The Arts Projects program funds a range of activities that deliver benefits to the arts sector and wider public, including national and international audiences.

This program funds a range of activities that deliver benefits to the arts sector and wider public, including national and international audiences and communities.

Grants are available from $10,000 to $50,000. Supported activities must not last longer than two years from the proposed start date.

Please read the following grant guidelines.

If you need advice about applying, contact an Artists Services Officer.

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
• promotion and marketing
• market development activity
• activities that creatively engage communities.

Activities can take place nationally, internationally, online, or in a combination of in-person and online (hybrid activities).

Who can apply

You can only submit one application to each closing date for Arts Projects for Individuals and Groups.

Only individuals and groups may apply to this category. You must be an Australian citizen or an Australian permanent resident, and a practicing artist or arts professional.

Applications for funding to the First Nations panel must come from First Nations individuals or groups.

Who can't apply

You cannot apply for this grant if:

• you have already applied to this closing date for Arts Projects for Individuals and Groups
• you are applying to the International Engagement opportunities closing Tuesday 19 September 2023 for the same activities
• you have an overdue grant report
• you owe money to Creative Australia
• you are an organisation.

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 or activities for which you are applying to the International Engagement Fund closing 19 September 2023
• activities engaging with First Nations content, artists and communities that do not adhere to our First Nations Cultural & Intellectual Property Protocols.

• Phone: 02 9215 9000
• Email: enquiries@creative.gov.au
• Website: https://creative.gov.au/about-us/contact-us/