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Arts Tasmania

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This program supports:

  • Tasmanian individuals and groups to travel for arts or cultural heritage opportunities. Travel can be within:
    • Tasmania (intrastate);
    • Australia (interstate); or
    • overseas (international)

and

  • Tasmanian individuals, groups and organisations to bring professionals to Tasmania for arts or cultural heritage activities (including professional development opportunities or workshops).

Please visit Smartraveller for the latest travel advice.

Key dates

April round

Opens: 12 February 2024
Closed: 15 April 2024

This round supports activities after 1 August 2024.

September round

Opens: 1 July 2024
Closes: 2 September 2024

This round supports activities after 1 January 2025.

Arts Tasmania will contact you about your application within 10 weeks of the closing date.

Applications are open.

Sign up for Arts Tasmania’s newsletter for funding and program announcements.

  • Eligibility
  • Eligibility

    As the applicant, you must be:

    • an individual artist who has lived in Tasmania for six of the last 12 months
    • a member of a group of artists, with one member who has lived in Tasmania for six of the last 12 months
    • an arts organisation based in Tasmania
    • a cultural heritage organisation based in Tasmania.

    You must also meet our general eligibility requirements.

    What can I apply for?

    Individuals and groups can apply for funds towards:

    • travel in Tasmania, Australia or overseas for arts or cultural heritage activities
    • bringing professionals to Tasmania to deliver arts or cultural heritage activities.

    Organisations can apply for funds towards:

    • bringing professionals to Tasmania to deliver arts or cultural heritage activities.

    Grant funds cannot be used for equipment purchases.

    How much can I apply for?

    If your activity only involves travelling in Tasmania (intrastate), you can apply for:

    NUMBER OF TASMANIAN ARTISTS

    AMOUNT

    1

    Up to $1,000

    2

    Up to $2,000

    3

    Up to $3,000

    4 or more

    Up to $5,000

    Activities in Tasmania must include one overnight stay outside your Local Government area.

    If your activity involves travelling in Australia (interstate) or overseas (international), you can apply for:

    NUMBER OF TASMANIAN ARTISTS

    AMOUNT

    1

    Up to $3,000

    2

    Up to $6,000

    3

    Up to $9,000

    4 or more

    Up to $10,000

    If you are applying to bring arts or cultural heritage professionals to Tasmania, you can apply for:

    NUMBER OF PROFESSIONALS

    AMOUNT

    1

    Up to $3,000

    2

    Up to $6,000

    3

    Up to $9,000

    4 or more

    Up to $10,000

  • Assessment
  • Assessment

    Applications will be assessed by a multi-artform panel using the criteria of:

    CRITERION

    THINGS PEERS MAY CONSIDER

    Quality

    • Is the activity conceptually strong?
    • Why is the activity important?
    • Are the people involved experienced, or show the potential to develop and grow?

    Planning

    • Is the activity financially feasible?
    • Is the timeline reasonable and achievable?
    • What partnerships are in place to help the activity?

    Benefit

    • How does the proposed activity benefit the applicant, the artist, or the community?
    • What is the audience experience?

    For more information on assessment, please see how decisions are made.

  • Application
  • Application

    Your application must be completed online before 11:59 pm on the closing date.

    Arts Tasmania may also accept video or audio applications in place of written applications.

    Please contact Arts Tasmania on 03 6165 6666 or grants@arts.tas.gov.au before the closing date to learn about other application methods.

    Assessors will not consider any material provided after the closing date.

    Help with your application

    We encourage you to talk to our grants team about your application before the closing date.

    Contact us on 03 6165 6666 or grants@arts.tas.gov.au or book an online Teams meeting using Bookings.

    Other information

    Sign up for Arts Tasmania’s newsletter for funding and program announcements.

    For more information about Arts Tasmania’s grant programs see:

    To view the results of previous rounds, see:

  • Eligibility
  • Eligibility

    As the applicant, you must be:

    • an individual artist who has lived in Tasmania for six of the last 12 months
    • a member of a group of artists, with one member who has lived in Tasmania for six of the last 12 months
    • an arts organisation based in Tasmania
    • a cultural heritage organisation based in Tasmania.

    You must also meet our general eligibility requirements.

    What can I apply for?

    Individuals and groups can apply for funds towards:

    • travel in Tasmania, Australia or overseas for arts or cultural heritage activities
    • bringing professionals to Tasmania to deliver arts or cultural heritage activities.

    Organisations can apply for funds towards:

    • bringing professionals to Tasmania to deliver arts or cultural heritage activities.

    Grant funds cannot be used for equipment purchases.

    How much can I apply for?

    If your activity only involves travelling in Tasmania (intrastate), you can apply for:

    NUMBER OF TASMANIAN ARTISTS

    AMOUNT

    1

    Up to $1,000

    2

    Up to $2,000

    3

    Up to $3,000

    4 or more

    Up to $5,000

    Activities in Tasmania must include one overnight stay outside your Local Government area.

