Artsource is pleased to announce that we have three residency opportunities on offer this year – Basel, Switzerland; Artspace in Sydney; and the Artsource Residency fund: • Basel, Switzerland for six months each year (in partnership with the Christoph-Merien Foundation, Switzerland); • Artspace, Sydney for three months each year (in partnership with ...  More...

The grants are intended to support professional artists through facilitating access to training, development and mentoring and develop new works by individual Australian artists and small to medium-sized organizations, with priority to indigenous arts, regional areas and experimental artforms. Please see the website below for more information. Note: ...  More...

FundBreak is a new business startup based in Sydney - an online crowdfunding platform for individuals and organisations to raise funds for creative projects and ideas. Their website has been developed for artists, musicians, filmmakers, journalists, designers, entrepreneurs, etc to raise funds and give these individuals the break they need to realise...  More...

Uncover useful tips and project ideas for applying to the Regional Arts Fund Quick Response Grants by checking out a Quick Response Grant Case Study, now online at the link below. To view case studies of successful Quick Response Grant projects, please click on the relevant links to the right.  More...

This Fact Sheets outlines the components of grants and the importance of researching funding bodies to ensure your project fits within the guidelines. Download the pdf at the AbaF website below (visual artists>fact sheets>grant application writing).  More...

Many artists and arts workers have great project ideas but struggle when it comes to finding the necessary resources to bring these ideas into fruition. This workshop aims to facilitate your process - and provide a template for developing your great next idea. While it is primarily focused on helping artists and artsworkers in their applications for t...  More...

The Australia Cultural Fund run by AbaF is a unique facility allowing eligible artists to raise funds for their work through donations. All donations are made to AbaF and the funds are passed onto the artists as a grant. All donations are considered and approved by the AbaF board. In the past 6 years more than $5.6million has been raised by artists...  More...

Regional Arts Victoria will be running a series of workshops on writing grant applications in early 2010. The workshops will focus on strategies for writing and submitting grants, from project inception through to completing the acquittal. Workshops still to run in February and March 2010 include: Kerang, Monday February 22, 6pm-8pm, venue TBC; AND ...  More...

The Australia Council for the Arts funding guide is an overview of the Australia Council, its funding programs and other forms of support for the arts. It includes a directory of Australia Council grants and initiatives. For ease of use this information is grouped by artform. There are also related sections on audience and market development and phila...  More...

Arts Connecting Communities (ACC) is a program for local councils across Australia, giving councils, the arts and local businesses the skills to develop and make their partnerships work. ACC is designed for urban, regional and remote communities and supports local government objectives including: creating sustainable partnerships between arts and bu...  More...

"I’ve spent much of the last decade in roles that involve collaborating with and advising artists and creators who are operating in a diverse, complex and rapidly evolving cultural landscape. In numerous conversations with street-level practitioners, the recurring theme is that the cultural funding and policy making system is broken." - Marc...  More...

Regional Arts Victoria will be running a series of workshops on writing grant applications in early 2010. The workshops will focus on strategies for writing and submitting grants, from project inception through to completing the acquittal. For more details, please see the link below.  More...

Want to know more about the ‘how to’ in making your arts project work? Here you will find a selection of five info sheets covering topics as diverse as running projects, resourcing your arts, documenting & evaluating, getting support, Indigenous protocols & youth arts best practice… FREE for you to download. Propel Youth Arts Western Australi...  More...

These 3 factsheets from Arts Nexus outline the information you will need to get funding for your project. The "Project Funding" sheet discusses what you need to consider and prepare when applying for funding; including grant myths, grant application processes, projection descriptions and budgeting. The "Project Management" sheet outlines best practice...  More...

Many artists and arts workers have great project ideas but struggle when it comes to finding the necessary resources to bring these ideas into fruition. This workshop aims to facilitate your process - and provide a template for developing your great next idea. While it is primarily focused on helping artists and artsworkers in their applications for t...  More...