Grants in Arts & Culture

This fund seeks to support First Nations artists to share their stories, celebrate their cultural identity and maximise the economic potential of their art by translating it into fashion and fabric, with focus on commercial growth.

Arts Queensland will provide support for small to medium-sized arts and cultural QLD companies become stronger and share their creative works. This fund will support the core operational and program delivery costs, helping to ensure they are well positioned to deliver on and leverage the opportunity of the 2032 Brisbane Olympic and Paralympic Games.

The Country Football and Netball Program is a government initiative working in partnership with the AFL, AFL Victoria, and Netball Victoria. It provides funding to support grassroots football and netball clubs, associations, and umpiring organisations in rural, regional, and outer metropolitan areas of Victoria. By improving facilities, the program aims to ensure the long-term sustainability of these clubs and associations.

The Live Music Australia program offers a competitive grants opportunity for live music venues, festivals, and organisations dedicated to supporting quality original Australian live music. Live Music Australia is committed to enhancing the live music scene in Australian communities and will fund applications that support high quality original Australian live music that is professionally staged. The Australian Government's National Cultural Policy Revive acknowledges the significance of the live music sector and is committed to providing support for the music industry. Music Australia has been established within Creative Australia to provide support and promote the Australian contemporary music industry to enhance discoverability and cultivate markets and expand audiences. Through strategic investment, the aim to stimulate a vibrant and sustainable music industry ecosystem in which artists can thrive.

The First Nations Heritage Grants Program supports initiatives carried out on-Country, where First Nations people take the lead in identifying, assessing, recording, and preserving the cultural heritage of First Nations.

The Visions of Australia Program provides funding to support the development and touring of quality exhibitions around Australia by Australian arts and cultural organisations. Program funding is distributed through two streams: development and touring. These streams support various costs, including exhibition design, crating, installation, freighting, and artist loan fees.

About Round 7 of the Program: Round 7 will once again place a strong emphasis on live music festivals, aligning with industry demand and continuing to support the sustainability of the live music sector. The goal is to promote the presentation of more original live music, providing opportunities for artists to showcase their talent. Live Music Australia fully embraces the five pillars that shape Revive, which include First Nations First, A Place for Every Story, Centrality of the Artist, Strong Cultural Infrastructure, and Engaging the Audience. By addressing these pillars, we are committed to creating an inclusive and thriving live music community. The program has three main objectives. Firstly, we aim to support a sustainable venue-based live music industry by enhancing professional capacity within venues and fostering the growth of audiences. Secondly, we strive to promote partnerships, collaboration, and networks across the Australian live music industry. Lastly, we are dedicated to supporting the development, growth, and innovation of Australian contemporary live music by providing increased performance opportunities for original contemporary music by Australian artists.

The NSW Government is offering a 10% rebate for digital games with a minimum Qualifying NSW Expenditure of $500,000. This initiative complements the Australian Government’s Digital Games Offset and is administered by Screen NSW. The program aims to accelerate the growth of the NSW digital games sector, attract investment, grow employment, and retain talent in NSW.

The program seeks to support the growth and development of a vibrant sector that promotes the participation and active engagement of Western Australian communities in high-quality arts and cultural experiences.