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Visions of Australia Program

Visions of Australia Program – Round 23

  • Approximate funding pool: $2.8 million
  • No limit to the amount of funding that may be sought per application
  • Two streams available: Development and Touring
  • Applications close: 2 October 2026
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The Visions of Australia program supports Australia's gallery and museum sector to provide access for Australian audiences to high quality cultural material and exhibitions they may not otherwise have the opportunity to experience.

The program forms part of the Australian Government's Arts and Cultural Development Program and responds to all five pillars of the National Cultural Policy Revive: First Nations First, A Place for Every Story, Centrality of the Artist, Strong Cultural Infrastructure and Engaging the Audience.

Program objectives are to increase access for Australian audiences to exhibitions of quality Australian arts and cultural material with a particular focus on touring to regional and remote Australia, and to encourage partnerships between organisations, particularly collaboration across the collections sector, to form curatorial partnerships, mentoring and skills transfer opportunities, and financial partnerships.

Funding is delivered through two streams. The Development stream covers the costs of planning and producing an exhibition to tour, including research and design but not commissioning new artworks. The Touring stream covers the costs to produce the exhibition and to transport, install and dismantle it, as well as deliver public programs.

Key Requirements

To be eligible for funding, a tour must include at least three venues located outside the applicant’s state or territory, with consecutive exhibition dates. Tours originating in metropolitan areas may include metropolitan venues, but regional venues are a higher priority for funding.

Touring applications must include venue confirmation forms from each venue. Development applications must include expressions of interest from each venue.

The program uses the Australian Statistical Geography Standard 2021 definition of Remoteness Areas to determine whether a venue is regional or remote. A venue must be outside a major city location to qualify as regional or remote.

Artists and professionals employed or engaged to deliver funded activities must be fairly remunerated, with legally-binding industrial awards and employment agreements adhered to and reflected in the budget. Minimum standards developed by Creative Workplaces must be followed.

Applicants must provide quotes for all expenditure over $10,000, sample exhibition content and venue confirmation forms. Where the project involves personnel working with children or vulnerable people, relevant personnel must maintain a Working with Children check and Working with Vulnerable People registration.

Full eligibility conditions, stream requirements and application attachments are set out in the official program guidelines, which applicants should review before preparing a submission.

What is eligible for funding?

The program supports touring of many types of exhibitions including:

  • Cultural material of historic, scientific, design, social or artistic significance
  • The work of contemporary visual or craft artists
  • Moving image and multimedia

What companies are eligible for funding?

To be eligible, applicants must be an Australian incorporated organisation with the arts and/or cultural heritage as their principal purpose, hold an active ABN, be registered for GST if required by the ATO, and have no outstanding reports, acquittals or serious breaches relating to any Commonwealth funding.

Unincorporated groups with an arts or cultural heritage purpose may seek funding but must be auspiced by an eligible organisation applying on their behalf. Individual business units and entities of local or state government authorities with an arts or cultural heritage purpose, such as art galleries, museums or performing arts centres, are eligible to apply.

Is this grant competitive or entitlement based?

Competitive. Your application will be assessed among other applications by a judging panel.

How can I increase my chances of winning this grant?

By engaging a professional government grant writer consultant. Avant Group is Australia’s largest independent grants advisory firm. Find out more about our government grant writing and consulting service here. 

How can I get help understanding if I’m eligible for this grant? Or know if I’m likely to win funding?

Avant Group offers a no-obligation assessment of your eligibility for funding and will assess your likelihood of a successful grant application.