Creative Nations – First Nations-led Projects (Individuals and Organisations)

First Nations Organisations may apply for between $20,000 to $100,000

Creative Nations is a dedicated funding program for First Nations-led arts and cultural projects.

Creative Nations supports projects that sustain and strengthen First Nations arts and culture including contemporary artistic practice, community‑led storytelling and truth‑telling initiatives.

This funding could:

• enable the creation and presentation of new work and the ability to access resources and expertise for individual artists projects or artistic/professional development
• create more employment and professional development opportunities for First Nations artists and cultural workers
• invest in First Nations led organisations and help cultural workers become leaders
• enable the sharing of First Nations stories and truth telling
• support personal and community wellbeing and economic development.

Key information:

Status: Open
Grant amount: Individuals and groups can apply for projects from $10,000 up to $75,000. Organisations can apply for projects from $20,000 up to $100,000.
Application opened: 13 April 2026
Application closes: 25 May 2026, 2:00 pm

Image Credit: Smoke, Arts Northern Rivers, 2024 Image by Kate Holmes

This program is administered by Create NSW.

For more information and to apply