    If your activity involves travelling in Australia (interstate) or overseas (international), you can apply for:

    NUMBER OF TASMANIAN ARTISTS

    AMOUNT

    1

    Up to $3,000

    2

    Up to $6,000

    3

    Up to $9,000

    4 or more

    Up to $10,000

    If you are applying to bring arts or cultural heritage professionals to Tasmania, you can apply for:

    NUMBER OF PROFESSIONALS

    AMOUNT

    1

    Up to $3,000

    2

    Up to $6,000

    3

    Up to $9,000

    4 or more

    Up to $10,000

  • Assessment
  • Assessment

    Applications will be assessed by a multi-artform panel using the criteria of:

    CRITERION

    THINGS PEERS MAY CONSIDER

    Quality

    • Is the activity conceptually strong?
    • Why is the activity important?
    • Are the people involved experienced, or show the potential to develop and grow?

    Planning

    • Is the activity financially feasible?
    • Is the timeline reasonable and achievable?
    • What partnerships are in place to help the activity?

    Benefit

    • How does the proposed activity benefit the applicant, the artist, or the community?
    • What is the audience experience?

    For more information on assessment, please see how decisions are made.

  • Application
  • Application

    Your application must be completed online before 11:59 pm on the closing date.

    Arts Tasmania may also accept video or audio applications in place of written applications.

    Please contact Arts Tasmania on 03 6165 6666 or grants@arts.tas.gov.au before the closing date to learn about other application methods.

    Assessors will not consider any material provided after the closing date.

    Help with your application

    We encourage you to talk to our grants team about your application before the closing date.

    Contact us on 03 6165 6666 or grants@arts.tas.gov.au or book an online Teams meeting using Bookings.

    Other information

    Sign up for Arts Tasmania’s newsletter for funding and program announcements.

    For more information about Arts Tasmania’s grant programs see:

    To view the results of previous rounds, see:

    Eligibility

    Eligibility

    As the applicant, you must be:

    • an individual artist who has lived in Tasmania for six of the last 12 months
    • a member of a group of artists, with one member who has lived in Tasmania for six of the last 12 months
    • an arts organisation based in Tasmania
    • a cultural heritage organisation based in Tasmania.

    You must also meet our general eligibility requirements.

    What can I apply for?

    Individuals and groups can apply for funds towards:

    • travel in Tasmania, Australia or overseas for arts or cultural heritage activities
    • bringing professionals to Tasmania to deliver arts or cultural heritage activities.

    Organisations can apply for funds towards:

    • bringing professionals to Tasmania to deliver arts or cultural heritage activities.

    Grant funds cannot be used for equipment purchases.

    How much can I apply for?

    If your activity only involves travelling in Tasmania (intrastate), you can apply for:

    NUMBER OF TASMANIAN ARTISTS

    AMOUNT

    1

    Up to $1,000

    2

    Up to $2,000

    3

    Up to $3,000

    4 or more

    Up to $5,000

    Activities in Tasmania must include one overnight stay outside your Local Government area.

    If your activity involves travelling in Australia (interstate) or overseas (international), you can apply for:

    NUMBER OF TASMANIAN ARTISTS

    AMOUNT

    1

    Up to $3,000

    2

    Up to $6,000

    3

    Up to $9,000

    4 or more

    Up to $10,000

    If you are applying to bring arts or cultural heritage professionals to Tasmania, you can apply for:

    NUMBER OF PROFESSIONALS

    AMOUNT

    1

    Up to $3,000

    2

    Up to $6,000

    3

    Up to $9,000

    4 or more

    Up to $10,000

    Assessment

    Assessment

    Applications will be assessed by a multi-artform panel using the criteria of:

    CRITERION

    THINGS PEERS MAY CONSIDER

    Quality

    • Is the activity conceptually strong?
    • Why is the activity important?
    • Are the people involved experienced, or show the potential to develop and grow?

    Planning

    • Is the activity financially feasible?
    • Is the timeline reasonable and achievable?
    • What partnerships are in place to help the activity?

    Benefit

    • How does the proposed activity benefit the applicant, the artist, or the community?
    • What is the audience experience?

    For more information on assessment, please see how decisions are made.

    Application

    Application

    Your application must be completed online before 11:59 pm on the closing date.

    Arts Tasmania may also accept video or audio applications in place of written applications.

    Please contact Arts Tasmania on 03 6165 6666 or grants@arts.tas.gov.au before the closing date to learn about other application methods.

    Assessors will not consider any material provided after the closing date.

    Help with your application

    We encourage you to talk to our grants team about your application before the closing date.

    Contact us on 03 6165 6666 or grants@arts.tas.gov.au or book an online Teams meeting using Bookings.

    Other information

    Sign up for Arts Tasmania’s newsletter for funding and program announcements.

    For more information about Arts Tasmania’s grant programs see:

    To view the results of previous rounds, see: