organisations can apply for projects that benefit practicing Australian artists, their work or Australian audiences.
Applications for funding to the First Nations panel must come from First Nations organisations.
Who can’t apply
You can’t apply for a grant if:
- you have already applied to this closing date for Arts Projects for Organisations
- you are applying to our International Engagement Fund for the same activities
- you have an overdue grant report
- you owe money to Creative Australia
- you are an individual or group
- you receive multi-year investment through the National Performing Arts Partnership Framework
- your organisation receives an amount of over $160,000 per year through any Creative Australia multi-year investment program in the years 2025 to 2028 – if you are unsure please contact your Multi Year Investment Manager or Artists Services.
What can be applied for
We fund a range of activities, for example:
- professional skills development, including mentoring and residencies
- the creation of new work
- practice based research
- creative development
- experimentation
- collaborations and exchanges
- touring
- festivals
- productions
- exhibitions
- performances
- publishing
- recording
- activities to develop the arts sector
- promotion and marketing
- market development activity
- activities that creatively engage communities.
Activities can take place nationally, internationally, online, or a combination of in-person and online (hybrid activities).
If your project involves a partnership or collaboration with organisations in the National Performing Arts Partnership Framework you must discuss your application with us before applying. The Partnership Organisation must make a significant contribution to the activity, and the outcome must not be already programmed in the mainstage season of the company.
Access costs are legitimate expenses and may be included in your application. We encourage applicants to ensure that their work is accessible to everyone. Budgets may include costs associated with making activities accessible to a wide range of people (e.g. performances using Auslan, translation to other languages, captioning, audio description, temporary building adjustments, and materials in other formats).
If you are a d/Deaf applicant, an applicant with disability, or are working with d/Deaf artists or artists with disability, you may apply for access costs associated with the use of an interpreter, translation services, specific technical equipment, carer or support worker assistance. Please contact Artists Services to discuss your specific needs.
What can’t be applied for
You can’t apply for:
- projects or activities that do not involve or benefit Australian practicing artists or arts professionals
- projects or activities that do not have a clearly defined arts component
- projects that have already taken place
- the same projects you are applying for via our International Engagement Fund
- activities engaging with First Nations content, artists and communities that do not adhere to Creative Australia’s First Nations Cultural & Intellectual Property Protocols.
Key dates
Applications close:
Tuesday 4 March 2025 at 3pm AEDT, for projects beginning after 1 June 2025.